2-Days Private Historical Tour To Aswan and Abu Simbel From Luxor

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Pickupfrom Customer Location in Luxor and Day Tour Visit Edfu and Kom Ombo⌄

   we will Pick you p From you hotel Around Luxor then Drive about 2 Hours to the Temple of Horus in Edfu. The Temple of Edfu is an ancient Egyptian temple located on the West Bank of the Nile in the city of Edfu around an 1 hour south of Luxor, it was known in Greco-Roman times as Apollonopolis Magna, after the chief god Horus-Apollo

   you will see an unusual double temple that was built during the Ptolemaic dynasty in the Egyptian town of Kom Ombo. Some additions to it were later made during the Roman period. The building is unique because its 'double' design meant that there were courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms duplicated for two sets of gods.

   End your day by visitng the High dam that was constructed in 1961 by the President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasar.

   Then you will be Transferred To Philae Temple which is an island-based temple complex in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt More than two thirds of Philae's surviving structures were built in the Ptolemaic era, during which the island became a prominent site of pilgrimage not only for Egyptians and Nubians but for pilgrims from as far as Anatolia, Crete, and the Greek mainland Then Drive to the Hotel And Overnight in Aswan

   Meals: Lunch

   Overnight: Overnight in Aswan At Aswan Hotel

2. 2Breakfast and Day Tour to Abu Simbel from Aswan by Private Car⌄

   Enjoy breakfast at the hotel then at 3:30 am be picked up by your tour guide and be transferred to Abu Simbel by private A/C vehicle. Abu Simbel is located around a 3 hours drive south of Aswan. Arrival Abu Simbel at 7:00 am. Start your tour by visiting the colossal Temple of Abu Simbel built by Ramses II (XIXth. Dynasty) and lately saved from inundation of the Nile waters in among the glories of ancient Egyptian monuments. The temples were built out of a sandstone rock cliff, and representation of the deities to which each was dedicated is carved on its huge façade. Nearby, also saved, lies the small Temple of the King's wife Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess Hathor. At 12:00 you will be transferred back to your hotel in Aswan or to Aswan Airport. Note: Sharing Group Tour

   Return from Abu Simbel to Aswan reach Aswan by 13:00 pm if you start the tour to Abu Simbel by 5 am then you get Back To Aswan Airport or Back to Luxor

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch

   Overnight: Not included