• Abu Simbel Temple Complex - At 8:00 am, an expert tour guide will pick up guests from their hotel in Aswan and drive south, approximately a 3-hour journey, to enjoy a day tour of Abu Simbel in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle.

The two Temples of Abu Simbel, with their distinctive style, are considered masterpieces of ancient Egypt.

They showcase the glory and magnificence of the New Kingdom. To preserve these temples from flooding, the Egyptian government and UNESCO collaborated. The Temple of Ramses II was dedicated to the four universal gods: Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re, and to Ramesses II himself. The grand Abu Simbel temple is also known as The Sun Temple of Ramses II. The Temple of Queen Nefertari is also called the Temple of Hathor, who was the wife of the Sun God. Symbolically, the two Temples, those of Ramesses II and Nefertari, unite Ramesses II, Nefertari, Hathor, and the Sun God. Spend approximately 3 hours there before returning to Aswan.

Duration: 4 hours

• Abu Simbel - This article is about the Egyptian queen and wife of Ramesses II. For other individuals with this name, see Nefertari (disambiguation).
  Nefertari
  Nefertari, also known as Nefertari Meritmut, was an Egyptian queen and the first of the Great Royal Wives (or principal wives) of Ramesses the Great.[1] Nefertari means ‘beautiful companion’ and Meritmut means ‘Beloved of [the goddess] Mut’. She is one of the best-known Egyptian queens, alongside Cleopatra, Nefertiti, and Hatshepsut, and is one of the most prominent not known or thought to have reigned in her own right. She was highly educated and could both read and write hieroglyphs, a very rare skill at the time. She used these skills in her diplomatic work, corresponding with other prominent royals of the time. Her lavishly decorated tomb, QV66, is one of the largest and most spectacular in the Valley of the Queens. Ramesses also constructed a temple for her at Abu Simbel next to his colossal monument there.

Duration: 1 hour

• Abu Simbel - Ramesses II, also spelled Rameses[6] or Ramses, ‘Ra is the one who bore him’ or ‘born of Ra’, Koinē Greek: Ῥαμέσσης, romanized: Rhaméssēs, c. 1303 BC – July or August 1213; reigned 1279–1213 BC[7]), also known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom, itself the most powerful period of Ancient Egypt.[8] His successors and later Egyptians called him the “Great Ancestor”.

Duration: 1 hour

• Aswan - Spend approximately 3 hours there before returning to Aswan.

Duration: 3 hours

• All Transfers by Private A/C latest Model Vehicle
• Private tour
• Bottle Water
• Hotel/port pickup and drop-off

• Local guide at Abu Simbel temple (Optional)
• Lunch (Optional)
• Entry Fees (Optional)
• Personal Items

The Abu Simbel Temples—the Great Temple of Ramses II and the Temple of Hathor, the love goddess, which commemorates his wife Nefertari—are one of Nubia’s most iconic sights. Skip the discomfort of the shared bus and depart at the time of your choice in the morning when you book this private driver service, direct from your hotel or Nile cruise. Upgrade to add a guide, entry fees, and/or lunch.

• Not wheelchair accessible
• Near public transportation
• Infant seats available

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.