Temple of Abu Simbel Aswan

Thisis the temple of Ramesses II's and Queen Nefertari.
Ramesses II had two enormous temples at Abu Simbel' They are among the most awe-inspiring monuments in all of Egypt. The pharaoh had his artisians carve out the temple out of a rock cliff to display his might. The faces of the king and queen are etched on the side of the mountain …

We woke up at 245 AM to leave our hotel at 315 AM by mini bus to Abu Simbel. The mini bus went to a meeting spot and met nearly 30 vehicles. All the vehicles made a convoy and followed each other down to Abu Simbel, which is near the Sudan border nearly 300 KM south. We crossed over the Aswan Dam on the way, so I can check that off the list of what …

Abu Simbel, Aswan, Felucca ride, Nubian village, Philae Sound & Light Show

25⁰C Clear blue skies until late afternoon with high cloud and a light breeze

Woke very early to have a cuppa before leaving boat at 3:55am to be driven to the meeting area where all vans & buses going to Abu Simbel must meet so that they can …

No matter what time you go to bed, 2:45am always comes far too early. Somehow we got ourselves up and dressed and in the lobby by 3:00am, ready to be picked up by the tour bus. Our driver arrived a few minutes after 3:00am, and we hopped on the bus -- the first two passengers of the day. I immediately put in earplugs and slapped on an eye mask, …

Day 4 – Egypt & Jordan Adventure

It was more like a late night start than an early morning start when our alarm went off at 2.30am. But after a couple of snoozes later we were ready downstairs at 3.30am. Our breakfast was waiting for us in a takeaway box. All of us took a box and headed into the minibus. First we headed to a stop …

We had to get up and check-out early for our flight to Abu Simbel. It is a complex of two tombs built by Ramses II. One is for his wife Nefertari and the big one is for him. We only had an hour and a half to tour, because we had a return flight scheduled. We met our representative and tour guide at the airport. This one thing I really enjoy about …

Our adventure in Aswan started at 4am!

Barely awake, we made our way downstairs, grabbed the packed breakfast from our hotel and headed into the police convoy. Yes, that's right. You read it correctly, we had to get chauffered by (what seemed like the whole Aswan police department) to Abu Simbel because the goverment required all tourist …

Or is it Abu Simbil? The spelling is different on the ticket to the signs. We are on the plane heading back to Aswan; bit nauseating because it is 13.45 and I am hungry and we are getting turbulence. Abu Simbel was amazing an absolute must do. We began our story with another early wake up (6.30) I immediately felt sick from tired, I am so looking …

İt was an extremely early morning this morning as my tour group all piled into the bus at 4am. The reason is we needed to get through a series of road check points by particular times on our way to Abu Simbel to see the Great Temple of Abu Simbel and the Temple of Hathor. İ soon learned that the cruise ship I saw last night were in fact …

... by UNESCO from the devouring waters of Lake Nasser as the Aswan High Dam stemmed the Nile and flooded ancient Nubia, the temple of Abu Simbel was sliced into 1041 pieces and painstakingly reassembled at a location 200 metres away and 73 metres higher. It ...

... to get temporary henna tattoos on their hands. Here as well we got a share of the pharaonic experience, going to the temple of Abu Simbel after a grueling 4 hour ride in a cramped minibus through the sands of the Sahara which were starting to get ...

... stone carvings throughout the complex. Thursday wake-up call was a 3AM!! To proceed as part of a convoy to the remote temple of Abu Simbel. This has 4 huge statues of Ramses II at the entrance, and a great deal of imagery & hieroglyphics inside. ...

... reminder of the intense heat that this part of the world is capable of... so much so that in order to get to the temple of Abu Simbel and avoid the extreme temperatures, departure time is at three in the morning!!! Just as you feel your eyes are finally ...

... and cheeses. We arrive at the backside of Abu Simbel and walk around to the front to see its splendor.  The Great Temple of Abu Simbel was built by the pharaoh Ramses II.  The Temple was at a location that would be affected by the rising ...

... day as we went.   A long bath and a quick internet check later, we were back in our luxurious hotel room.  We got ourselves sorted and in bed, ready to rise well before the sun and drive towards the Sudanese border and the temple of Abu ...

... moving a nation forward agriculturally, and saving ancient history. And as to the temples..... Outside the larger 'Great Temple of Abu Simbel' are 4 huge pharaonic monuments, dedicated to the Egyptian King Ramses. They were really self-dedicated, as ...

... into shuttle bus ( they are used at all airports we have been to ), collected luggage then onto a bus which took us to back of Great Temple of Abu Simbel where we had to walk down to water ( approx 1km ) to get on our cruise ship. Bit like riding in a ...

... , too many crocodiles. We then found the perfect pool in a 1970s style hotel that must have been constructed right after the temple of Abu Simbel was moved to its current location in the 1960s. After a couple of hours of swimming and relaxing we headed ...

... English Colonial gardens. A really good end to a relaxing day and brillant sunset pictures. In fact most sunsets and special here, with golden yellow before deep red skys. Tomorrow, the rock temple of Abu Simbel on the Sundanese ...