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General Information

Type:
Sightseeing
Price from:
145 USD /person
Payment Types:
  • No Cash
  • No Credit Card
  • No Cheque
  • No Travellers cheque
  • No Paypal
  • No Wire Transfer
Duration:
4 hours
Location Start:
Pick you up from your hotel
Location Finish:
your Hotel
Start time:
07.00 am
End time:
11.00 am
We Speak:
English
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Last updated: 11/22/2008

Abu Simble (King Ramses II & his queen Nefertari) are a must see for anyone traveling to Egypt. Lying 280 km south of Aswan this remarkable temple, reclaimed stone by stone from the rising waters

Itinerary

Day 1

Your guide will meet you at your Aswan hotel, and after a short 45 minute flight from Aswan, you will arrive in Abu Simbel.

Not only are the two temples at Abu Simbel among the most magnificent monuments in the world but their removal and reconstruction was an historic event in itself. When the temples, 174 miles (280 kilometers) from Aswan were threatened by submersion in Lake Nasser, due to the construction of the High Dam, the Egyptian Government secured the support of UNESCO and launched a world wide appeal.

During the salvage operation which began in 1964 and continued until 1968, the two temples were dismantled and raised over 197 feet (60 meters) up the sandstone cliff where they had been built more than 3,000 years before. Here they were reassembled, in the exact same relationship to each other and the sun, and covered with an artificial mountain.

Most of the joins in the stone have now been filled by antiquity experts, but inside the temples it is still possible to see where the blocks were cut. You can also go inside the man made dome and see an exhibition of photographs showing the different stages of the massive removal project.

The two temples, that of Ramesses II primarily dedicated to Re-Harakhte, and that of his wife, Nefertari dedicated to Hathor, became a must see for Victorians visiting Egypt, even though it required a trip up the Nile, and often they were covered deeply in sand, as they were when Burckhardt found them.

Extra Information

Inclusions -
Included In Price Flight ticket airport transfers
Exclusions -
Program excludes - Entrance fees - Tour Guide
Extras -
Additional Info:


This tour must be booked at least 24 hours in advance of your travel date.
In most temples and museums in Egypt, an additional fee for photo and video cameras is requested. In general you can expect approximately 5 - 10 Egyptian Pounds (USD1.00 - 2.00) for photo cameras, and approximately 100 Egyptian Pounds (USD18.00) for video cameras. These prices are indicative only and may vary from one place to the next.
Coaches are wheelchair accessible.

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