Abu Simbel is located close to the the border of Egypt and Sudan.
The trip from Aswan to Abu Simbel is along a. By his time the Egyptians had already stopped building pyramids but were still building tombs for the dead Pharaohs for their journey to after life in a place called the Valley of the Kings at Luxor. The plateau hosts at least 11 pyramids, including the Step Pyramid, along with hundreds of tombs of ancient officials and other sites that range from the 1st Dynasty (2920-2770 B.C.) to the Coptic. King Tut's tomb was discoverd in the valley of the kings at Luxor around 1920s. Until then King Tutenkhamun (1341-1323BC) was virtually an unknown figure. What made him famous was the findings at his tomb. Almost everything there, including his mummified body was found intact and provided valuable information about the Pharaoh, his life, his death and much more. Starting in mesmerising Khartoum, our Sudan tours explore the untamed beauty of the Nubian Desert as we travel through strange rock formations and forgotten. The exhibit room had numerous items including his clothes furniture oils and perfumes (mummified of course). Every aspect of our trip, train, guided tours, theatre, food tours was taken care of (vouchers, train), so we could concentrate on having fun and not worry about arranging everything ourselves. British General Charles Gordon, who lost his life in Omdurman in 1885 in a battle against Sudanese fighters, drew this map showing Khartoum and Omdurman. There were a lot of gold and other precious stones there on display as well. I was totally impressed to find a box with hinges on display.
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