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Aswan Highlights and Nubian Village From Luxor by Train - Private Full-Day Trip

Luxor, Egyptby Egypt Lifetime Tours

  • 14 hours
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  • Private tour
  • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
  • Guide: Arabic, English, Spanish

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Overview

Experience the morning train from Luxor and enjoy one of the best Luxor day tours, visit the most important sightseeing in Aswan; High Dam, Philae temple and the Unfinished Obelisk. 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.

What's included

  • bottle of water during the tour.
  • Motorboat to the Nubian Village.
  • Professional English speaking Egyptologist Tour guide.
  • First Class Sitting Train Ticket to Aswan round-trip.
  • All transfers/pickup service from your Hotel in Luxor and return by A/C vehicle.
  • Entrance fees to the above-mentioned sightseeing.
  • Tipping to the guide and driver.
  • lunch is optional in this tour.
  • Motorboat to Philae temple.
  • Available to pick Travelers from Luxor west bank hotels with extra 10$ USD per person
  • Available to drop off Travelers at Hotels in Luxor west bank with extra 10$ USD per person

Itinerary

  1. 1

    Luxor

    3 hours

    This morning, our driver 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.

  2. 2

    Aswan High Dam

    30 min

    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.

  3. 3

    Temple of Philae

    2 hours

    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

  4. 4

    Unfinished Obelisk

    1 hour

    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.

  5. 5

    Nubian Village

    3 hours

    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.

  6. 6

    Luxor

    3 hours

    Then, back to the dock by sunset and take the evening train back to Luxor.

Meeting and pickup

All Hotels or Nile Cruises in Luxor

Good to know

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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  • Other languages are available with extra charge upon your request.
  • You will need to pay the entrance fees to the sightseeing by card except the High Dam and motorboat to Philae temple in Egyptian money cash

Cancellation policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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