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Day Tour to Abu Simbel from Aswan by Bus - Aswan
Explore the majestic Abu Simbel Temples, built by Pharaoh Ramesses II. These massive rock-cut structures, guarded by four of the largest statues from ancient Egypt, mark the southern frontier of the Egyptian Empire.
Abu Simbel Temple located in the south of Aswan along the shore of Lake Nasser, is the most famous in all of Egypt after the Giza pyramids. Built by the greatest of the pharaohs, Ramesses II, making them also known as the Temple of Ramesses II or Ramesses II, these massive rock-cut temples marked the southern frontier of the Egyptian Empire with Nubia at the height of its power during the New Kingdom.
The four statues that guard the entrance leading to the largest of these temples are the largest statues that have survived from the ancient Pharaonic era.
The four statues that guard the entrance leading to the largest of these temples are the largest statues that have survived from the ancient Pharaonic era.
