Go deep south to the most quite relaxing sites on the Red Sea: Marsa Alam, where magnificent diving spots are also available

Enjoy an unforgettable relaxing vacation on the charming beaches in Hurghada. The availability to have some snorkeling, scuba diving or other water activity is here, as well as desert safari and other desert activities

Enjoy an unforgettable relaxing vacation on the charming beaches in Sharm El Sheikh with great chance to enjoy snorkeling, scuba diving or other water activity as well as desert safari and other desert activities

Tour Description

Saga Travel representative will pickup you from your location in Aswan to enjoy a visit to the Temple of Kalabsha which has been dismantled and re erected on a hill near the High Dam.

This temple was originally built by Toutmosis II and Amenophis II at Kalabsha village, around 65 km south of Aswan city, and was restored during roman times and was dedicated to the Nubian god Mandoulis

After that we will have a tour to the Nubian Museum which was opened in 1997. This museum displays thousands of antiquities that would have been lost under the waters of Lake Nasser. The name of the Museum came from ancient Egyptian Nbu, (means Gold), referring to the area’s famous gold mines.

The museum was designed by Mahmoud Al Hakim who succeeded to create the building of the museum in harmony with the surrounding setting that consisted of huge rocks, small mountains, and the shining sun of Aswan. And it is considered to be a gateway in the history of Nubia that enables the visitors to understand the complex history of this unique area. Each exhibit have a description note underneath it written in the Arabic and as well in the English languages.

The garden of the museum hosts more than eighty historical statues and historical rocks, some of them belong to the gods of ancient Nubia. There are also some artificial lakes and waterfalls that serve as a demo of the river Nile and its flow to the lands of Nubia.

During the tour you will enjoy scenes of Nubian life demonstrated with a range of life-size displays.

After enjoying this tour with your tour guide, you will be transferred back to you location in Aswan

Tour Description

At early Morning, Saga Travel representative will pick you up from you hotel or Nile cruise in Aswan and transfer you by air conditioned vehicle to city of Abu Simbel (around 3 hours drive) to visit the Temples of Abu Simbel.

The two Temples of Abu Simbel, with their unique style, are considered to be the masterpieces of ancient Egypt. They reflect the glory and grandeur of the new Kingdom. The Egyptian government and UNESCO decided to co-operate in order to save these temples from the flood.

The Temple of Ramesses II was dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re, and to Ramesses II himself.

The great Abu Simbel temple is also called The Sun Temple of Ramesses II. The Temple of Queen Nefertari is also called Temple of Hathor, who was the wife of the Sun God so in a symbolic way, the two Temples, that of Ramesses II and that of Nefertari, bring Ramesses II, Nefertari, Hathor and the Sun God together as one.

You will have good chance to enter the temples from inside and make photos for this unforgettable trip. You guide will explain all needed information about the temples befor you enter, snce guides is not allowed to explain inside the temples

After your visit to Abu Simbel, your guide and driver will drive you back to you hotel or Nile cruise in Aswan.

Tour Description

Saga Travel tour guide will start the tour with you early morning, and head directly to Kom Ombo city, to visit the Temple of Kom Ombo which standing on high grounds overlooking the Nile.

The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple built during the rule Ptolemaic dynasty in the Egyptian town of Kom Ombo. One side of the temple is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world. The other side is dedicated to the falcon god Haroeris.

The temple was started by Ptolemy VI (180-145 BC) at the beginning of his reign and added to by others, most notably Ptolemy XIII (47-44 BC), who built the inner and outer hypostyle halls.

Continue our drive to reach Edfu, where you will be transferred by a horse carriage to visit the majestic temple dedicated to Horus which is considered by most to be the best preserved cult temple in Egypt.

The Temple of Edfu is located on the west bank of the Nile in the city of Edfu. It is the second largest temple in Egypt after Karnak and one of the best preserved. The temple, dedicated to the falcon god Horus, was built in the Ptolemaic period between 237 and 57 BCE. The inscriptions on its walls provide important information on language, myth and religion during the Greco-Roman period in ancient Egypt.

The temple of Edfu is the largest temple dedicated to Horus and was the centre of several festivals sacred to the god.

