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The Monastery of Saint Simon

 
Aswan Egypt Egypt private tour, personal tour
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Join a camel ride to the southern tip of Elephantine Island where you will find St Simon's Monastery, an ancient, abandoned fortress monastery mostly built during the 7th century and located near Aswan.
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  Itinerary:
We take felucca (sail boat) from the dock and sail for about 40 min, enjoying the sightseeing around us.

We will dock on the left side of the Nile where we will take camels to reach the monastery.

There we will get information about the monastery and Saint Simon.

We will ride the camels back to dock and then take the felucca to east side of the river Nile.
  Where and When:
Meet up location: Pick up will be at the lobby of your hotel.
End location: Drop off will be at your hotel
Duration: 3 hours
we will take a motor boat instead of Flucca (sail boat)if we don't have enough wind
  Restrictions:
In the Valley of the Kings and Temple of Abu Simbel, it is not allowed to guide the tourists inside, so i will give all the information outside.
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  Pricing:
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TOUR PRICE:  (duration 3 hours)
(max 10 people)
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  What's Included:
1-Entrance fees
2-private transportation
3-a motor boat riding or Flucca riding (depends on the wind )
4-tour guide
  Details:
Tour #: 18723
Tour Type: Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, Water - Kayak, Rafting, Sailing
Transportation Method: From the hotel to the dock we will use a 2011Toyota. Clean, modern, and air conditioned.
Felucca will be used from the dock to reach the left side of the River Nile where the monastery is located.
Activity Level: Minimal
Friendly: No.
We reach the monastery by camel so for people who are unable to ride, we will mange by taking another way.
Kid Friendly: No.
Language(s): Arabic (fluent), English (fluent) explanation
Maximum travelers: 10
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