About this experience
Family Friendly - kids mischief/Naughty are welcomed 🙂 -easy soft move - Stressless - No Hustles
Explore the beautiful but often-overlooked Kalabsha Temple on the shores of Lake Nasser on this 3-hour private tour from Aswan, with an Egyptologist guide. Travel by air-conditioned minivan to this stunning water’s edge temple, originally built in 30 BC,
At a glance
- Duration: 3 hr
- Private experience
What is included
- Private transportation by air-conditioned minivans
- pick up from hotel and drop off.
- motorboat ride
- Visit the great temple of Roman emperors and Ramsis the second.
- Bottled water on board the vehicle during the tour
- expert Qualified English-speaking Egyptologist guide.
Not included
- other Languages Egyptologist guide are available up to request
- Sightseeing entrance fees are to be paid on spot by credit card
- Tipping, beverages, extra activities, and Personal spending
Itinerary and highlights
Enjoy views of palm groves & desert landscapes on way southward to Nasser Lake.
The Egyptologist will explain how Kalabsha was one of 18 monuments relocated to its current position to protect it from flooding after the construction of Aswan High Dam.
Hear how the building, regarded as one of the best examples of a free-standing Nubian temple, was dismantled and then rebuilt on the newly formed lake banks.
hear while touring the court, halls, and sanctuary how it was largely completed, but never finished, under the rule of Roman Emperor Octavius Augustus, and dedicated to the Nubian deity, Mandulis.
View the impressive pylon & undecorated façade, and inspect the striking columns, hypostyle hall, sanctuary, & reliefs, one of the latter depicting Augustus making an offering to Mandulis.
See Coptic crosses reliefs that testify to a period of used the temple as a Christian church, including an inscription in Meroitic- an ancient language that’s still a mystery to today’s Egyptologists
Meeting and pickup information
- We do pickup all travelers outside Aswan city at an extra cost
Languages and tickets
- German — Guide
- Japanese — Guide
- English — Guide
- Italian — Guide
- French — Guide
- Spanish — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- Sunrise Tours
Accessibility and practical details
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We do pick up all travelers outside Aswan city with an extra cost
- other languages tour-guides are available up to request at an extra cost
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Available tour options
- Pickup included
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