Full-Day Private Tour to Abu Simbel Complex with Transfer, Aswan, Nile River Valley, Egypt
You will discover one of the Biggest temples all over Egypt and were cut on rocks, on 1968 the temples relocated by a huge project of Unesco under the supervision of a Polish archaeologist, Kazimierz Michałowski, on an artificial hill made from a domed structure, high above the Aswan High Dam reservoir. The relocation of the temples was necessary or they would have been submerged during the creation of Lake Nasser, the massive artificial water reservoir formed after the building of the Aswan High Dam on the River Nile.
Description & Instructions When Visiting Aswan, Nile River Valley, Egypt
You will discover one of the Biggest temples all over Egypt and were cut on rocks, on 1968 the temples relocated by a huge project of Unesco under the supervision of a Polish archaeologist, Kazimierz Michałowski, on an artificial hill made from a domed structure, high above the Aswan High Dam reservoir. The relocation of the temples was necessary or they would have been submerged during the creation of Lake Nasser, the massive artificial water reservoir formed after the building of the Aswan High Dam on the River Nile.
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Stop At: Abu Simbel Temple Complex, Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel Egypt
In this tour our certificated tour guide will let you discover a part from UNESCO world heritage site known as the “Nubian Monuments”, the site contains two huge temples were originally carved out of the mountainside in the 13th century BC, during the 19th dynasty reign of the Pharaoh Ramesses II. They serve as a lasting monument to the king and his queen Nefertari and commemorate his victory at the Battle of Kadesh. Their huge external rock relief figures have become iconic.
The Two temples were relocated in its entirety in 1968 under the supervision of a Polish archaeologist, Kazimierz Michałowski, on an artificial hill made from a domed structure, high above the Aswan High Dam reservoir. The relocation of the temples was necessary or they would have been submerged during the creation of Lake Nasser, the massive artificial water reservoir formed after the building of the Aswan High Dam on the River Nile.
Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Aswan, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