Drive back to Aswan and end of the tour

Tour Description

Sound & light show at Philae Temple

Saga Travel representative will pickup you from you hotel in Aswan and transfer you to a motor boat, which will be waiting for you to transfer you to the Nile island, where Philae temple is located.

You will enjoy the show after sunset which is a magical experience. Enjoy the spectacular lights of the multimedia presentations, walk through an exquisite way of light effects and powerful music showing the History of Nubia.

Our motor boat will be waiting for us after the show ends to sail with us back again to the Aswan city, and then you will be transferred back to you hotel in Aswan

Tour Description

Saga Travel representative will pickup you today for a mixing tour, you will start by visiting the High Dam, an engineering miracle built between 1960 and 1976 to protect Egypt from annual floods from the Nile. Construction of the Aswan High Dam commenced in 1960 and just four years later, the first phase was reached and the Lake Nasser reservoir began to fill. The High Dam finally completed in its entirety by 1976. More than 35,000 people were involved in constructing Dam, which has become a huge source of energy in Egypt, and before the floodwaters of Lake Nasser arrived, no less than 24 different major archeological sites and temples were successfully relocated, so that they would not be lost beneath the waters forever.

After that proceed to visit the Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan Northern Quarries, which shows the techniques used by the ancient Egyptians to cut obelisks. Historically, the quarries of Aswan became the number one source of granite in Egypt and this particular partly carved obelisk has become one of the city’s most famous ancient tourists attractions.

Offering a true insight into the Egyptian past craft of stone carving, the Unfinished Obelisk is huge and measures almost 50 meters / 160 feet and remains in this state after being abandoned when a noticeable crack appeared in the granite.

Then we board a motor boat sailing on the Nile to reach an island to visit a beautiful temple on this island, the Temple of Philae, which was built by Ancient Egyptians for the Goddess Isis on Philae island, but the temple became submerged after the first Aswan dam was built in 1906, and it was not until the seventies that many nations attempted to save the Temple. All these countries, together with UNESCO, selected a suitable place, but they had to wait until the completion of the High Dam, in 1971, which would stabilize the level of the water around their chosen island. The new island was called Egilica (also called Agilika), and it was completely reshaped to imitate Philae Island as closely as possible.

After that, we will board  our motor boat to sail back to city of Aswan and transfer back to hotel

Tour Description

Early morning Saga Travel representative will pick you up from Luxor to enjoy a tour to Edfu. Upon arrival in Edfu, you will be transferred by a horse carriage to visit the majestic temple dedicated to Horus which is considered by most to be the best preserved cult temple in Egypt. According to the Egyptian myths, it was the place where the falcon-headed god Horus revenged the murder of his father Osiris by killing Seth. Lunch at local restaurant.

Then transfer to see to the Temple of Kom Ombo standing on high grounds overlooking the Nile. It differs from other temples because of its double entrance, each one is dedicated to divinity: “Haroeris” with his falcon head and ” Sobek ” with his crocodile head. The Temple of Kom Ombo was built on the honor of two deities the crocodile-headed Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world, and Haroeris or the ancient falcon-headed Horus. Also, Kom Ombo’s importance lies in its huge sugar-cane.

After a full day of sightseeing and travelling, you will be transferred back to your Luxor hotel

Tour Description

Saga Travel representative will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to Abydos to start discovering the ancient Egyptian believed of god (Lord of the underworld) to be buried there.

The temple was built by King Seti I, and completed by King Ramesses II, known as temple of Seti I. It is located in Abydos city which is around 135 km from Luxor.

The paintings of the Gods and Pharaohs on the walls of the Osiris Temple at Abydos are among the most beautifully preserved in Egypt.

Then continue to Dandara to visit the Temple of Hathor, goddess of love and joy.

The whole temple complex covers some 40,000 square meters and is surrounded by a hefty mud brick enclosed wall. Dendera was a site for chapels or shrines from the beginning of history of ancient Egypt. It seems that pharaoh Pepi I (ca. 2250 BC) built on this site and evidence exists of a temple in the eighteenth dynasty (ca 1500 BC). But the earliest extant building in the compound today is the Mammisi raised by Nectanebo II – last of the native pharaohs (360-343 BC).

After that you will be transferred back to your hotel Luxor