Overview
Itinerary:
Our private guide will pick you up from your hotel or Nile Cruise in Aswan for the 3-hour drive south in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle for this private tour of Abu Simbel.
Abu Simbel Temples built during the reign of the great Pharaoh Ramses II, in the 13th century BC, these two vast rock-cut temples are dedicated to Ramses II and his wife, Nefertari. They are considered architectural masterpieces of Egypt’s New Kingdom and so, when Aswan’s High Dam was first built, flooding their original location, the Egyptian government and UNESCO worked together to save both temples from the flood.
Your guide will escort you to the Great Temple, built in honor of Ramses II and dedicated to him and four other gods, as well as the smaller temple dedicated to his wife Nefertari, and also known as the Temple of Hathor. A qualified Egyptology, will explain the fine details of the rock-cut carvings and statuary, as well as how the temples were saved from the flood. After around 2 hours at the temples, you’ll return to Aswan.
Drive in comfort back to Aswan to have your lunch(optional)
Then, start the trip in nature sailing on a motorboat to visit the Nubian Village on Soheil Island.
Visit one of the Nubian families and take a welcome drink (tea with mint or Hibiscus). Walk around the Village and talk to the Nubian. Your tour guide will explain to you about their life and see the school where they teach their kids the Nubian language.
Sail back to the city, and transfer to your hotel or Nile Cruise in Aswan.
Meals included: Not Included.
Accommodation: Not Included
Additional Information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate.
- You will need to provide us with your hotel name and address in Aswan east bank hotel or Nile cruise name and dock.
- You will need to provide us with your passport copies, required for the Abu Simbel trip permission.
- You will need to pay the entrance fees to the sightseeing by card except the High Dam and motorboat to Philae temple in Egyptian money cash.
- You will need to carry cash for the tipping to the guide and driver.
- Don’t forget to ask your hotel to prepare you breakfast boxes to take with you on the tour at 4 am
- It is available to provide an Italian, Japanese, German or French tour guide with extra 80$ USD per person upon your request.
- It is available to pickup travelers from Aswan west bank, Soheil island hotels with extra 10$ USD per person.
- It is available to drop off travelers at Aswan west bank, Soheil island hotels with extra 10$ USD per person.
- It is available to pickup or drop off travelers at Aswan airport with extra 15$ USD per person each way.
What’s Included:
- All Transfers, pick up and drop off by A.C vehicle.
- Professional English-speaking tour guide.
- Private tour to Abu Simbel Temples.
What’s Excluded:
- Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing.
- Motorboat to Philae Temple.
- Tipping to the guide and driver.
- Lunch is optional during the tour.
- It is available to pickup travelers from Aswan west bank, Soheil island hotels with extra 10$ USD per person.
- It is available to drop off travelers at Aswan west bank, Soheil island hotels with extra 10$ USD per person.
- It is available to pickup or drop off travelers at Aswan airport with extra 15$ USD per person each way.
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