Day 01
Abu Simbel Temples Excursion from Aswan
- Your tour representative will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan in a modern, air-conditioned coach for a small-group tour to Abu Simbel. The drive from Aswan to Abu Simbel takes about 3 and a half hours each way.
- You will enjoy the Abu Simbel area and its main attractions: the Great Sun Temple of Ramses II and the Temple of Queen Nefertari. Both temples were discovered in 1813, when they were almost completely covered with sand. In 1960, the Egyptian government and UNESCO helped move both temples to avoid the rising waters of the Nile. Ramses II built the temple largely to honour himself, and inside there is a mural depicting his famous victory at the Battle of Kadesh, where his army defeated his enemies. To the north of Ramses' temple stands the Nefertari Temple, which Ramses II built for his favourite wife, Queen Nefertari, among his other 200 wives and concubines.
- After finishing the visit, you will be escorted back to your hotel in Aswan by your private air-conditioned vehicle.
