Abu Simbel complex makes for an excellent day-trip location. Abu Simbel is a complex housing two temples, the Great Temple of Ramses II and the Temple of Hathor. It is a 4-hour trip and hiring a taxi from Aswan to Abu Simbel will cost anywhere between TRY 700- 850.
Ramses II, one of Egypt's most celebrated emperors, built the temples at Abu Simbel about 3000 years ago, in 1244 B.C. He built both temples, the larger of which is devoted to him and the smaller of which is dedicated to his first wife, queen Nefertari, on the right.