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 & 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.
Pickup Locations
1. Pavillon Winter Luxor
2. Mara House
3. Jewel Howard Carter Hotel
4. River Hotel
5. New Windsor Hotel
6. Pharaonic Rose
7. El Nakhil Hotel
8. Mohamed ali house
9. Royal House Hotel
10. Rose Guest House
11. Blue Nile House
12. Bedouin Lodge Luxor
13. Tolip Aswan Hotel
14. The Nile Ritz-Carlton, Cairo
15. Royal Mountain Hotel
16. Meena Rooms
17. Sweet Rooms
18. Mountain View Villa
19. Minamar Hotel
20. Hilton Cairo Heliopolis
Additional Info: All Hotels in Luxor East Bank.
Luxor west bank hotels with extra charge for pick up or drop off.
Itinerary
1
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.
Duration: 3 hours
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.
Duration: 30 minutes
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
Duration: 2 hours
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.
Duration: 60 minutes
5
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.
Duration: 3 hours
Additional info
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
• All Hotels, Rental Apartments or villas in Luxor East Bank.
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• You will need to pay all the entrance fees to the sightseeing mentioned in the itinerary by card except the High Dam and motorboat to Philae temple in Egyptian money cash.
• You will need to carry cash for lunch, water, drinks and Tipping to The guide and driver.
