Excursion to Abu Simbel
Descriptions come from the operator and are translated automatically.
- 9h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Instant confirmation
- Private tour
Highlights
Abu Simbel is considered the most visited site in Egypt after the pyramids. not to be missed when you are in Egypt. Our French-speaking guide will pick you up at dawn (5:00 am) where you are in Aswan (hotel, boat, airport, guest rooms, etc.) to accompany you to Abu Simbel. On arrival, If you want to go through the toilets. The guide will explain to you in front of the temples from an Album, because he has no right to explain it to you. You have free time to see the interior, and to take photos by mobile phone (for the interior There is an additional ticket for cameras not included but in front of the temples without supplement) then you will start your way back. If it is clear you will admire seeing the mirage on the road. In fact the road is very well asphalted.
Inclusions
What's included
- A French-speaking guide Egyptologist French-speaking private
- Entrance tickets to the site
- a modern air-conditioned and private coach
What's not
- Tips for your guide.
- Additional tickets to use photo cameras inside the temples.
Itinerary
At 280 Kilometers (3 hours drive) to the south of Aswan is the largest and most beautiful Temples dug in the Rock. The site so charming between Lake Nasser (Formed thanks to the new Dam) and the enormous desert of Egypt. Considered Pharounic works of our era that the temples were saved by UNISCO between 1964 to 1968 from the rise of water from Lake Nasser. The road is also very well done well paved and in the middle of the road We will see Le Mirage on each side. The temples of Abu Simbel date from 1200 BC, dug at the time of Ramses 2. He dedicated the big temple for him, on the other hand the other small temple is dedicated for his beautiful wife (the favorite among his wives) Nefertari
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Voyage sur Le Nil
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Aswan
- Its from-price is 32% above the median of the 312 day trips we list in Aswan.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Aswan
Aswan is Egypt's serene southern city on the Nile, where feluccas glide between granite islands, Nubian villages and palm-fringed riverbanks.
The Nile is at its most beautiful here, broken by granite boulders and green islands. Elephantine Island holds ruins of ancient temples and colourful Nubian villages, Kitchener's Island is covered by a botanical garden, and on the west bank the Tombs of the Nobles are cut into the cliffs of Qubbet el-Hawa, while the domed Mausoleum of the Aga Khan stands on a desert hill further south.
Top-ranked sights in Aswan: Abu Simbel Temples, Philae Temple (Temple of Isis), Aswan High Dam.
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