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A knowledgeable tour guide from Cairo Top Tours will pick you up from any hotel in Aswan to start your delightful Aswan Day Trips from our Egypt Day Tours collection, beginning with a fascinating visit to Philae Temple. Your journey kicks off with a tour of the High Dam, an engineering marvel built in the 1960s that created the largest artificial lake in the world. The dam was constructed to protect Egypt from the destructive annual Nile floods and severe droughts, effectively managing the water throughout the year. During its construction, the High Dam generated about 50% of Egypt's electricity, bringing power to many of the country's villages for the first time.
Following this, you will visit the granite quarries in Aswan, the source for the durable stones used by the ancient Egyptians for statues and building, and especially for obelisks. Unfinished obelisk insight reveals how the ancients must have carved so a huge an object and brought it out of the quarry. This obelisk is thought to have been ordered by Queen Hatshepsut, one of the strongest women rulers in ancient Egypt.
The tour continues with a visit to the majestic Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis. The temple was saved from submersion by an international campaign that relocated it to its current island location, accessible by a scenic boat ride. Philae Temple became a significant religious centre during the Ptolemaic Dynasty and remained an active site of ancient Egyptian worship even after the spread of Christianity in Egypt. The temple includes the Mammissi (birth house) of Horus, the son of Isis and Osiris, and the protector of kingship.
Come aboard one of the Best Aswan Day Tours that take you deep into Egypt's immortal history and alluring landscapes. Finally, a transfer back to your hotel in Aswan or Aswan Airport comes to cement the conclusion of an unforgettable journey through the most iconic sites of Upper Egypt.
