Aswan, Edfu, and Kom Ombo Private Full-Day Tour from Luxor by Road and Rail

Overview

Experience a full-day excursion to Aswan from Luxor by road in the company of an Egyptologist tour guide. Follow the course of the Nile River, traversing agricultural land and traditional Egyptian villages. Take a break to visit Edfu temple, Kom ombo temple, the incomplete obelisk and Philae temple Island - dedicated to the Goddess Isis. Enjoy lunch in Aswan before returning to Luxor via a seated train (a transfer time of approximately three hours).

What’s included

• Collection and dropping off from your hotel in Luxor
• Transportation via an air-conditioned vehicle
• First-class, seat-in train travel from Aswan to Luxor
• Lunch at a well-rated eatery
• Bottles of drinking water during tours
• Expert Egyptologist guide throughout the journey
• Inclusions of all fees and taxes
• Entrance to the Kom Ombo Temple, Aswan High Dam, Temple of Horus and Temple of Philae.

What’s Exclude

• Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
• Tipping

What To Expect

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product:

Stop At: Temple of Horus, Adfo, Edfu Egypt

Your Nile Holiday tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Luxor to visit the temples of Edfu and Kom-Ombo and then Aswan high dam and the Philae Temple. Begin with transfer to Edfu Temple which is renowned as being one of the best preserved cult temples in Egypt that was dedicated to Horus the falcon headed god and believed to be where he avenged his father Osiris' death by killing Seth. The existing temple dates back from Ptolemaic period (332 - 30 B.C.).

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Temple of Kom Ombo, Nagoa Ash Shatb, Kom Ombo 81611 Egypt

Continue on to visit the temple of Kom Ombo which stands on high grounds overlooking the Nile river. It is different compared to other ancient Egyptian temples as it is devoted to two gods; Sobek who was represented by a crocodile and Haroeris “Horus the Elder” symbolised as a falcon. This unique structure was started by Ptolemy VI Philometor (180–145 BC) but mostly developed under later rulers such as Ptolemy XIII (47-44 BC). You may also have chance to view some mummified crocodiles found here at its small museum.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt

Enjoy lunch at an eatery in Aswan before moving on towards visiting Aswan High Dam, an embankment built across Nile River between 1960 and 1970 that aimed in regulating its flooding and storing water for agriculture purposes plus generating hydro-electric power.<

Additional Information

• All Travelers: Passports photocopies are required at time of booking
• Luxor pick up & Aswan Drop off hotels Names are Required
• Not wheelchair accessible
• Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
• Hundreds of speed bump roads make slow drive through many villages/towns
• Return trip from Aswan to Luxor, will be by first class Seated train
• Face masks required for travelers in public areas
• Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
• Social distancing enforced throughout experience
• Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
• Gear/equipment sanitized between use
• Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
• Guides required to regularly wash hands
• Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
• This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
• Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Voucher Requirements

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Departure Time

10:00 AM

Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
* Your Tour guide will pick you up from the Lobby of your Hotel in Luxor.
* Luxor airport EXIT GATE

Hotel Pickup

Yes

Return Details

Returns to original departure point