Waking up early, Breakfast on board. The representative of Book Egypt Tours will pick you up from Your hotel in Cairo to fly to Abu Simbel city. once arrived at Abu Simbel, The Egyptologist Tour Guide of Book Egypt Tours will pick you up from the airport of Abu Simbel, then the guide will accompany you to start your private tour to the fascinating colorful The Temples of Abu Simbel. 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 once on October 22 and the second on February 22. 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 facade 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 Simbel. once arrived at Cairo airport you will be transferred to your hotel.