
Arrive in Aswan, move to Sun Goddess Nile Cruise and check in. After lunch, gather to visit
the High Dam – the Old Dam – dinner and overnight in Aswan, and sail to Kom Ombo
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The High Dam
The High Dam, a huge dam in Egypt, was built in the south of Aswan with the help of the Soviet Union.
The High Dam allows the storage of an additional 8 billion m3 of water, which will be used in land reclamation for agriculture and converting the irrigation of the slums into permanent irrigation.
Gamal Abdel Nasser laid the foundation stone of the dam on January 9, 1960, and Egypt celebrated its implementation in January 1971. The cost of the project, which resulted in it, was about 415 million Egyptian pounds.
It is considered one of the largest projects that have been implemented in Egypt in the modern era, and it played a major role in industrial development and provided Egypt with water at the time of drought in Africa.
The lake in which the water is stored is called
Lake Nasser, its area is 4000 km2 and its length is 500 km.
Kom Ombo Temple
Kom Ombo Temple is located in the city of
Kom Ombo, Aswan Governorate, in southern Egypt. The temple was established during the reign of Ptolemy VI to worship the gods Sobek and Horus. Recently, restoration and renovation of the temple area has been carried out.
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Transport:
Private A/C Vehicle
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Meals:
Lunch & Dinner
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Overnight:
On Board
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