Abu Simbel day tour from Aswan by car

Itinerary
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Stop At: Abu Simbel Temple Complex, Abu Simbel Egypt

Early morning around 3:30 AM drive to Abu Simbel Temple which located 230km about 3 hours by the Car
Start by visiting Abu Simbel twin temples which originally carved out the mountainside in the 13th century BC during the 19th dynasty reign of the Pharaoh Ramesses ll . They serve as a lasting monument to the king and his queen Nefertari , It was submerged under the water of Nasser Lake After the High Dam was built so The UNESCO co-operated with the Egyptian government to move it on an artificial hill .
This temple which known as the temple of Ramessess beloved by Amun which dedicated to the most famous gods Ptah , Re-Her-Akhtey , Amun-Re and to Ramessess second himself . The small temple of Nefertari is called Temple of Hathor who was the wife of the Sun God so in a symbolic way

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: High Dam, Aswan Egypt

After finishing on the way to Aswan stop to visit the High Dam which built between 1960 – 1970 , It is 111 meters high


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Unfinished Obelisk, Aswan Egypt

Then you will visit the unfinished obelisk which is the largest known ancient obelisk and is located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan , Egypt



Duration: 1 hour