Egypt Gift Tours tour guide will pick you up from your Aswan east bank hotel or Nile Cruise in Aswan around 4:30 am (available to change) by air-conditioned vehicle to hit the road to Abu Simbel to start your tour to the fascinate colorful temples of Abu Simbel. Drive for about 280 kilometers, approx. 3 to 4 hours through the Egyptian desert and watch the sunrise over the mountains.
Upon arrival, buy your tickets, then take a short walk to the temple entrance. Your Egyptology guide will explain the history of the site. Hear details of the UNESCO-led relocation of the entire cliff face to higher ground, and how the temples were only discovered by accident in 1813. Due to the large number of visitors, guides are not permitted inside the Great Temple of Ramses II or the smaller Temple of Hathor. However, by using photos and illustrations your guide will explain the structures and their interior artworks before giving you some free time to enter the temples and explore at leisure. After visiting the temples, benefit from some time for a short visit to the small visitor’s center to see documents relating to the UNESCO relocation project (time permitting) before the drive back to Aswan.
Drive back in comfort to Aswan and stop for lunch break at a local restaurant but beverages not included.
Continue down to the Nile to take a motorboat, sailing slowly to enjoy the scenery and views to the Nubian Village on Soheil Island, have a welcome drink in one of the Nubian families houses, talk to them, know about their customs, walk around the village with your guide. Finally transfer back to your hotel or Nile cruise in Aswan east bank.
Meals included: Lunch.
Accommodation: Not Included
Additional Information:
- You will need to pay all the entrance fees by card.
- You will need to carry Egyptian money cash for the Tipping to The guide and driver.
- Other languages are available with extra 100$ USD per person upon your request.
- Your passport copy, hotel name and address are required for the Abu Simbel trip permission.
- It is available to pick travelers from Aswan west bank hotels with extra 10$ USD per person.
- It is available to drop off travelers at their hotels in Aswan west bank with extra 10$ USD per person.
- It is available to pick/drop off travelers at Aswan airport with extra 10$ USD per person.
