About this experience
Fast track your journey and take the quick route to see the magnificent temples of Abu Simbel on an air tour from Aswan. With a qualified Egyptologist as your guide (fully guided or part guided depending on option selected), this private tour provides the most personalized visit to Abu Simbel, in the shortest time possible.
At a glance
- Duration: 4 hr
- Private experience
Plan your experience
Set aside 4 hr for the experience itself, with additional time to reach your meeting or pickup point.
Before you go
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What is included
- Bottled water
- pick up from hotel/cruise and drop off.
- Flight from Aswan to Abu Simbel & return back
- Modern Air-conditioned transportation
- Qualified English-speaking Egyptologist guide
Not included
- other Languages Egyptologist guide are available up to request
- Tipping, beverages, extra activities, and Personal spending
- Sightseeing entrance / admission fees
Itinerary and highlights
On the short walk to the temple entrances, your guide will explain the site's history, including details of the UNESCO-led relocation of the entire cliff face to higher ground.
Due to the large number of visitors to Abu Simbel, guides are not permitted inside either the Great Temple of Ramses II or the smaller Temple of Hathor.
However, by using photos and illustrations, your guide will explain to you the structures & their interior artworks. You will then have free time to enter the temples and explore them.
As one of the few ancient Egyptian sites which largely escaped damage by past invaders, the interiors of Abu Simbel's temples are astounding. The scale of the buildings & their detailed decoration leaves most visitors in awe.
The temples' attraction is further enhanced by their scenic location on Lake Nasser's edge in the desert's orange sands.
There may be time for a short visit to the small visitor's center which documents the UNESCO relocation project.
Meeting and pickup information
- We do pickup all travelers outside Aswan city at an extra cost
Languages and tickets
- German — Guide
- English — Guide
- Italian — Guide
- French — Guide
- Spanish — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- Sunrise Tours
Meeting points and locations
Accessibility and practical details
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We do pick up all travelers outside Aswan city at an extra cost.
- other languages tour-guides are available up to request at an extra cost
- Travelers may cancel up to 5 days before the experience start time to receive a full refund, and cancel in 5-2 days to receive a 50% refund. No refunds will be given after that time period. because of the flight ticket price .
- the agent may cancel the tour or offer another way to do it in case there is no flight ticket is available.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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