Enjoy Abu Simbel Tour from Aswan by private car. Early in the morning, leave Aswan to visit the rock-cut temple of Ramesses ll on the west bank of the Nile at Abu Simbel, the greatest of the seven rock-cut temples which the king constructed in Nubia and the most impressive of all the Egyptian monument in the area.
Duration 8 – 9 hours. Type Private Tour. Run Every Day
Summer Time (May- Sep) From 04:00 am To 08:00 am
Winter Time (Oct- April) From 05:00 am To 08:00 am
Expedition Egypt tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan or your Nile Cruise (will be holding a sign with your name) to start your Abu Simbel tour by a private air conditioned vehicle (It is about 03 hours and half, one way driving from Aswan to Abu Simbel) The temple was not seen by the Europeans until the 19th century, when it was discovered by Burckhardt in 1813 and penetrated by Giovanni Belzoni in 1817. Today, as a result of the international effort which moved the huge, cliff-cut temple and the Small Temple to higher around during the construction of the Aswan High Dam in the 1960, the monument is one of the most famous in Egypt. The temple was called simply Hut Ramesses
, “The Temple of Ramesses, Beloved of Amun. The massive facade of the main temple is dominated, of course, by the four seated colossi of Ramesses, are among the tallest made in Egypt. The Great Temple of Abu Simbel was constructed to face eastwards so that the sun’s rays illuminated the structure’s facade each sunrise. To the north of the main temple a smaller, yet still impressive, temple was built in honor of Ramesses’s great wife, Nefertari, and the goddess Hathor, the deity most closely associated with queen ship in ancient Egypt. End of your Abu Simbel tour, Later you will be driven back to your hotel or your Nile Cruise in Aswan.
Summer Time (May- Sep) From 04:00 am To 08:00 am
Winter Time (Oct- April) From 05:00 am To 08:00 am
(For those staying on a Nile cruise, should leave for this trip at earliest, 04:00 am in summer and 05:00 am in winter Then, back on the boat by 13:00 (Nile cruises usually sail from Aswan by 13:00)
Required details during Booking Process
Photo copy of your passports, Aswan Hotel Name& Address.
NB: Confirmation will be received within 24 hours of bookings.
Price quotes are in US dollars per person
$200 One Person Traveling Alone.
$135 From 2 to 3 Persons.
$120 From 4 to 6 Persons.
Children Policy
0 – 05.99 Free of Charge.
6 – 11.99 pay 60% of tour price.
12+ pay full tour price as per adult person.
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Free cancellation
Free! Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the activity starts.
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