Aswan High Dam & the Unfinished Obelisk
Description
This tour is done by bus and includes two major landmarks:
Aswan High Dam
One of the world’s most important modern engineering projects, creating Lake Nasser—the largest artificial lake in Africa.
The Unfinished Obelisk
Located in the granite quarries of Aswan, this colossal monument reveals the surprisingly simple yet highly effective ancient techniques used to carve and extract massive stone blocks. Visitors are often astonished by its size and by the engineering knowledge of the ancient Egyptians.