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Abu Simbel Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see The Queens Temple The Queens Temple Jose Canedo Abu Simbel is on the top priority list of anyone going to Egypt. The temples of Abu Simbel are located in the southernmost part of the country; go any further and you are in the Sudan. The easiest way to visit Abu Simbel is as an organized daytrip from Aswan you leave very early, you see sunrise somewhere in the desert and you can be at the site before it gets to hot. Many of these tours have arrangements for lunch included. This is quite expensive, it normally would include an early morning flight and return by early afternoon. (driving takes several hours) The main sight of the place are the two huge temples: the one for Ramses and the one for Nefertari. The view from this place is incredible, in the middle of the desert, and at the shores of Lake Nasser, which was created with the damming of the Nile River to create the Aswan Dam. The temples got world fame when an international UNESCO operation was needed to save them from the rising water of Lake Nasser. The operation, which cost US$40 M and took 6 years, was a monumental engineering feat. Literally, the temple complex was removed piece by piece and then restored in the new (higher ground location) Inside these temples, it it absolutely incredible. The bright colors in the carvings are essentially intact. While places like Valley of the Kings are also very amazing.... Abul Simbel is still worth the expensive visit. Many tourists hesitate...but...if you do go....you will be very glad you did! __________Sights Edit This [Add Sight] Temple of Ramses Edit This One of the many relics erected by the Pharoah Ramses II, this is the grandest and most beautiful of temples . The facade is 33 meters high, and 38 meters wide, and guarded by for statues of Ramses II, each of which is 20 meters high. High on the facade, there is a carved row of baboons, smiling at the sunrise. On the doorway of the temple, there is a beautiful inscription of the King's name : Ser-Ma'at-Ra; and between the legs of the colossal statues on the facade, we can see smaller statues of Ramses II 's family: his mother "Mut--tuy", his wife "Nefertari" and his sons more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Temple of Nefertite Edit This Located north of the Greater Temple, this was carved in the rock by Ramses II and dedicated to the goddess of Love and Beauty, Hathur, and also to his favourite wife, Nefertari. The Facade is adorned by six statues, four to Ramses II and two to his wife Nefertari. The entrance leads to a hall containing six pillars bearing the head of the goddess, Hathur. The eastern wall bears inscriptions depicting Ramses II striking the enemy before Ra-Harakhte and Amun-Ra. Other wall scenes show Ramses II and Nefertari offering sacrifices to the gods. Beyond this hall, there is another wall more.. type: Memorials World66 rating: [rate it]