Kalabsha Temple tour on Nasser's Lake in Aswan day trip

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About this activity

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,

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At a glance

Duration: 3 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: German, Japanese, English, Italian, French, Spanish
Operated by: Sunrise Tours

Ages: Children (6–11 years) · Adults (12–120 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation by air-conditioned minivans
Included: pick up from hotel and drop off.
Included: motorboat ride
Included: Visit the great temple of Roman emperors and Ramsis the second.
Included: Bottled water on board the vehicle during the tour
Included: expert Qualified English-speaking Egyptologist guide.

Not included

Not included: other Languages Egyptologist guide are available up to request
Not included: Sightseeing entrance fees are to be paid on spot by credit card
Not included: Tipping, beverages, extra activities, and Personal spending

Itinerary

New Kalabsha

3 hours Admission not included

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