8-Hour Ramses II Temples Tour

Abu Simbel

Ramses II

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Highlights

Visit the great sun temple of Ramses II, the spectacular example of ancient Egyptian art

Know more about the history of the temples and King Ramses II

Abu Simbel

religious, archaeological, Desert

Group Tour

8 Hours

Easy

English

Description

Discover the ancient temples of Abu Simbel, which were relocated in 1960 to avoid the rising waters of the Nile. The small temple of Queen Nefertari features six statues, a pillared hall, a transverse hall, a sanctuary, and adjacent rooms. Highlights include beautiful carvings of Queen Nefertari and daily religious ceremonies, with King Ramses II controlling most of the scenery.

Itinerary

Ticket Aswan/Abu Simbel
- Duration: About 8 Hours
- Take your car or flight to Abu Simbel to witness the temple's grandeur.
- Have a look at the four impressively gigantic statues on the facade.
- Visit the great sun temple of Ramses II.
- Know more about the history of the temples.
- Enjoy the charming beauty of Nasser Lake.
- Type: Private Tours
- Run: Everyday
- Pick-up Time

What's Included

Ticket Aswan/Abu Simbel/Aswan

Pick up services from your hotel and return

All transfers & transportation by private air-conditioned van

The assistance of our personnel during the day tour

Professional English-speaking Egyptologist guide during the tour

Entrance fees to the mentioned sights in Abu Simbel

Bottled water during your trip

Service charges and taxes are included in the tour price

What's Excluded

Personal spending

Optional activities

Tipping

Know Before You Go

The guide will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan to fly to Abu Simbel, whose main attraction is the great sun temple of Ramses and the Temple of Queen Nefertari. Both temples were discovered in 1813. It was almost completely covered with sand. Then both temples were moved in 1960 with the help of the Egyptian government and UNESCO to avoid the rising water of the Nile. Ramses II built the temple mostly to honour himself, as inside, there is a mural depicting his famous victory at the Kadesh battle, where his army defeated his enemies. On the north of Ramses temple, the Nefertari Temple was built by Ramses II for his favourite wife, Queen Nefertari, among 200 other wives and concubines. After the visit, you will fly back to Aswan and then be driven back to your hotel.

Both temples were discovered in 1813. It was almost completely covered with sand. Then both temples were moved in 1960 with the help of the Egyptian government and UNESCO to avoid the rising water of the Nile.

The small temple of Queen Nefertari is located a hundred meters to the north of the large temple. This temple was carved into the rocks of the mountain that the ancient Egyptians called "The Pure Mountain" or "The Northern Mountain", and before the construction of the Nefertari temple, the local people came to this mountain because they believed that the spirit The goddess Hathor lives inside this mountain. King Ramses took advantage of the people's belief in Abu Simbel and carved a temple dedicated to his wife, Queen Nefertari, and the goddess Hathor.

The small temple has a facade with six statues, followed by a pillared hall and a transverse hall. The temple ends with a small sanctuary and, on the sides of it, two adjacent rooms. Temple scenes focus on daily religious ceremonies in the temple, such as presenting flowers, carrying the clay tool, serving wine, and burning incense over offerings. It is noticed in this temple that King Ramses II controlled his scenery. He alone owned seventeen views compared to twelve scenes of the temple owner, Nefertari, and cut four statues for himself at the facade for two for Nefertari.

The facade of the small temple is twelve metres high and twenty-eight metres wide. It is divided into two towers, each of which includes a group of three sculpted statues, which is ten meters high, two of them representing King Ramesses II and the third of his wife Nefertari, and the most beautiful statue of Queen Nefertari is the right group, in which Queen Nefertari appears in a long transparent dress, and holds in her hands the tool clay, and put on her head the distinctive Hathori crown consisting of the two feathers and between them the sun disk.

Enjoy your trip to Abu Simbel.

What To Bring

Family

Friends

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Meeting Point

From your hotel

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.

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Ticket Aswan/Abu Simbel

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