Tours/Aswan/Philae Temple and Aswan High-Dam Half-day tour
Viator · Private tour

Philae Temple and Aswan High-Dam Half-day tour

4.9(78)Aswan1 hour
VIATOR4.2(14)TRIPADVISOR5.0(64)

Description

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

Tour Options

Transfer +guide+entrance fees
  • Full package : Tour includes: • Car Transportation • Tour guide • Entrance fees for the sightseeing • Motorboat to the temple Pickup included
Car Transfer only
  • Included :Only car transfer : Not included: • Tour guide • Entry fees for the High Dam and Philae Temple • Motorboat to Philae Temple Pickup included
Car + Tour Guide
  • Included: Car +Tour guide : Not included: • Entry fees for the High Dam and Philae Temple • Motorboat to Philae Temple Pickup included

Itinerary

Admission not included20 min

Gaze at the High Dam, built across the River Nile during the 1960s to control Egypt’s floods

Admission not included180 min

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

Highlights

Water bottle
Hotel pick up and drop off
Air-conditioned vehicle

What's included

Included
Water bottle
Hotel pick up and drop off
Air-conditioned vehicle
Not included
Tipping for driver and tour guide .

Pickup Locations & Times

nile cruise

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • pick up and drop off from Aswan airport available by extra charge 7$ per person

Reviews(78)

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19tiffanyl
June 20, 2026
My Driver Made This Experience Stress-Free and Fun

I really enjoyed my trip to the Aswan High Dam and Philae Temple. My driver, Mohammed, drove safely and was friendly and respectful. He spoke good English, which allowed him to share some information about the dam with me. The Aswan High dam was impressive and the Philae Temple was beautiful. I would recommend this experience to anyone.

Operator response

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aukaily
May 26, 2026
Excellent Tour with a Fantastic Guide

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

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Capitanlou
May 14, 2026
Was the perfect tour for me

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

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Rebeccaisabrit
April 28, 2026
Aswan half day tour - a good way to spend the morning

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.

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vandml
April 9, 2026
A very nice visit

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.

Operator response

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Prithwijit_K
March 31, 2026
You can’t Miss the birth place of Horus guys

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.

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Paul C
February 27, 2026
Great half day tour to the Aswan dam and Philae Temple

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.

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Paul_D
February 19, 2026
Excellent tour and guide

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 😁

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HiggyPabs
February 13, 2026
Philae with Moataz

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!

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Venu_P
January 31, 2026
Needs improvement.

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.

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