Abu Simbel Trip Overview
3:30 am be picked up by your tour guide and be transferred to Abu Simbel by private A/C vehicle.
Abu Simbel is located around a 3 hours drive south of Aswan. Arrival Abu Simbel at 7:00 am. Start your tour by visiting the colossal Temple of Abu Simbel built by Ramses II (XIXth. Dynasty) and lately saved from inundation of the Nile waters in among the glories of ancient Egyptian monuments. The temples were built out of a sandstone rock cliff, and representation of the deities to which each was dedicated is carved on its huge façade. Nearby, also saved, lies the small Temple of the King’s wife Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess Hathor.
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Duration: 6 to 8 hours
Starts: Abu Simbel, Egypt
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Bus & Minivan Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Abu Simbel, Nile River Valley, Egypt
3:30 am be picked up by your tour guide and be transferred to Abu Simbel by private A/C vehicle.
Abu Simbel is located around a 3 hours drive south of Aswan. Arrival Abu Simbel at 7:00 am. Start your tour by visiting the colossal Temple of Abu Simbel built by Ramses II (XIXth. Dynasty) and lately saved from inundation of the Nile waters in among the glories of ancient Egyptian monuments. The temples were built out of a sandstone rock cliff, and representation of the deities to which each was dedicated is carved on its huge façade. Nearby, also saved, lies the small Temple of the King’s wife Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess Hathor.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Abu Simbel Temple Complex, Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel Egypt
Rocky temple of Ramses, the biggest temple for the second Ramses and the small temple for Hathor to The memory of Nefertiti, which become World Cultural Heritage Follow UNESCO since 1979.
we will take you to visit Abu Simbel Temple through a comfortable flight to see Abu Simbel Temple.
• You will come from the hotel to Aswan airport then to Abu Simbel and we will travel by bus through the desert to Abu Simbel Temple, we will visit Abu Simbel Temple and the queen Nefertiti which have been discovered in 1831 where they was covered by sand
• This unique building, which for the ambitious king in Egyptian history is located in the Nubian area, and know how to avoid its destruction from High water level in 1960 Assisted by UNESCO and Egyptian government
• At the end of the day we will return to the hotel
