Philae Temple & Unfinished Obelisk
Overview
Duration
About 3 Hours
Type
By Bus and Motor boat
Operates
Friday & Saturday
Included
Excluded
- Round trip pick up Service from the cruise
- Transfer by air-conditioned bus
- Bottled water during your trip
- Qualified Egyptologist
- Entrance fee
- All service charges and taxes
- Motorboat ride
- Any extras not mentioned in the program
- Tipping
Itinerary
Our representative will meet you in the reception for your transfer to enjoy your trip to Philae Temple. After the trip finishes you will be transferred back to your hotel
Temple Overview
The center of ancient Egypt’s cult of Isis, the Temples of Philae were venerated from the Pharaonic era through the Greek, Roman, and Byzantine periods with each ruler making their own additions to the temples here. From early times the island was sacred to the goddess Isis and her temple on the island relates the tragic story of her life, the temple walls contain scenes from Egyptian mythology of Isis bringing her love Osiris back to life, giving birth to Horus, and mummifying Osiris after his death.
With the construction of the new Aswan dam the temple was in danger of being completely submerged, however the Egyptian government and UNESCO collaborated to relocate the entire temple, stone by stone all 50,000 stones to the nearby Agilka, island where it stands today.