Luxor Trip Overview
Discover Abu Simbel Tour from Luxor, visiting Philae Temple, Unfinished Obelisk and the High Dam around Aswan. overnight in Aswan, then head to Abu Simbel in the morning before driving back to Luxor.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Luxor, Egypt
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt
Discover Abu Simbel Tour from Luxor, visiting Philae Temple, Unfinished Obelisk and the High Dam around Aswan. overnight in Aswan, then head to Abu Simbel in the morning before driving back to Luxor.
Itinerary
Day 1: Day 1: Drive to Aswan / Aswan Sightseeing
Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
This beautiful temple complex is one of the most picturesque in all of Egypt. It sits on Aglika Island just south of the old Aswan Dam and you must ride a water taxi to the island to get to the ruins. The temple was moved to its current location following the construction of the High Dam, which threatened to submerge it permanently.
The careful reconstruction at the current site carefully completed, painstakingly preserving the original appearance and layout of the complex and even landscaping the island to match its former location.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Nubian Village, This is a Village and does not have a web-site, Aswan Egypt
It is stretched between Aswan and Abu Simbel at Nasser lake, This place contains many monuments built by different kings through different periods, the most famous King was RamsessII of the 19th Dynasty.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Elephantine Island, Across the Nile from Aswan Two parts to this Island, Aswan Egypt
Measuring a total of 1200 meters from north to the south and 400 meters at its widest point, Elephantine Island and other neighbor Islands can be spotted from the west bank hillside along the Nile River and is located just downstream from the first cataract in the Nile, in the border between Upper Egypt and Lower Nubia.
It is possible to reach Elephantine Island by ferry or on a felucca that can be rented from the banks of the river in Aswan.
Duration: 20 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Accommodation in Pyramisa Isis Island Resort Aswan 5* hotel
Day 2: Day 2: Abu Simbel Tour / drive back to Luxor
Stop At: Abu Simbel Temple Complex, Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel Egypt
This site south of Aswan along Lake Nasser’s shore is the most famous in all of Egypt after the Giza Pyramids. Built by the greatest of the pharaohs, Ramesses II, these huge rock-cut temples marked the southern boundary of the Egyptian Empire with Nubia at the peak of its power during the New Kingdom. They were meant to convey the power of Egypt’s rulers to anyone who laid eyes upon them.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Transfer back to luxor
