Kalabsha Temple & High Dam Tour
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Kalabsha Temple & High Dam Tour is a Half Day experience in Aswan, from $56.25 per adult. Visit the relocated Temple of Kalabsha and the engineering feat of the Aswan High Dam.
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About This Trip
This tour takes you, with your guide, to the Temple of Kalabsha and then to the viewpoint. The temple was dismantled and rebuilt at a new site near the dam, with German support, to save it from the rising waters of Lake Nasser. It is one of Aswan's quieter sights, and it pairs naturally with the High Dam that made the move necessary.
Visit the relocated Temple of Kalabsha and the engineering feat of the Aswan High Dam.
Why This Matters
Kalabsha Temple's dedication to the Nubian god Mandulis links it to a culture largely submerged when Lake Nasser formed, making its stone-by-stone rescue a rare act of preserving Nubian heritage rather than just pharaonic history. Standing at the High Dam afterward closes the loop: this 1960s engineering feat controlled the Nile's floods and powered modern Egypt, but it's also precisely why the temple had to move at all.
Best for: History lovers and curious travelers
Highlights
- Temple of Kalabsha
- Aswan High Dam viewpoint
Itinerary
~07:30–08:30
Hotel pickup in Aswan
Your driver picks you up from the hotel lobby in a private air-conditioned car.
Temple of Kalabsha
Visit Kalabsha Temple, moved to save it from Lake Nasser's rising waters, with your licensed guide.
High Dam viewpoint
Stop at the viewpoint — the dam that made the relocation necessary.
Return to your hotel
Drive back to your hotel.
Trip route
Pickup
Your hotel in Aswan
- By car · 20 min
Temple of Kalabsha
- By car · 5 min
Aswan High Dam
- By car · 20 min
Return to
Your hotel in Aswan
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What's Included
- Private transportation with A/C
- Licensed guide
- Entrance fees
What's Not Included
- Lunch and gratuities
- Photos & videos (not included in the price)
Meeting Point
Hotel lobby pickup in Aswan.
Cancellation Policy
Free cancellation up to 3 days before the trip.
FAQ
It is one of Aswan's least-visited sites, moved to save it from Lake Nasser's rising waters.
Private air-conditioned transportation, a licensed guide and entrance fees.
No. Lunch and gratuities are not included.
With pickup from your hotel lobby in Aswan. The exact pickup time is confirmed after booking.
There is no online payment: you pay the guide directly on the day, in cash or by card.
Free cancellation up to 3 days before the trip.
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$56.25 / per person