Simbel

Hatshepsut, a woman of royal blood, ruled as pharaoh during this period, as did Tutankhamun and the long-lived Rameses the Great, famous for the colossal rock-cut statues he built at Abu Simbel as well as his war against the Hittites of Asia Minor.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Hatshepsut, a woman of royal blood, ruled as pharaoh during this period, as did Tutankhamun and the long-lived Rameses the Great, famous for the colossal rock-cut statues he built at Abu Simbel as well as his war against the Hittites of Asia Minor.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Egypt: Oberoi Zahra This Nile cruiser doesn't quite qualify as extreme adventure there is a spa, bathrooms are done in mosaic tiles, the dining room glows with back-lit alabaster walls, but on a seven-day voyage from Luxor to Aswan, you still get the Indiana Jones-like thrill of peeking into King Tut's tomb, touring Karnak Temple and spending a morning at Abu Simbel.

Ships for the Hip 2011

In 1964, a newly married Canadian couple settles into a Nile River houseboat moored below the towering figures of Abu Simbel.

BookBrowse Previews April Books 2009

Hatshepsut, a woman of royal blood, ruled as pharaoh during this period, as did Tutankhamun and the long-lived Rameses the Great, famous for the colossal rock-cut statues he built at Abu Simbel as well as his war against the Hittites of Asia Minor.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

In 1964, a newly married Canadian couple settles into a Nile River houseboat moored below the towering figures of Abu Simbel.

The Winter Vault by Anne Michaels: Book summary 2010

Courtesy of The Oberoi Zahra On a seven-day voyage from Luxor to Aswan, you still get the Indiana Jones-like thrill of peeking into King Tut's tomb, touring Karnak Temple and spending a morning at Abu Simbel.

Second Golden Age of Cruising 2011

In 1964, a newly married Canadian couple settles into a Nile River houseboat moored below the towering figures of Abu Simbel.

BookBrowse Previews April Books 2009

Jack recognized two of the images instantly, the two at the very bottom of the shield: the pyramid-shaped hills in the desert at Abu Simbel and Table Mountain in Cape Town.

THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010

It depicted the golden plaque he and Zoe had photographed at the First Vertex at Abu Simbel, the one containing the descriptions of all six of the Vertices:

THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010