There are two temples, one of Ramses II and one of Nefertari. Both are spectacular. Worth the trip!

We visited this following cruise on Lake Nasser the cruise finished at Abu Simbel – approaching these from the lake gives a true impression of just how impressive the two temples would have been some 4,000+ plus years ago – emphasising the message from Ramses of just how great he was and in total control of the area! This particular... More

A long drive from Luxor (its also possible by air) but stunning. In fact the 10 day tour that we recently did was breathtaking. A wonderful country which far exceeded my expectations. We were fortunate to have chosen a great ground agent "Royal Egypt Tours" in Cairo so were pampered all the way. I would urge all to go to... More

This temple would be amazing if it were alone on this site but the combination of this temple with the much grander Temple of Ramses the Great makes Abu Simbel a place not to be missed. It is dedicated to his wife and forms part of message in stone on the borders of Egypt which said Ramses is mighty and... More

this is one half of the pair of temples relocated to prent their being flooded by Lake Nasser. It is much smaller that the Great Temple of Rameses but definitely needs to bee seen to complete the trip to Abu Simbel. The paintings are in remarkable condition - we really enjoyed seening this temple

Fantastic cruise on M/S African dreams 2/1/2012 peaceful quite lots to do and see ,food first class staff wonderful , ship 7 star we have been on 16 cruises nothing has ever been as good as this cruise on Lake Nasser quality is unspeakable converted to river cruises for life. Felt on hundred percent safe did not see any trouble... More

It is a little far to travel to, but well worth it. Don't miss this site if you have travelled to south Egypt. Bring plenty of WATER. I used a Camel back and it was great for the day. It also kept my water cooler than everyone else.

The paintings were in excellent condition, hard to believe they are as old as they are. After seeing much of Italy and Rome Egypt is the place to experience what ancient buildings really looked like. They are in much better condition and worth the trip

These 2 magnificent temples were built by Ramesses 2 for himself and his favorite wife Nefertari.The story is believed to be that Ramesses 2 was very fond of himself. He liked to have his statues all over the temples in the reign he once ruled and depicted himself as a god. A statue is identified by the name written next... More