Private Day Tour from Luxor to Aswan and Kom Ombo

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Edfu Temple Kom Ombo Temple Philae

Why we love it?

This private 12-hour tour from Luxor offers a full-day exploration of Aswan’s key historical sites with an Egyptologist guide. You’ll visit the Edfu Temple, known for its well-preserved Ptolemaic architecture and inscriptions about Horus, followed by the Kom Ombo Temple, a unique double temple dedicated to Sobek and Haroeris. The tour also includes a visit to Philae, an island temple complex relocated to Agilkia Island to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam. Along the way, you’ll see the Aswan High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk, with all entry fees and a felucca boat ride included. Hotel transfers are provided in an air-conditioned vehicle, with lunch, snacks, and bottled water to keep you comfortable throughout the day. The journey back to Luxor takes about three hours, making this a comprehensive option for travelers wanting to experience Aswan’s highlights without overnight accommodation.

Inclusions

  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Lunch
  • Bottled water
  • Snacks
  • Egyptology guide

Exclusions

  • Gratuities

Itinerary

Edfu Temple

The Temple of Edfu is an Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in Edfu, Upper Egypt. The city was known in the Hellenistic period as Koinē Greek: Ἀπόλλωνος πόλις and Latin Apollonopolis Magna, after the chief god Horus, who was identified as Apollo under the interpretatio graeca. It is one of the best preserved shrines in Egypt. The temple was built in the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 237 and 57 BC. The inscriptions on its walls provide important information on language, myth and religion during the Hellenistic period in Egypt. In particular, the Temple's inscribed building texts "provide details [both] of its construction, and also preserve information about the mythical interpretation of this and all other temples as the Island of Creation." There are also "important scenes and inscriptions of the Sacred Drama which related the age-old conflict between Horus and Seth." They are translated by the German Edfu-Project.

Kom Ombo Temple

The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple in the town of Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt. It was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC.Some additions to it were later made during the Roman period. The building is unique because its 'double' design meant that there were courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms duplicated for two sets of gods.The southern half of the temple was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world with Hathor and Khonsu. Meanwhile, the northern part of the temple was dedicated to the falcon god Haroeris ("Horus the Elder"), along "with Tasenetnofret (the Good Sister, a special form of Hathor or Tefnet/Tefnut and Panebtawy (Lord of the Two Lands)." The temple is atypical because everything is perfectly symmetrical along the main axis. The texts and reliefs in the temple refer to cultic liturgies which were similar to those from that time period.

Philae

Philae (/ˈfaɪli/; Greek: Φιλαί, Arabic: فيله‎ Egyptian Arabic: [fiːlæ], Egyptian: p3-jw-rķ' or 'pA-jw-rq; Coptic: ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕ, ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕⲭ[1]) is an island in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt. Philae was originally located near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt and was the site of an Egyptian temple complex. These rapids and the surrounding area have been variously flooded since the initial construction of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902. The temple complex was dismantled and moved to nearby Agilkia Island as part of the UNESCO Nubia Campaign project, protecting this and other complexes before the 1970 completion of the Aswan High Dam. The hieroglyphic reliefs of the temple complex are being studied and published by the Philae Temple Text Project of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna (Institute OREA).

Driving back to Luxor takes about 3 hours

Driving back to Luxor takes about 3 hours

Please Note

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infant seats unavailable We pick up all the traveler's from their hotel and drop them of to the hotel after the tour

Know Before You Go

  • Public transportation nearby
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Passport required

Cancellation Policy

Fully refundable until 1 day before start

Non-refundable after 1 day before start