Visit the rock temples of Abu Simbel with an Egyptologist guide and enjoy a personalized visit on a private tour from Aswan. Learn about the lives of the pharaohs, and benefit from some time to see original documents from the relocation project. Highlights Explore the best temples ever for King Ramses and his wife Nefertari Marvel the most amazing scenes inside the temples See the stunning rocks temples of Abu Simbel on the banks of Lake Nasser
Prices change with the date; the lowest is shown.
Prices are per person when two book together; a solo traveller pays $50.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 4.
Depart Aswan to journey 280 kilometers to the stunning rock-carved temples of Abu Simbel. Relocated to the west banks of Lake Nasser, the temple complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the "Nubian Monuments." First, visit Abu Simbel Temple – a stunning Ancient Egyptian monument built by Ramses II out of a sandstone rock cliff. Marvel at the representation of the deities carved on the temple's huge façade. Nearby, also visit the small Temple of the King's wife Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess Hath-or.
Later you will get a comfortable transfer back to your hotel or Nile Cruise in Aswan
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Full-Day Guided Tour to Abu Simbel Temples from Aswan lasts about 9–10 hours. The itinerary has 2 stops.
Prices start at $45 per person for this Aswan experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. That is the per-person price when two book together; a solo traveller pays $50. There are 5 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, with 9 departures a day between 4:00 AM and 9:30 AM.
Children aged 3–11 pay from $37, adults from $45. Infants go free.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. Pickup points include Old Cataract Aswan.
The experience is available in AR, AR, EN, EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 40 participants.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.6 out of 5 across 7 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Egypt Best Holidays.
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Our pickup was on time and the guide we met on spot, was also funny and explained us everything really well.Will recommend everyone to go for this trip! Awesome price value ratio
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Abu Simbel was such a great experience and a must visit temple! Super historic and impressive. Our guide Khaled was extremely knowledgeable and personable. If you have time in Aswan this is a must!
Dear Valued Guest , “Thank-you for taking the time to leave a review. You were a champ! It was a pleasure showing you around.” Stay Safe
Had a great experience yesterday with Mr Michael visiting Abu Simbel Temple. 3 hours drive from Aswan in a comfortable ride and enjoyed his explanation a lot when we reached the temple. Spent 2 hours at the site which was more than enough to enjoy the temple and take pictures. Would recommend this tour to any visitor to Aswan. Thank you for the happy day.
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We drove from Aswan to Abu Simbel with a lovely driver (Adel?). He took us through a huge swathe of desert and to a lovely little rest stop in the middle of nowhere where we lounged and explored without any complaints from him. Once we arrived at Abu Simbel and met our guide, Abdul, things went a little south. He spoke English but was incredibly hard to understand, mostly because of his rushed and disinterested approach. He was unhappy with our tip, although I’m not sure any amount would have satisfied. We were thankful to spend most of the trip with the driver.
Dear Valued Guest , Thank you so much for taking the time to review our tours , For Abu simbel there are some facts in general like the guides explain the temple background and not allowed to enter the temples , so you have plenty of time to enter it alone then another free time to for the other temple and all tourists come back in same time which means there is no rush at all because you had all time till last min like all of the all groups and individuals there , As for Abdul , we never heard any complaint about his English before and no one asked you for any amount , it seems he was unhappy because of your English maybe , Kind Regards , Egypt Best Holidays Team
Perfect organization Travelling fast I recommend thaïs tour for visiting Abu Simbel privé is worthly. Guide in french perfect
Dear Valued Guest Thank you for taking the time to review our tours ..We really appreciate every word you have written and we will do our best to make our service meet our guests' desires ,, All the Best ,, Egypt Best Holidays Team
Excellent and not to be missed tour from Aswan. To come to Egypt and not see the marvel that is Abu Simbel would be a crime! We were contacted well ahead of time by the tour operator Michael, he picked us up at our hotel on time in a comfortable private car. Our driver Mohammed was kind, attentive and very polite not to mention very skilfull with the vehicle and police checks which is a bit of an art form here. Our guide Suleyman, met us at Abu Simbel which he is a long time resident of. Imagine being guided by a man who's family traces its roots to the very place shrouded in thousands of years of history. There was nothing he didn't know or couldn't answer about Abu, his vivid descriptions and background stories incredibly rich in detail and colour added a whole new layer to a place we thought we already knew so much about from books and documentary films. Listening to him weave the stories with imagination and passion brought the ancients to life right in front of our amazed eyes. We arrived near noon and were stunned to be virtually alone and were able to linger at our leisure, taking it all in without any distractions. Suleiman encouraged us to sit in silence and let the spirit of the temple surround and inspire us. It was heartbreaking to have to leave this enchanted, magical place. Our return was just as smooth and the entire adventure is something we are sure never to forget. SHUKRAN Jazeelan to the entire team for an incredible day! Jakub and Ginna, Vancouver, Canada
Dear Valued Guest Thank you for taking the time to review our tours ..We really appreciate every word you have written and we will do our best to make our service meet our guests' desires ,, All the Best ,, Egypt Best Holidays Team
We decided to do this day trip right off of our flight from Aswan and all in all this worked out extremely well for us. However, because we did it this way it meant we were on a tight schedule as you really don't want to be on the roads too late at night. FYI, we did have to haggle with the company to get them to pick us up from the airport (which, I don't totally understand because the airport is on the way and it was a private trip?). Haggling aside, the company ended up being fine with picking us up from the airport around 9:30am. This also worked in our favor as we ended up at Abu Simbel around noon, which is slightly after all the big tour groups, and meant we had the place to ourselves! Abu Simbel itself is absolutely spectacular and I would highly recommend going (though truly, don't bother spending too much time in Aswan if you can help it). Our driver was also very nice and accommodating and the trip included a short video about the UNESCO project to save Abu Simbel. Once at Abu Simbel, we had a tour guide but to be honest this was great but pretty minimal as tour guides aren't allowed in the temple. One bad thing was that we made one stop on the way (a pretty cool desert cafe place, though with basically 1 food option) and other than this there seriously was NO food to be found on the way or at Abu Simbel. There is a "cafe" at Abu Simbel but as far as I could tell it sold only chips and ice cream and no real lunch options. Pack a lunch if you can or you will be extremely hungry!
Dear Valued Guest ,,, Thank you for taking the time to review our tours .. We would like to clear that the airport is not exactly in the way to Abu Simbel but not far and it costs extra for the ( Entrance fee to Aswan airport for the guide and the car , Sign , Extra guidance fees to wait you like one hour at Aswan airport for pick up and service and taxes for this extra pick up ) , We think with all respect that you should be THANKFUL to us for making it as a COMPLEMENTARY ( specially it is not written in the itinerary ) instead of pretending it is one of your own rights on this tour and try to show that you understand about our own costs for our trips more than we do ,,,,,,, We really appreciate every word you have written and we will do our best to make our service meet our guests' desires ,, All the Best ,,Egypt Best Holidays Team
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| Full-Day Guided Tour to Abu Simbel Temples from Aswan | 9–10 hours | 4.6 (7) | $45 | |
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