I visited the monolithic temples at Abu Simbel, constructed in the 13th century B.C. during Ramses II’s reign, rediscovered in the early 1800s, and moved in 1968 to avoid being lost by the flooding from the Aswan High Dam’s construction.
The excursion to Abu Simbel is a Viking extra cost option. After breakfast we were transported by; 4 Coaches, 2 airplanes and 2 golf carts to and from Abu Simbel!
We stopped by the Aswan High Dam on the way back from Abu Simbel to the boat. The Aswan High Dam stands at what was once the northern border of ancient Nubia. This region encompass the land eastward from the Libyan Desert to the Red Sea and northward from central Sudan to southern Egypt.

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