You will be transferred from your hotel in Aswan to Abu Simbel for app 3 hours 30 min. Upon arrival you will visit Abu Simbel temple, the temple is generally considered the grandest and most beautiful of the temples commissioned during the reign of Rameses II, and one of the most beautiful in Egypt. It is the most awe-inspiring temple of all ancient Egypt, with its gargantuan rock-cut façade, the great Sun Temple of King Ramses II at Abu Simbel was created to revere the mighty pharaonic ruler King Ramses II.The Temple of Ramses II was dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re, and to Ramesses II himself. The great Abu Simbel temple is also called The Sun Temple of Ramesses II. There is the temple of Queen Nefertari, also known as the Small Temple, was built about one hundred meters northeast of the temple of Ramesses II and was dedicated to the goddess Hathor and Ramesses II’s chief consort, Nefertari. This was in fact the second time in ancient Egyptian history that a temple was dedicated to a queen. The Temple of Queen Nefertari is also Called Temple of Hathor who was the wife of the Sun God so in a symbolic way, the two Temples, that of Ramesses II and that of Nefertari, bring Ramesses II, Nefertari, Hathor and the Sun God together as one. After finishing your trip, you will return back to Aswan.
our Timetable | Tour Element & Description | Time in Mins | |
From | To | ||
05:00 | 08:30 | Heading to Abu Simble temple. | 210 min |
08:30 | 10:30 | Visiting Abu Simble temple. | 120 min |
10:30 | 13.00 | Back to Aswan. | 210 min |