Product Overview
When you fly from Aswan to Abu Simbel, you can visit the famous UNESCO World Heritage-listed archaeological area in just one day. A guide will ensure prompt hotel pickup and an easy flight, as well as provide insightful commentary from an Egyptologist while touring the Temples of Ramses II. The Abu Simbel tour from Aswan for a day allows you to visit the archaeological site without spending hours on travel. The Egyptologist guide will provide the insight you might miss on your own, and all transportation, including the flight and hotel pickup and drop-off, is included.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- All transfers & transportation by private air-conditioned van
- Qualified Egyptologist guide
- Flight ticket Aswan/Abu Simbel/Aswan
- Entrance fees to the mentioned sights in Abu Simbel
What's Excluded
- Additional programs if not indicated in the itinerary
What to Expect
Pick-up Service from your hotel
- We will pick you up from your hotel or Nile cruise in Aswan to Aswan Airport and then you will fly to Abu Simbel.
Tour to the Two Temples of Abu Simbel
- Abu Simbel's main attractions are the great sun temple of Ramses II and the temple of Queen Nefertari. The two Temples of Abu Simbel with their unique style are considered to be the masterpieces of ancient Egypt. The Temple of Ramsses II was dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re and Ramesses 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. So symbolically the two temples, the one of Ramesses II and the one of Nefertari, bring Ramesses II, Nefertari, Hathor and the Sun God together as one.
Discover the Great Temple of Ramses II
- The impressive Abu Simbel temple, constructed by King Ramses II between 1264 BC and 1244 BC, is a remarkable masterpiece withstood time. This golden temple, also known as the Temple of Ramesses, beloved by Amun, is a testament to the grandeur and wonder of ancient Egyptian architecture. It was built to commemorate King Ramses II's victory in the Kadesh battle, honour his beloved wife Nefertari, and pay homage to the deities Amun-Ra, Ra-Horakhty, and Ptah. The temple's grandeur and the rich history it embodies make it a truly awe-inspiring sight.
Discover the Small Temple of Hathor
- The Temple of Hathor at Abu Simbel was built by Ramesses II (c.1279-1213 B.C.E.) to honour both Hathor as the goddess of love and music and his wife Nefertari as a deified queen. The facade, resembling a tower, has six statues that stand colossal (over 33 feet/10 meters high). On each side of the entrance, two statues of Ramesses flank one of Nefertari dressed as Hathor. The colossal statues are, in turn, flanked by smaller statues of their children.
Departure
- After finishing the visit you will fly back to Aswan and then you will be driven back to your hotel/Nile Cruise.
