Day Tour to Abu Simbel via Aswan (Private Tour)

Enjoy your trip to Abu Simbel by flight. Our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to fly to Aswan then drive to Abu Simbel whose main attraction is the great Sun Temple of King Ramses II and the Temple of Queen Nefertari. Both temples were discovered in 1813, it was almost completely covered with sand. Then both temples were moved in 1960 with 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 inside there is a mural depicting his famous victory at the Kadesh battle where his army defeated his enemies. On the North of Ramses Temple, the Nefertari Temple which was built by Ramses II for his favorite wife Queen Nefertari among other 200 wives and concubines. After finishing the visit you will drive back to Aswan, fly to Cairo then you will be driven back to your hotel.