Aswan Tours | Aswan One Day From Marsa Alam

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Marsa Alam
Enjoy a wonderful day trip to one of the most beautiful cities in Upper Egypt Aswan, Visit the amazing Philae Temple, Aswan Dam, and The Hatshepsut Obelisk.
Price Starts From
$120
Per Adult
  • Under Request
  • 12 Hour
  • Tour Guide
  • Lunch
  • Pickup And Drop
  • Instant Booking

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TRIP ITINERARY

Aswan Tours  

Aswan tours day trip from Marsa Alam to the city of Aswan is a must while you are in Marsa Alam. Aswan is the third biggest Egyptian city and the largest in Upper Egypt. Aswan was Egypt’s southern frontier lies on the northern end of the first cataract. Aswan is famous by the granite quarries from where the ancients cut Obelisks, shrines, statutes, and Sarcophagus. There is a lot to see in Aswan like the Old dam, High Dam, unfinished obelisk of Hatshepsut, the temple of Isis or Philae temple and Elephantine island.

Aswan tours highlights

  • Philae temple – Isis temple
  • High Dam
  • Unfinished obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut
  • Nubian Village
  • Felucca riding

Aswan tours start with an early pickup around 05.00 am from your hotel in Marsa Alam with a private air-conditioned vehicle to Aswan. During the way, you can take some photos of the beautiful landscape.

 Aswan Dam

Upon arrival, you will start your full-day tour to the Aswan dam (The greatest public work to be undertaken in Egypt since the pyramid) which is far 15 km from Aswan. On the way, you will pass by the old dam which made by the British 1902. Aswan high dam is a rock-filled dam that started 1960 and was completed in 1968 but officially was inaugurated in 1971.

Philae Temple – Isis temple

After that, you will visit the romantic Philae temple which was 500 meters far from the current site on Agilika Island which is totally submerged under the water of Lake Nasser. The great temple and the rest of Philae monuments were pulled out of the water and re-erected on a nearby island, now renamed Philae. The temple was a pilgrimage center for the cult the goddess Isis, goddess of love and motherhood in the past

To reach the site of the temple on its island in the middle of the Nile, you will enjoy a short trip with a motorboat to bring you to a magnificent vista of the island before landing at what would have been the ancient quay on the south side.

You will hear from your guide a lot of stories and legends connected with Philae temple especially the most well-known one tells the story of how Isis found the heart of Osiris here after his murder by his brother Seth.

 Lunch

Lunch will be taken in Egyptian restaurant then you will end your day tour at the granite quarries from where they cut their obelisks and statues.

Hatshepsut Obelisk

There you will see the unfinished obelisk of the queen Hatshepsut which is 42 meters and 323 tons in the granite quarries in Aswan. The quarries like an open-air museum that gives a great idea into the techniques that the ancients used to cut the stones.

Your guide will explain to you how they cut the obelisks and how they smoothed them. How they transported them from the quarries to the River Nile and how they erected them vertically like those in Karnak temple. After that, you will take your transfer back to your hotel in Marsa Alam.

TRIP INCLUDES

  • All transfers with air-conditioned modern vehicle.
  • Egyptian professional tour guide/leader degree qualified in Egyptology.
  • Entrance fee for all sightseeing mentioned above.
  • All services and taxes including.
  • Quality lunch in a local restaurant.
  • Shopping at the famous Bazaars.
  • 2 bottles of mineral water and 2 juices during the trip .
  • Medical procedure for any emergency case.

TRIP EXCLUDES

  • Airfares and Egypt entry Visa.
  • Any personal expenses and Optional Activities.
  • Tipping kitty.
  • Any item not mentioned above.

WHAT TO TAKE WITH YOU?

  • Sun Glasses/ Hat/ Sun Cream.
  • Camera or Video Camera.
  • Scarf.
  • Comfortable shoes and clothes.
  • Copy of your passport.

Prices Policy

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation Policy and refunds

Our goal is to provide extensive tours and excursion services and innovative travel products for our guests to ensure they enjoy the best of what Egypt has to offer as a holiday destination but we understand things happen in life and sometimes you have to cancel or change your tour plan. We want to make it as easy as possible to do so we try to make our cancellation policy as good as we can and we divided the cancellation policy into Individual Travelers, groups depending on the high and peak period of the season.

