2-Day Aswan and Abu Simbel Tour with Private Egyptologist Guide

• Welcome to Aswan, Egypt, at any time of day. A representative will pick you up from Aswan International Airport at the exit door, holding a sign with your name written on it. He will meet and assist you at Aswan International Airport with the arrival procedures, and then escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle.
• Start your tour with a visit to the High Dam, an engineering miracle constructed between 1960 and 1970. It was built to increase economic production by regulating the annual river flooding, providing water storage for agriculture, and generating hydroelectricity. The dam has had a significant impact on the economy and culture of Egypt.
• Then move to the Unfinished Obelisk. This obelisk is believed to belong to Queen Hatshepsut, one of the rulers of the 18th dynasty and the royal wife of King Tuthmosis II. The unfinished obelisk is the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan. It is unknown which pharaoh created this structure. It is nearly one-third larger than any ancient Egyptian obelisk ever erected. If finished, it would have measured around 42 m and weighed nearly 1,200 tons before returning to the hotel.

Overnight in Aswan
Meal: Lunch
Optional evening activities:
You can book an evening trip to the fabulous sound and light show at the Philae Temple.

• Breakfast at your hotel and check out, and then you will meet your tour guide to start your day tour.
• 03:30 AM - The hotel in Aswan will provide a box breakfast. Then you will be accompanied by your guide and driver to visit the two Temples of Abu Simbel, with their unique style, considered to be masterpieces of ancient Egypt. They reflect the glory and grandeur of the New Kingdom. The Egyptian government and UNESCO decided to cooperate to save these temples from the flood. The Temple of Ramsses II was dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re, and Ramsses II himself. The great Abu Simbel Temple is also called the Sun Temple of Ramesses II. The Temple of Queen Nefertari is also called the Temple of Hathor, who was the wife of the Sun God. Symbolically, the two temples, that of Ramsses II and that of Nefertari, bring Ramesses II, Nefertari, Hathor, and the Sun God together as one. Lunch at a local restaurant in Aswan, with free time at leisure before you travel back to Aswan Airport.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
NB: Departure time should be in the afternoon.