Declared the first Egyptian National Park in 1983, Ras Mohamed is located at the southern tip of the Sinai peninsula. It occupies an area that has grown to 480 square kilometers. The park is notable for its sharply defined raised fossil coral platforms which represent ancient shorelines.

You will have the whole morning exploring the contrasting areas of the park, including beaches, cliffs and desert.

Your guide will meet you at your Aswan hotel, and after a short 45 minute flight from Aswan, you will arrive in Abu Simbel.

Not only are the two temples at Abu Simbel among the most magnificent monuments in the world but their removal and reconstruction was an historic event in itself. When the temples, 174 miles (280 kilometers) from Aswan were threatened by submersion in Lake Nasser, due to the construction of the High Dam, the Egyptian Government secured the support of UNESCO and launched a world wide appeal.

During the salvage operation which began in 1964 and continued until 1968, the two temples were dismantled and raised over 197 feet (60 meters) up the sandstone cliff where they had been built more than 3,000 years before. Here they were reassembled, in the exact same relationship to each other and the sun, and covered with an artificial mountain.

Most of the joins in the stone have now been filled by antiquity experts, but inside the temples it is still possible to see where the blocks were cut. You can also go inside the man made dome and see an exhibition of photographs showing the different stages of the massive removal project.

The two temples, that of Ramesses II primarily dedicated to Re-Harakhte, and that of his wife, Nefertari dedicated to Hathor, became a must see for Victorians visiting Egypt, even though it required a trip up the Nile, and often they were covered deeply in sand, as they were when Burckhardt found them.

Travel from Hurghada International Airport to your Hurghada, El-Gouna, Makadi, Soma Bay, Safaga or El-Qusier Hotel. Transfer services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This is a private transfer.

When making a booking, you will need to advise your flight details and your Hurghada, El-Gouna, Makadi, Soma Bay, Safaga or El-Qusier Hotel details. Your transfer will be confirmed instantaneously and you will be provided with a travel voucher to present to the driver.

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