AswanAbu Simbel Temples
Two temples cut into a mountain by Ramses II, then cut out of it again in 1968.
05:00–18:00 daily. Sound and light show in the evening.
$33.60 entry
Attractions guide
What to see in Aswan
Written by our Egyptologists — history, hours, prices and the practical detail guidebooks skip.
Aswan holds 7 of the sites we guide at regularly. Each page below covers what the monument is, the history behind it, current opening hours and gate prices, and links straight to every tour of ours that includes it.
Opening hours in Egypt shift with the season and during Ramadan, and the gate prices are reviewed by the Ministry of Tourism roughly once a year. We update these pages when they change, but if you are planning tightly around a closing time it is worth checking with us the week before.
Under-6s enter free everywhere. Children 6–11 pay roughly half the adult rate at every state-run site.
Aswan
AswanPhilae Temple of Isis
The last working temple of ancient Egypt, moved island to island to escape the dam.
07:00–16:00 daily. Sound and light show in the evening.
$21 entry
AswanAswan High Dam
The 3.6 km embankment that ended the Nile flood and created the world's largest reservoir.
07:00–17:00 daily.
$8.40 entry
AswanThe Unfinished Obelisk
A 1,200-tonne granite obelisk still attached to the bedrock, abandoned when it cracked.
07:00–16:00 daily.
$8.40 entry
AswanTemple of Kom Ombo
A perfectly symmetrical double temple to a crocodile god and a falcon god.
07:00–20:00 daily, floodlit in the evening.
$12.60 entry
AswanTemple of Horus at Edfu
The best-preserved temple in Egypt — buried in silt until the 1860s, so the roof is still on.
07:00–16:00 daily.
$14.70 entry
AswanNubian Villages of Aswan
Cobalt and ochre houses on the west bank, with domed rooms built for the heat.
Daylight hours; visits arranged through local guides.
Free entry
Want a guide who can explain all of it?
Our Aswan tours cover these sites with a licensed Egyptologist and hotel pickup.