Elephantine Island Tours and Tickets

Ride a camel to  St. Simeon's Monastery on a private, 3.5-hour tour on Aswan's Elephantine Island. Glimpse faint traces of fresco paintings as you explore the 7th-century site, and take in stark views from the fortified walls. Learn the story of the monks that used Elephantine Island as a basecamp for missionary trips into Nubia, and find graffiti left by Islamic pilgrims during their long journeys to Mecca. 

Explore Egypt's well-known areas and hidden gems, too, on this 13-day cruise along the Nile and Lake Nasser, including 12 nights of accommodations. Stop by cities, such as Cairo, Aswan, and Luxor, and see highlights, such as Valley of the Kings, the Pyramids of Giza, the Avenue of Sphinxes, the Temple of Kom Ombo, the Temple of Edfu, and Luxor Temple. Onbaord your cruise, be entertained by a belly-dancing show and Nubian folk show.

Set sail in a private felucca and discover Aswan's Elephantine Island, the legendary home of a Nile River god. Get a glimpse of Egypt's richly layered past on a personalized, 2-hour tour with an Egyptologist guide; Elephantine is fringed with rocky coasts that shelter ancient ruins and temple sites, a fortified town, and a Roman-era nilometer that measured the river's yearly floods until the 19th century. 

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.

The Nubian people's hospitality, warmth, and rich culture are a highlight of any visit to Aswan. Enjoy the sort of access that's only usually possible on a tour as you share an authentic Nubian meal with a local family - and an English-speaking host alongside to translate. Sample dishes like Nile perch, oven-cooked chicken, and Nubian vegetables in a group of no more than 12.