Abu Simbel Sun Festival Tour (Feb 22 & Oct 22) | TUT Voyages

Name: Abu Simbel Sun Festival Tour (Feb 22 & Oct 22) | TUT Voyages
Price: 70 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

The one twice-a-year moment sunlight reaches the temple's inner sanctuary

5.0 (2) • Cultural Day Trips • Aswan • 11 hours

From 70 USD / person

About this activity

Special Abu Simbel tour timed for the Sun Festival solar alignment on February 22 and October 22, when sunlight reaches the temple's inner sanctuary.

Full description

A special-date departure to Abu Simbel timed for the Sun Festival, when sunlight aligns directly through the temple's entrance to illuminate the inner sanctuary statues, on February 22 and October 22 each year.

What's included

Early hotel pickup and drop-off
Air-conditioned vehicle for the full round trip
English-speaking Egyptologist guide
Bottled water

Not included

Abu Simbel entry tickets
Breakfast (available to add)
Tipping for guide and driver (optional)

About this activity

11 hours

Up to 10 people

Cultural Day Trips

Early hotel pickup and drop-off

Air-conditioned vehicle for the full round trip

English-speaking Egyptologist guide

Bottled water

Highlights

✓Time your visit to the exact Sun Festival alignment, February 22 or October 22
✓See sunlight reach the inner sanctuary statues, a real twice-yearly event
✓Full visit to both the Great Temple and the Temple of Hathor
✓Early departure timed around the real sunrise event, not a standard daytime slot

Tour Itinerary & Map

1 Very early hotel pickup for the drive to Abu Simbel
2 Arrive in time for the sunrise alignment in the Great Temple
3 Continue exploring the Great Temple and Temple of Hathor
4 Return drive to Aswan or Luxor

Download Itinerary (PDF)

Why Choose This Tour

A real, rare astronomical alignment

Not a marketing angle — a genuine ancient engineering event that happens only twice a year.

Trip Essentials

Duration

11 hours

Location

Aswan, Egypt

Safety

Professional guides & equipment

Payment

Secure & flexible options

Frequently Asked Questions

Which exact dates does this run on?

Do we still see the rest of the temple, or just the alignment moment?

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70$ /person

AdultAge 11+ · max 10

ChildAge 5-10

InfantAge 0-4

SIM + 20GB+13$/card

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Customer Reviews (2)

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This Tour's Rating

5.0

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5.0

Rustam Usmanov

United Kingdom · 12 Nov 2024

Everything went great, we did 2 excursions, the prices matched what was listed, so glad we came to you.

5.0

Vera Kubata

United Kingdom

Yesterday, August 14th, we headed out into the desert for the safari. We were worried it would be really tough, but our worries turned out to be unfounded. Yes, it's hot, but bearable. Everything was well organized. They texted us the pickup time and it was exact. We got a fun crew, a funny driver, and all the vehicles were in working order. We had a great time! Thanks for the excursion!