Abu Simbel Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Egypt
About Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel is a village lying 280 km south ofAswanand 40 km north of the Sudanese border. It is a very small settlement with very little to attract visitors other than its great temples for which it is famous. Few tourists linger for more than a few hours, although there are 5 hotels to attract visitors to stay the night. The temples at Abu Simbel used to be located further down the hillside, facing the Nile in the same relative positions, but due to the rising waters of Lake Nasser, the original locations are underwater. In the 1960s, each temple was carefully sawed into numbered stone cubes, moved uphill, and reassembled before the water rose. The Great Temple of Ramses II was reassembled fronting a fake mountain, built like a domed basketball court, where the stone cubes occupy a sectio
Top Attractions in Abu Simbel
Explore the best things to see and do in Abu Simbel:
- ★Great Temple of Ramses II
- ★Nefertari's Temple of Hathor
- ★Sound & Light Show
Where to Eat in Abu Simbel
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Nubian Oasis
- 🍴Toya
- 🍴Wadi el-Nil
Where to Stay in Abu Simbel
- 🏨Abu Simbel Tourist Village/Hotel Abbas
- 🏨Eskaleh Nubian Ecolodge
- 🏨Nefartari Hotel
- 🏨Nobaleh Ramsis Hotel
- 🏨Seti Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel Travel Guide Sections
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