Day Tours and Shore Excursions Cancellation

Cancellation by the clients

Cancellation requests should be sent via fax or emailed to provide the Company with written confirmation that your reservation should be cancelled.
In case you cancel your trip, the following scale of charges will be applied.

  • For daily excursions no cancellation fee ( 0 % cancellation fee ) is charged and a full refund is given if the cancellation is received 12 hours before trip starts.
  • Less than 12 hours before the trip starts a 50% will be charged as a cancellation fee.
  • Additionally, there are cancellation fees on all domestic flights within Egypt. If you cancel a tour at any time, you will be subject to any fees according to airline’s cancellation policy.

Cancellation by Golavita

We reserve the right to cancel a tour at any circumstances but will not cancel a tour less than 45 days before departure, except for Force Majeure, Low Bookings or clients’ failure to pay the final balance, the Company will, upon cancellation, return all monies paid excluding payment for travel insurance or offer an alternative tour of comparable standard. No compensation will be paid to the Client if cancellation is because of Force Majeure or Low Bookings.

Tour Packages and Nile Cruises  Cancellation

Cancellation by the clients

Cancellation requests should be sent via fax or emailed to provide the Company with written confirmation that your reservation should be cancelled.
In case you cancel your trip, the following scale of charges will be applied.

Individual Travelers

  • Up to 20 days before arrival date 5% cancellation fee
  • 19 – 08 days before arrival date 15% cancellation fee
  • 07 days before arrival date 100% cancellation fee

Groups (10 persons or more)

  • Up to 30 days before arrival date 5% cancellation fee
  • 29 – 16 days before arrival date 25% cancellation fee
  • 15 – 08 days before arrival date 50% cancellation fee
  • 07 days before arrival date 100% cancellation fee

Christmas & New Year from 20/12 till 06/01 & Easter holidays from 19/03 till 31 /03

  • 30 days before arrival date 25% cancellation fee
  • 29 – 16 days before arrival date 50% cancellation fee
  • 15 days before arrival date 100% cancellation fee

Cancellation by Golavita

We reserve the right to cancel a tour at any circumstances but will not cancel a tour less than 45 days before departure, except for Force Majeure, Low Bookings or clients’ failure to pay the final balance, the Company will, upon cancellation, return all monies paid excluding payment for travel insurance or offer an alternative tour of comparable standard. No compensation will be paid to the Client if cancellation is because of Force Majeure or Low Bookings.

Frequently asked questions


Once you make your mind about the trip or tour package you want, try to make your reservation as early as possible via one of our contacts to give us the chance to secure your space for your wanted trip upon receiving a deposit of 25 %. You can pay the deposits with any kind of credit cards, dollars, Euros or English pounds.

Golavita tour is available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week to receive and answer your requests or your bookings inquires via phones, Email and lives on line chat. Moreover all our contacts, you can find easily on our home page.

Upon your arrival to one of Egypt’s airport and after you will be greeted and welcomed by our staff and on the way to your hotel, our representative will give you papers with all useful information about Egypt and the contact numbers and phone line from which you will keep all the stay and from which you can call us day and night.

Egyptian currency is known as Genieh or L.E or Pound .Currency exchange is available at banks, official bureaux de change and most hotels. Banks often have better exchange rates than bureaux de change or hotels. All common international currencies are accepted. There are ATMs in Cairo and other major cities in Egypt that accept any hard currency credit cards

• Non-Catholics can enter the Vatican and non-Christians are welcomed at churches around the world. While not all the holy mosques of Egypt are off-limits to non-Muslims. All the historical mosques are open for the visit of Muslims/non-Muslims alike like Mohamed Ali Mosque within the Citadel, Amr Ibn El Ass mosque, Ibn Tulun mosque, El Refae mosque, Madrassa of Sultan Hassan and Al Azhar mosque. However, there are protocols which must be followed. Always remember a mosque is a place of prayer and worship for Muslims. It is not a museum.

The answer is between yes and no. in most of the sightseeing it is allowed to take photos and make your trip memorable but there are other places in which you can not take even your camera with you for example Egyptian Museum, Valley of the kings, inside any of the Pyramid, inside the tombs in Sakkara, tombs of noblemen in Luxor, valley of the queens in Luxor.

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