Private trip to Abu Simbel temples

*Our tour representative firstly will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan by an air-conditioned vehicle and drive for about 3 hours

* Upon arrival, you will start visiting the 2 temples of Abu Simbel as one of them to RamsesII and the second one for queen Nefertari. Both of them were discovered in 1813 as it was almost completely covered with sand.

Abu Simbel temple visit

*Then both temples were moved in 1960 by the help of the Egyptian government and UNESCO to avoid the rising water of the Nile. Ramses II built the temple mostly to honor himself as he depicted his famous victory at Kadesh battle on the walls of the temple.

Nefertari temple visit

*Nefertari Temple which was built by Ramses II to his favorite wife Queen Nefertari has very special design also you can visit it, and know more about Ramses II social life as he had almost 50 wives and 111 sons and daughters’

*After finishing the visit you will be escorted back to your hotel in Aswan

FAQS

What is the distance between Aswan and Abu Simbel?

The distance between Aswan and Abu Simbel is about 295 km, so it takes around 3 hours driving.

How do you get from Aswan to Abu Simbel?

There are two ways to reach Abu Simbel from Aswan. The fastest way is to travel by air, the flight takes around 45 minutes, second option is driving as it takes about 3 hours driving.