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If you are planning a tour to Abu Simbel then the best time to go to Abu Simbel, will be the winter season. As Abu Simbel has an extreme weather, there the summers are very hot. The most suitable time will be from the month of October to February. At this season, in Abu Simbel you can enjoy the world famous Sun Festival. Sun festival in Abu Simbel, take place twice a year. First, on the anniversary of Ramses’s rise to the throne and on his birthday. Those are 22nd February and 22nd October. Most people usually visit Abu Simbel in the morning time, as a day trip from Aswan. Both flights & buses leave early in the morning, when it can be cold. This is the best time to go to Abu Simbel. However, when you arrive at Abu Simbel it can warm up you pretty quickly. It will be advisable that, you can wear some comfortable clothes and shoes. You must take some sun block, and a bottle of water. Drinks and food are even en more essential if you're going by bus. It is advisable that don’t go there by the Convoys. It remains much crowed. There you can find long lines in order to enter each of the temples. It will allow just to hours to see all of it. With the cruise you could pick your own time. Although in Abu Simbel the day time the outside temperature remains very hot, but the temple have climate control, so inside it is really great.
If you are planning to go to the temples at 4.30 pm then you can find the place much more crowded. At 2 pm in the afternoon will be the right time to visit there. During the Sun festival in Abu Simbel, you can find a great crowd over there as it is a very famous event for the travelers of the world. So, most of them try to visit this place in this festive time. The festivals take place twice a year. First, on the anniversary of Ramses II’s rise to the throne and on his birthday. Those are 22nd February and 22nd October. But if you want to enjoy the light show and the real sprit of Abu Simbel then this is the best time to go to Abu Simbel.
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