Egypt Gift Tours

Private Day Tour to Aswan Highlights and Nubian Village from Luxor by Train

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Languages

English

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation

Experience the morning train from Luxor to Aswan and enjoy one of the best Luxor day tours. Visit the most important sightseeing in Aswan; High Dam, Philae temple and the Unfinished Obelisk with a qualified Egyptology tour guide. Have a chance to visit one of the Nubian families on Soheil Island on a full day tour from Luxor. With door-to-door transport by a private A/C vehicle and rounded-trip sitting train from Luxor and return. Note: the trains in Egypt never arrive on time, so we might have to wait at Luxor train station for some time to catch the first train arriving in the morning.

Inclusions and exclusions

  • All transfers/pickup service from your Hotel in Luxor east bank and return by A/C vehicle.
  • Motorboat to the Nubian Village.
  • Professional English speaking Egyptologist Tour guide.
  • First Class Sitting Train Ticket to Aswan round-trip.
  • Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing.
  • Tipping to the guide and driver.
  • lunch is optional in this tour.
  • Motorboat to Philae temple.
  • It is available to pick Travelers from Luxor west bank hotels with extra 10$ USD per person.
  • It is available to drop off travelers at Luxor west bank hotels with extra 10$ USD per person.

Cancellation policy

100%

Cancel up to 24 hours before the activity and receive a full refund.

This experience requires good weather. If canceled due to bad weather, a full refund will be provided.
This experience requires a minimum number of participants. If not met, a full refund will be provided.

Itinerary

Luxor

Egypt Gift Tours licensed expert tour guide will pick you up from your hotel around 6:00 am, by air-conditioned car to Luxor train station, take the first train heading to Aswan.

180 minute
2

Aswan High Dam

Arrive at Aswan train after about 3 hours, to start your marvelous day by visiting the High Dam; an epic engineering accomplishment achieved between 1960 and 1970 to protect Egypt from the flood and generate electric. It was largely financed and supervised by the Soviet Union.

30 minute
3

Temple of Philae

Proceed to visit the magnificent Greco Roman Temple of the goddess Isis; the chief deity of the island and know the love story between Isis and Osiris using a small motorboat to get there

120 minute
4

Unfinished Obelisk

Then, to Aswan's granite quarries to see the unfinished Obelisk, about 40 meters in length and 1000 tons, which is considered to be the longest and the heaviest obelisk ever cut in Egypt, most probably belongs to the famous queen Hatshepsut.

60 minute

Nubian Village

Continue, down to the Nile to take a motorboat, sailing slowly to enjoy the scenery and views to the Nubian Village on Soheil Island and have a welcome drink in one of the Nubian families' house, talk to them, know about their customs, walk around the village with your guide.Then, back to the dock by sunset and take the evening train back to Luxor.

180 minute
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