Marsa Alam Trip Overview
Enjoy a private tour to Abu Simbel of Aswan with a private guide. Visit the temples of Abu Simbel, cut in the rock. Go to Abu Simbel to see the great temple of Ramses II and the temple of Queen Nefertari
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Duration: 1 day
Starts: Marsa Alam, Egypt
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Enjoy a private tour to Abu Simbel of Aswan with a private guide. Visit the temples of Abu Simbel, cut in the rock. Go to Abu Simbel to see the great temple of Ramses II and the temple of Queen Nefertari
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
Day 1-Marsa Alam- Aswan
You will be picked up from Marsa Alam hotel or Port Ghalib Hotels to Aswan by Private vehicle, It takes 4 hours driving. You will visit the High dam, Phiala temple, the Unfinished Obelisk and Enjoy sailing on the Nile with Egyptians Felucca.overnight in Basma hotel 4 stars hotel.
>Phiala temple
Built to honor the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Construction began around 690 BC, and it was one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
>The High Dam
Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Unfinished Obelisk, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan Egypt
>The Unfinished Obelisk
Aswan was the source of ancient Egypt’s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions. At 1168 tonnes, the completed obelisk would have been the single heaviest piece of stone the Egyptians ever fashioned.
>12:00 lunch during the lunch
>overnight In Aswan
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Abu Simbel Temple Complex, Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel Egypt
Breakfast & Lunch on board the cruise.
> Early Visit to Abu Simbel from Aswan
>Abu Simbel temples
The two temples of Ramses the second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 B.c, The Great Temple was dedicated to Ramses the second, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues,The second temple was dedicated to The Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor,the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground,The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must Rank as the greatest Achievement of the Unesco,Lunch in Aswan
Then departure to Marsa Alam
Included
Hotel pick-up and drop off in Aswan
Egyptologist guide
Bottled water on board vehicle during the tour
Entrance fees to the mentioned sights in Aswan & Abu Simbel
Transportation by private air-conditioned vehicle
Lunch at a quality restaurant with tasty food in Aswan
One Night accommodation at Basma hotel in Aswan
Duration: 6 hours
