Getting There
Egypt - Ras El Sudr - Marsa Alam - Luxor - Hurghada - Aswan - Alexandria - Abu Simbel - Sharm el Sheikh
Abu Simbel is located near the Egyptian border with Sudan. The closest prime town
to Abu Simbel is Aswan. It is perhaps the most acknowledged place of ancient Egypt
and you can get to Abu Simbel by plane, buses and boats.
To reach Abu Simbel by air, you can board a flight from either Cairo or Aswan. It is better to reserve tickets in advance as far as possible. For that, you can contact with any Egypt Air office.
You can also reach Abu Simbel by coach or minibus from Aswan or by traveling
in police convoys. For most of the year, the bus convoys leave Aswan around
3:30am. Actually they try to avoid the desert heat. All buses travel together
in a military convoy. It takes around 3 hours. It is advisable to travel on
air conditioned buses, in Abu Simbel, because, the journey back to Aswan is
very hot.
You can get to Abu Simbel by cruise ship from Aswan through Lake Nasser.
