Philae Temple and High Dam Tour

Explore the marvels of ancient Egypt with a half-day tour of Philae Temple and High Dam in Aswan. Discover the fascinating history of these iconic landmarks and enjoy a motorboat ride to the temple. Includes transport, entrance fees, and hotel pickup/drop-off.

Duration: 3 hours, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Aswan High Dam - Gaze at the High Dam, built across the River Nile during the 1960s to control Egypt’s floods
  • Temple of Philae - 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…
What's Included
  • Hotel pick up and drop off
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Water bottle
What's Not Included
  • Tipping for driver and tour guide .
Additional Information

Explore two essential attractions in Aswan with a convenient half-day tour to the Philae Temple and High Dam. Marvel at the High Dam, constructed across the River Nile in the 1960s to manage Egypt’s flooding. Next, journey to Philae by motorboat to visit the ancient island temple dedicated to the goddess Isis. Discover the courts, colonnades, and halls…

Location
Aswan High Dam
Manteqet As Sad Al Aali,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Scottwmcmurray
Dec 27, 2025
Unique combination of ancient and modern history in Aswan - Overall, this was a good visit that my wife and I had with our tour guide Omar. His knowledge of the Philae temple and its history is extensive for those who like and enjoy history as he had clearly done his homework. Did you know, for example that the temple has history involving not only the Egyptians but also the Romans, early Christians, and even French, and that it was submerged under water for decades? He was also knowledgeable about the high dam, including the unique history behind the first dam, the political ramifications when the high dam was added decades ago, and how it continues to shape Egypt’s history. Combining these two places of dam and temple is interesting as they are so very different sites. Omar was patient and waited on us when we wanted to see anything in particular, we got some good coffee and snacks. If there is any small critique, I would say two small things some might want to do differently. First is I think it might have been nice to walk to and see the friendship tower on top of the Aswan High Dam, but it technically wasn’t part of the tour. Second, towards the end you are taken to an oil and incense shop… while getting anything is optional and you are told to not feel pressured, the performance put on by the place is extensive, such that *if you’re a group of only two* as we were, you feel odd not getting anything (at least if you hail from a western background like me). They were nice enough though, and not pushy, and some would like the product… it’s just beyond what I was looking for such that I would prefer that part of the tour being optional. My wife did willingly wish to buy something here though and enjoyed, and pointed out that had Omar not taken her there she never would have visited it. Omar was not pushy, he had great English and a love for Aswan that was enjoyable to be around, was a good conversationalist, and I would definitely use him again for any tourism needs in Aswan.
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Climber10331500554
Dec 24, 2025
The Dam and The Philae Temple - Mohammed is an excellent guide and he explained in detail The Aswan Dam and The Philae Temple. He also explained how the The Villagers were relocated to another island.
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Headhunter2001
Dec 21, 2025
Our best guided experience in Egypt! - Our best guided experience in Egypt! Fantastic communication and flexibility. Mohamed was the perfect guide. He provided points of interest along the way to the dam and temple and gave detailed explanations and answered any questions we had. This was our fourth guided tour in four days and by far the best due to Mohamed’s professionalism, friendliness and caring for his customers’ well being. The High Dam, the Philae Temple and the dinner at the end of the tour were all fantastic. Our non-standard pick up/drop off was also flawless. He also took fantastic family photos for us. This is how a tour should be run and other companies/guides could learn a lot from Show You Egypt Tours/Mohamed!
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Freedom74283
Dec 20, 2025
Mohammad is a good guide - Mohammad is good, he knows the place and he guides us for the boat and the temples, explain the cravings in details. Thank you.
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668aydas
Dec 14, 2025
Moataz is the best guide ever! - We had a great time and our guide Moataz was amazing! Very knowledgeable, patient and friendly. We loved Philae temple!
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Nancyhsin
Dec 5, 2025
Highly Recommended Guide in Aswan - Mody is a very experienced guide, and we felt really at ease because he negotiated the boat price to Philae Temple for us. Along the way, he told us a lot about the history of Aswan and the various sites. We highly recommend him to everyone.
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Onair38084151510
Dec 1, 2025
good - The guide's explanation of Mohamed was easy to understand! I'm glad you took a lot of pictures!The image is also processed nicely.
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Felipeco1287ai
Nov 13, 2025
The Temple of Philae - The ride was pretty cool! Zhraa was very attentive and explained us the whole history of the Philae temple and the dam. The tour is very worth it and she was very kind and friendly.
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Wander12983043036
Nov 10, 2025
Pleasant and kind family man - Mo was our guide in Aswan. He was very Friendly,kind,warm hearted and assisted us with experiencing aswan and nubian village culture to its fullest. Highly recommend him for a private guide.♥️
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Karandev_l
Jan 2, 2026
The locations are... - The locations are beautiful, attractive and provide a sense of relaxation. The locals of Aswan were helpful. I have given 3 stars for the guide as he was just giving an overview and not detailed understanding of the sites. It was day-3 of our trip and expectations with respect to guidance were already high from Cairo so didnt enjy much
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).