Elephantine Island tour on Aswan with expert Egyptologists

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About this activity

Family Friendly - kids mischief/Naughty are welcomed :) -easy soft move - Stressless - Hustless

Before the city of Aswan was there, Elephantine Island was the site of a pharaonic era trading town called Swenet that used the island and the turbulent waters of the First Cataract as protection from attack.

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At a glance

Duration: 5 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Arabic, 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 qualified English-speaking Egyptologist guide
Included: Pick up from your point and return back
Included: air-conditioned transportations
Included: Transport to the whole sights which mentioned
Included: motor boat ride
Included: Bottled water on board the vehicle during the tour

Not included

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

Itinerary

Elephantine Island

5 hours Admission not included

According to ancient Egyptian religion, Elephantine was the dwelling place of Khnum, the ram-headed god of the cataracts, who guarded and controlled the waters of the Nile from caves beneath the island. He was worshipped here as part of a late triad of Egyptian deities. This "Elephantine Triad" included Satis and Anuket. Satis was worshipped from very early times as a war goddess and protector of this strategic region of Egypt. When seen as a fertility goddess, she personified the bountiful annual flooding of the Nile, which was identified as her daughter, Anuket. The cult of Satis originated in the ancient city of Aswan. Later, when the triad was formed, Khnum became identified as her consort and, thereby, was thought of as the father of Anuket. His role in myths changed later and another deity was assigned his duties with the river. At that time his role as a potter enabled him to be assigned a duty in the creation of human bodies.