Abu Simbel Temples from Aswan

Itinerary
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Pass By: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley

Begin with pickup at your hotel or Nile cruise boat in Aswan, and then make the trip to Abu Simbel in a private Car (almost 3 hours’ drive). Upon arrival your guide will show you the world renowned twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside in the 13th century BC, during the 19th Dynasty reign of the Pharaoh Ramesses II.

Stop At: Abu Simbel Temple Complex, Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel Egypt

The Great Temple at Abu Simbel is generally considered the grandest and most beautiful of the temples commissioned during the reign of Ramesses II, and one of the most beautiful in Egypt. The great temple of Amon Re and Ra-Harakhte where the four famous colossal statues of Ramses II sit majestically over 20 meters high, staring out across the desert. Enjoy a fantastic lecture from your personal guide outside the temples, and then free time to look inside the temple interior, which sinks 200 feet (60 mt) into the mountain, with statues and carvings that depict Ramses II’s military victories and captives. On the back wall of the temple you will see the statues dedicated to the gods Amun, Ra-Horakhty, and Ptah, as well as to the deified Ramesses himself.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Abu Simbel Temples, Abu Simbel 1211501 Egypt

Later on, walk to the small temple of Hathor dedicated to the cow-headed goddess of love, happiness, joy and music built in honor of Ramses favorite wife Queen Nefertari, Six massive standing statues front the temple each 10 meters high.
Between 1964 and 1968, the entire site was carefully cut into large blocks (up to 30 tons, averaging 20 tons), dismantled, lifted and reassembled in a new location 65 metres higher and 200 metres back from the river, in one of the greatest challenges of archaeological engineering in history. Some structures were even saved from under the waters of Lake Nasser.
After visiting the temple complex, make the return trip to Aswan, where this tour concludes with drop-off at your hotel or cruise ship.

Duration: 30 minutes

• Pick up services from your hotel in Aswan and return
• All transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle
• Qualified Egyptologist tour guide
• Bottled water during the tours
• All service charges and taxes

• Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
• Entrance fees
• Gratuities

• Not wheelchair accessible
• Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
• Photocopy of all Travelers Passports Max. 48 hours before travel date
• Pick-up and drop-off hotel in Aswan: name and address
• This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
• Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Traveler pickup is offered
* Your driver will be waiting for your arrival by the hotel EXIT GATE

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

9 hours