See why they're called Colossi?

Notice the wives and children of the royal family dwarfed by Ramses who is 20 meters high! An ancienct earthquake in 27 BC damaged the right figure.

Kristina first visited Abu Simbel as a 3 yr old. She doesn't remember the 7-hour round trip taxi ride from Aswan.

Today there's an airport, hotels and of course, cruise ships. Only bus convoys make the road trip due to security concerns.