Abu Simbel Overview

If you are planning to go to Abu Simbel then you have to go through the Abu Simbel Overview. Abu Simbel was saved from the rising waters of Lake Nasser in Egypt. It was saved from the waters growing behind the Aswan Dam. Abu Simbel was saved by a massive archaeological rescue plan sponsored by UNESCO in the 1960s. The complex of temples dedicated to the Pharaoh Ramesses II, remains an unforgettable destination for the tourists. Since 1967 this place is world famous. Without your visit to Abu Simbel your tour to Egypt will be an incomplete one.

AsiaRooms.com provides you an Abu Simbel overview, which could help you to get to Abu Simbel. It is not that simple to go there. The temples are situated on the Western shores of Lake Nasser, in the southern side of Aswan. You can get their by bus or car in convoy, by plane or by ship.

You can visit there by Cruise Ship. The ship will leave from Aswan and navigate in 4 days to Abu Simbel. During that trip, you can visit other sites along the shores of Lake Nasser. There are some temples and a tomb. These are the sites that only few people can see. It can be seen only by those people that come by ship.

You can get there by car, but for that you will need to take your own police guidance.
This cruise is wonderful! Sailing Lake Nasser and seeing the temples of Abu Simbel, appear in the distance across the water, is something unforgettable.

Abu Simbel is an amazing achievement of architecture, artwork and construction. This fantastic archeological site includes two temples, dedicated to Amon-Ra, Harmakis & Ptah. This temple is known as the miracle of the sun. Great temple is over 100 feet high and 120 feet across, and has four 66 foot statues of Ramses II, guarding the entrance. The smaller temple has four 33 foot statues of Ramses and two of Nefertari. It remain largely covered in sand for centuries & then cut and moved to make way for the rising waters of Lake Nasser.