Private Air Tour: Abu Simbel
Price: From 328.75 US$, per person
Duration: 4 - 5 hours
Save time during your stay in Aswan on an Air Tour to Abu Simbel. Rather than spend several hours in a bus traveling through the desert, fast track your arrival as you board your flight and take the quick route to Great Temples of Abu Simbel.

Save time during your stay in Aswan on an Air Tour to Abu Simbel. Rather than spend several hours in a bus traveling through the desert, fast track your arrival as you board your flight and take the quick route to Great Temples of Abu Simbel. With a qualified Egyptologist as your guide, this private tour enables the most personalized visit to Abu Simbel in the shortest time possible.

Depart your Aswan hotel or cruise ship and transfer to Aswan Airport for your 30 minutes (approx.) flight to the small town of Abu Simbel. Your Egyptologist guide will meet you at the airport and escort you to the shuttle bus which takes you through the town to the famous temples of Ramses II and his favorite wife Nefertari.

On the short walk to the temple entrances, your guide will explain the history of the site, including details of the UNESCO led relocation of the entire cliff face to higher ground, and how the temples were discovered by accident in 1813. Due to the large number of visitors to Abu Simbel, guides are not permitted inside either the Great Temple of Ramses II of the smaller Temple of Hathor, however using photos and illustrations, your guide will explain to you the structures and their interior artworks. You will then have free time to enter the temples and explore at your leisure.

As one of the few ancient Egyptian sites which largely escaped destruction and damage by past invaders of the country, the interior of both temples at Abu Simbel is astounding. The scale of the buildings and detail of their decoration leaves most visitors in awe. The attraction of the temples is further enhanced by their scenic location on the edge of Lake Nasser in the orange sands of the desert.

After visiting the temples there may be time for a short visit to the small visitor's center which documents the UNESCO relocation project, before returning to the airport for your flight back to Aswan.