Overview Visit two Aswan must-sees — the Philae Temple and High Dam — on a convenient half-day tour. Gaze at the High Dam, built across the River Nile during the 1960s to control Egypt’s floods. Then, continue to Philae, riding a motorboat to this ancient island temple dedicated to the goddess Isis. See the courts, colonnades, halls as an Egyptologist guide charts the temple’s history. Half-day High Dam and Philae Temple tour from Aswan See the vast High Dam, built to control the Nile’s annual floods Motorboat ride to the ancient island Temple of Philae Stroll the chambers and courtyards, and learn about their history from an Egyptologist guide Hear how the temple was moved to its site to prevent submersion in Lake Nasser
Gaze at the High Dam, built across the River Nile during the 1960s to control Egypt’s floods
Aswan Philae Temple Half-Day Tour Overview Visit two Aswan must-sees — the Philae Temple and High Dam — on a convenient half-day tour, continue to Philae, riding a motorboat to this ancient island temple dedicated to the goddess Isis. See the courts, colonnades, halls as an Egyptologist guide charts the temple’s history. Includes air-conditioned transport, and central hotel pickup and drop-off. Half-day High Dam and Philae Temple tour from Aswan See the vast High Dam, built to control the Nile’s annual floods Motorboat ride to the ancient island Temple of Philae Stroll the chambers and courtyards, and learn about their history from an Egyptologist guide Hear how the temple was moved to its site to prevent submersion in Lake Nasser Tour includes air-conditioned transport, central Aswan hotel pickup and drop-off
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4.9★87 reviews
I had a great experience on this tour ,The AC car was very clean and comfortable, which made the journey enjoyable. Our guide Moataz was very knowledgeable, shared interesting information throughout the trip, and also had a great sense of humor that kept the atmosphere fun and engaging. The tour stops were well planned and gave us enough time to enjoy each place. Overall, a wonderful experience and highly recommended
aukaily · May 2026 · via Viator
Solo woman, did this tour and Mo was a good guide, who let me do the tour my own pace, I wanted quite a quick tour with no extras. Picked up on time and got me to the Dam and Philae quite early when it wasn’t too busy. The boat trip was quick and easy, no waiting. Took some good photos and some interesting facts about the temple and the dam
Capitanlou · May 2026 · via Tripadvisor
We went with Mohamed Mamdouh and driver for a half day tour - high dam was very impressive and worth the trip. An unexpected bonus was a trip to the top of the friendship monument for the very best views - wasn't part of tour so a few extra EGP 600 paid locally was worth it and recommended. Our visit to Philae Temple was a highlight - low season meant it was much quieter than normal but very hot. We had enough time to explore on our own too after some Egyptian history from Mohamed. Avoid the locally cafe - looks nice and cool but its a bit of a rip off place. Take your own. A side trip on the way back to a perfume factory - we got brief tour and left. No heavy sales tactics. Overall a good morning spent in Aswan which we'd recommend.
Rebeccaisabrit · Apr 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Very interesting visit with Ruby. Her explanations are very clear, she is available to answer questions and leaves time to take pictures. We started the tour of Philae Temple at 2pm and it was very nice because there were few people. We didn’t get a bottle of water.
vandml · Apr 2026 · via Tripadvisor · Translated
The Philae temple is the place of birth of Horus. You can’t miss this trip in Aswan. Our guide Moataz was a joy to be with. The Aswan dam is a feat of modern engineering.
Prithwijit_K · Mar 2026 · via Viator
We found the tour interesting, especially the High Dam but enjoyed the contrast including Philae Temple. Our guide was knowledgeable and explained things carefully. The driver was safe and the vehicle was comfortable.
Paul C · Feb 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Moataz was an excellent tour guide with amazing knowledge and passion. His English was very good and he explained everything to us in an easily understandable way and included us in his explanations which was great fun. He has a strong passion for Egypt and its history, he provided many interesting facts along these lines. You will be very lucky if Moataz is your tour guide 😁
Paul_D · Feb 2026 · via Viator
We were very lucky to have Moataz Salah as our guide today. He met us in the reception of our ship and gave us some great information during our journey. We found Moataz had great knowledge and delivered it in a very fun way that included ourselves in his demonstrations and explanations which was great. We fully recommend Moataz as a tour guide and we will be booking Moataz again when we return. What a great day!
HiggyPabs · Feb 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Even though the guide did his job well, we all felt he could use some training in how to interact with the customers. It was difficult to understand his fast paced accent as well.
Venu_P · Jan 2026 · via Viator
Mohamed was our driver and took us to the Dam stopping to take pictures of the monument nearby. He explained us a few details about the Dam which was nice. He took us to Philae Temple and waited for us when we were back. He was kind and professional all the way. I recommend this short tour as a good option if you have half a day in Aswan.
Rafael M · Jan 2026 · via Tripadvisor
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