Temple of Ramesses the Great The small temple of Nefertari's wife

• The carvings and artwork adorning the two buildings of Abu Simbel are stunning.
• Hand-carved pillars, murals, carvings, statues and more delight everyone who sees them.
• This work of art is thousands of years old and very delicate.

Pick up from your hotel, then travel in our private air-conditioned van to visit the temple of King Ramses II of Abu Simbel and his wife Queen Nefertari is one of the most interesting pharaonic temples, organized by two It consists of a rock-carved temple dating back to the reign of King Ramses II in the 13th century BC. BC, Ramses II dedicated the gods Ra Horakhti, Amun, Ptah and Ramses II as deified kings, while Nefertari was dedicated to the goddess Hathor. The temple was built to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Gardesh and terrorize his Nubian neighbors.Unfortunately these unique temples were suffered from the submersion in Lake Nasser, due to the construction of the High Dam; the Egyptian Government secured the support of UNESCO world heritage site known as the Nubian monuments which run from Abu Simbel down river to Philae and launched a world wide appeal, during the salvage operation which began in 1964 and continued until 1968, the two temples were dismantled and they were reassembled regularly as they were. The temple is famous for its façade which has four seated Colossi statues for the King himself represented seated on his throne wearing the double crown with three small figures of his wives, daughters and sons flanking his legs. Above the entrance stands the figure of God Ra Horakhti while to the summit of the façade there are number of baboons. After the end of the visit transfer by A/C van back to your hotel in Aswan.

• Packaged breakfast
• Mineral water
• buy tickets There is a movie in the visitor center that explains how the temple moves. If you have time, save this for the end of your visit. The ticket office is next to the visitor center.

• start at at 5:00 Am
• Tour ends at 2:00pm

• The area is safe
• The mask is enough
• Hand washing if necessary

• Prices in Abu Simbel in 2023 are:
• 260 EGP/person
• 130 EGP per student
• EGP 300 per camera ticket
• Tripod 20 Egyptian pounds