General Information

Duration:

1 Days

Location Start:

Aswan

Location Finish:

Aswan

Phone:

20 103824168

Payment Types:

Paypal, Cheque, Travellers Cheque, Payment Transfer

We Speak:

Other language upon request., English

Itinerary

Day 1

Your tour guide for the day will meet you in the reception of your hotel or cruise ship and transfer you to Abu Simbel.

Upon arrival your guided tour will start with the Temples of Ramsis II and Queen Nefertari. Not only are the two temples located 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, then located 280 km from Aswan, were threatened by submersion in Lake Nasser.
In the incredible salvage operation the temples were dismantled and cut up into manageable-sized blocks, then painstakingly reconstructed 65m higher than the original site, away from the dangers of the encroaching water.

The facade of the Ramsis II Temple is dominated by four colossal seated statues carved out of the cliff face, each 20 meters high and depicting the king, with Nubians carved in the base at his feet. The faces of the statues appear to show Ramsis II in different stages of his life, although it is thought that the temple was built quite early in his reign. His mother Tuya, his chief wife Nefertari and some of his many children can be seen in smaller scale at his feet.


The second rock-cut monument Queen Nefertari Temple, also called the Hathor Temple, lies close by to the north of the Ramsis II Temple and is similar in plan but on a smaller scale. It was built in honor of Ramsis II' great wife and most favored of his consorts, Queen Nefertari.

After the tour your guide will transfer you back to your hotel or cruise ship in Aswan.

Extra Information

Inclusions -

Complementary transfers from your hotel or cruise ship

Exclusions -

10% local sales tax

Extras -

Optional:
-Lunch during day tour
-Upgrade to Abu Simbel by air