Day 01
Flight to Abu Simbel and Temple Exploration
- Your tour representative will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan for your flight to Abu Simbel, whose main attractions are the great Sun Temple of Ramses and the Temple of Queen Nefertari.
- Both temples were discovered in 1813, when they were almost completely covered with sand. In 1960, they were moved with the help of the Egyptian government and UNESCO to protect them from 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 its enemies. To the north of Ramses' temple stands the Nefertari Temple, built by Ramses II for his favourite wife, Queen Nefertari, among his other 200 wives and concubines.
- After finishing the visit, you will fly back to Aswan and then be driven back to your hotel.
