Wake up early in Aswan, Breakfast on board, The Egyptologist Tour guide of Book Egypt Tours will pick you up from the Hotel / Nile Cruise at Aswan to hit the road to Abu Simbel City, After arriving at Abu Simbel you will start your private tour of the Abu Simbel Temples. The two temples were cut by king Ramses II (1279 B.C) where he dedicated the great temple to himself and the small one to his wife Nefertari. The first discovery of these temples was in 1813 A.D by Switzerland Burchard while the whole appearance was in 1917 A.D by Italian traveler Belzoni.

Ramses II’s Temple:

A rock-cut temple with four gigantic statues of the king Ramses who is represented seated on the throne of Egypt with his big family. It consists of two great colonnades, eight cavern rooms, and a great sanctuary with a solar phenomenon twice annually on 22 October & 22 February each year. The king carved the temple to commemorate his birthday and coronation day. The sun’s rays penetrated 180 feet deep to shine up the face of the king with his accompanied gods except for the god of darkness.

Nefetari’s Temple:

It is an amazing small temple dedicated by the king to his favorite Nubian wife. It consists of a quite big façade with 6 massive statues followed by a colonnade and sanctum. Colorfully decorated pillars show the association of the queen with her favorite goddess Hathor.

Eventually, you will be transferred back to the airport of Abu Simble to fly to Cairo. then you will be transferred to your hotel.

Wake up early in Aswan, Breakfast on board, The Egyptologist Tour guide of Book Egypt Tours will pick you up from the Hotel / Nile Cruise at Aswan to hit the road to Abu Simbel City, After arriving at Abu Simbel you will start your private tour of the Abu Simbel Temples. The two temples were cut by king Ramses II (1279 B.C) where he dedicated the great temple to himself and the small one to his wife Nefertari. The first discovery of these temples was in 1813 A.D by Switzerland Burchard while the whole appearance was in 1917 A.D by Italian traveler Belzoni.

Ramses II’s Temple:

A rock-cut temple with four gigantic statues of the king Ramses who is represented seated on the throne of Egypt with his big family. It consists of two great colonnades, eight cavern rooms, and a great sanctuary with a solar phenomenon twice annually on 22 October & 22 February each year. The king carved the temple to commemorate his birthday and coronation day. The sun’s rays penetrated 180 feet deep to shine up the face of the king with his accompanied gods except for the god of darkness.

Nefetari’s Temple:

It is an amazing small temple dedicated by the king to his favorite Nubian wife. It consists of a quite big façade with 6 massive statues followed by a colonnade and sanctum. Colorfully decorated pillars show the association of the queen with her favorite goddess Hathor.

Eventually, you will be transferred back to the airport of Abu Simble to fly to Cairo. then you will be transferred to your hotel.

Sound & Light Show /  Abu Simbel:

Our Nesobity Travel Egyptologist tour guide will meet and pick you up from the hotel/cruise to hit the road to Abu Simbel city. Once arrived at Abu Simbel you will check-in at the hotel. In the evening you will be accompanied by the tour guide to watch the incredible Sound & Light show into the great forecourt of Abu Simbel temples. After finishing the show, you will be headed back to the hotel. Overnight at Abu Simbel.

 

After Waking Up You will enjoy breakfast in the hotel, then the guide will pick you up to start your private tour to the fascinating colorful temples of Abu Simbel. The two temples were cut by king Ramses II (1279 B.C) where he dedicated the great temple for himself and the small one for his wife Nefertari. The first discovery of these temples was in 1813 A.D by Switzerland Burchard while the whole appearance was 1917 A.D by Italian traveler Belzoni.

Ramses II’s Temple:

A rock-cut temple with four gigantic statues of the king Ramses who is represented seated on the throne of Egypt with his big family. It consists of two great colonnades, eight caverns rooms, and a great sanctuary that has a solar phenomenon twice annually. The temple was carved by the king to commemorate his birthday and coronation day. The sun rays penetrated the 180 feet deep into to shine up the face of the king with his accompanied gods except for the god of darkness.

Nefetari’s Temple:

It is an amazing small temple dedicated by the king to his favorite Nubian wife. It consists of a quite big façade with 6 massive statues followed by a colonnade and sanctum. Colorfully decorated pillars are showing up the association of the queen with her favorite goddess Hathor.

Eventually, you will be transferred back to Aswan city then back to the hotel/cruise.

* Description:

Nesobity Travel Egyptologist tour guide will pick you up from your hotel to start your journey to Edfu & Kom Ombo cities. moving to the north of Upper Egypt to visit the two cities (Edfu & Kom Ombo). nowadays you’ll discover a new era of ancient Egyptian history that is referred to as the Greek-Roman interval. Ptolemaic epoch began out in 332 B.C through Alexander the great whilst he invaded Egypt to free up them from Persians and to set up his personal wonderful Empire. Edfu Temple is the maximum preserved Greek-Roman achievement in Egypt. Edfu Temple is devoted to the cult of Horus (Falcon God 237 B.C). Greeks and Romans are inspired by the historic Egyptian culture, faith, and designers but they determined to merge it with their heritage once they rebuilt the ruined temples. Obviously, you will see the second tallest Pylon (temple’s facade) in Egypt and observe the inscriptions of important legends of a struggle between Horus and his uncle Seth “god of evil”. after that, you will go to have a lunch meal at a local restaurant, then move back to another tour to Kom Ombo Temple & Crocodile Museum. Temple of Kom Ombo is a precisely designed structure positioned simply a few steps at the east bank of the Nile river, it is divided similarly among Sobek “crocodile god” and Horus “falcon god”. There is two long access are leading to two interior sanctuaries. finally, move back to Aswan city. and transfer to your hotel.

Description

Egyptologist guide of Nesobity Travel will pick you up from your hotel/cruise to visit the most lovely city in Egypt, a city of attractions and splendor it is the land of Nubia. On the way to visit Aswan sightseeing, you’ll have a glance and power over the oldest dam in Egypt the low Aswan dam that was constructed in 1898. Probably the first excursion can be the High-Dam exceedingly is one in every the most important dams withinside the world became constructed in 1960. Enjoy seeing the reservoir “synthetic lake Nasser”, friendship monument, and power plants. Secondly, a water ride to Philae Island was placed withinside the center of the Nile and was dedicated to the goddess Isis. You can be capable of going to a complex of Geek-Roman chapels and Philae Temple. The whole complex is moved from its original location on Philae Island to Egilika Island to salvage it from submerging whilst the dams have been constructed there.

Thirdly go to the historic quarry wherein The Unfinished Obelisk is lying down there. This area explains how the ancient Egyptians cut numerous obelisks in there to be based on their ancient temples. Finally, Back to your hotel /cruise.

• Explore some of Aswan’s top sights in just one day—ideal for those short on time
• Visit the High Dam and enjoy panoramic views across the Nile River and Lake Nasser
• Discover the Island home of the Philae Temple
• Receive undivided, personalized attention from your private guide
• Meals: Lunch.