Day Trips in Aswan

This day tour is a private journey from Marsa Alam to Aswan visiting a collection of the best archaeological sites in Aswan.

Beat the heat and the worst of the crowds at Abu Simbel Temples by taking an air-conditioned private transfer early, direct from your hotel door. On arrival, your own personal Egyptologist will guide you around the majestic temples, the first dedicated to Ramses II, the second to his queen, Nefertari, and explain how they were moved from their original location.

Explore two lesser-known Aswan sights on a tour of the Kalabsha Temple and Nubian Museum, with an Egyptologist guide. Learn about ancient Egypt's gods at Kalabsha, an ancient temple overlooking Lake Nasser. Admire the beautiful temple and hear how it was rebuilt here in the 1960s to save it from Lake Nasser, formed by the building of Aswan's High Dam. Afterward, visit Aswan's Nubian Museum, a showcase of ancient Nubian artifacts. See 6,000-year-old pottery, armor and more, and learn how many exhibits were salvaged before being submerged by Nasser's waters.

Visit a Nubian community on Sohail Island on a 3-hour, small-group tour from Aswan that includes round-trip transfer from your hotel or cruise ship, a boat ride, and tea in a traditional Nubian house. Travel past Elephantine Island on a felucca sail boat or in a modern motor boat, learn about local culture and history, and enjoy free time to explore Sohail Island on your own. This small-group tour is limited to 15 people for a personalized experience.

See the ancient marvel of Abu Simbel on a private day trip from Aswan. Journey southward by private, air-conditioned vehicle as your personal guide shares tales of the 3,400-year-old complex, a masterwork of ancient Egyptian engineering beside Lake Nasser. Awe at the two temples, graced by colossi of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari, and tour the Great Temple's statue-lined halls and battle reliefs. While you explore, hear the incredible story of the temples' 1960s relocation to protect them from flooding after the building of the Aswan High Dam.

Take a break from ancient temples to see the Monastery of St. Simeon on a private half-day trip from Aswan. Catch a boat across the River Nile and ride a camel to this 6th- to 11th-century sanctuary dedicated to St. Simeon (Anba Hatre), and once home to 1,000 monks. Explore the monks' dwellings and see the church with its fragmented frescoes, as you learn the monastery's history. Hotel transfers, guide, boat ride, and admission included.

Explore Aswan in Private Exclusive Tour to the treasures of Nubia Aswan Nubian monuments day trip discover Kalabash temple and the Nubian museum in private day tour from Aswan with private Egyptologist and lunch included.Spend your day exploring two of the most important sites in Nubia. You visit the temple of Kalabsha, the largest freestanding temple in the region, and Nubian Museum, considered one of the most important museums featuring recovered relics from tombs and temples. - Private Egyptologist guide. - Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites. - Water, Snacks included. - Lunch at Nubian restaurant  - All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle. - Pick up services from your hotel & return.

Full private day tour from Aswan to Luxor including visits of Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples. You will be guided by a licensed Egyptologist tour guide and transported to all the sites by a private air-conditioned vehicle.

Visit a traditional community on the banks of the Nile River on a 4-hour Nubian village excursion from Aswan by motorboat. See Soheil Island and the Aswan Dam from the water, then learn about local culture by meeting a Nubian family. This 4-hour tour includes pickup and drop-off at your Aswan hotel, and departures are available throughout the day.

Explore the temples of Edfu and Kom Ombo with your own Egyptologist guide on a private tour from Aswan. Relax into a private air-conditioned vehicle as you travel to these two well-preserved temples, and enjoy your guide's full attention as you tour. Roam riverside Kom Ombo, dedicated to both the falcon and crocodile gods; and admire Edfu, the most intact of Egypt's ancient sanctuaries. Hotel pickup and drop-off, plus entrance fees included.

Explore two of Aswan's less-visited highlights, the Kalabsha Temple and Nubian Museum, on this private tour. Drive to the Kalabsha Temple, built during the late Ptolemaic and Roman period, and see its pylon, courts, and reliefs showing Roman and Egyptian gods. Next, continuing to Aswan's Nubian Museum, a showcase of art and antiquities charting the ancient Nubians of the southern Nile. Includes private air-conditioned transport, entrance fees, and Aswan hotel or port pickup and drop-off.