Abu Simbel

Abu Simbel is about a 45 minute flight to the site from Aswan & only about 30 miles north of Sudan. There are 2 spectacular temples that you see after taking a short bus ride from the airport. The smaller Temple of Nefertari (Ramses II wife) is the first we came to. After viewing so many temples, it was still an amazing site. Seeing it from the air is an indication of how large the area is. It is easy to walk around the gorgeous enclosed temple. The magnificent Temple of Ramses II is much larger than his wife’s. The four sixty foot tall statues of Ramses II make one feel quite insignificant as you walk into the entrance of this temple. Inside are more statues of Ramses on either side of the hall that leads further into the temple. There were beautiful paintings, carvings and hieroglyphs all over the walls, ceilings and columns. It is not to be missed!!!