Dendera and Abydos private tour from Luxor

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6 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: German and 4 more

It is a different experience tour to the best well preserved two temples all over Egypt Dendera and Seti l temples with their own unique well preserved items which located in two old cities Dendera and Abydos .
Abydos is one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt , and also of the eighth nome in Upper Egypt . It is located 135 km from Luxor , Near the modern Egyptian towns of Al-Balyana , In the ancient Egyptian language , the city was called Abdju . It is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt , the sacred city of Abydos was the of many ancient temples .
Dendera is a small town in Egypt situated on the west bank of the Nile , about 5 kilometers south of Qena ,On the opposite side of the river . It is located approximately 60 kilometers north of Luxor , It contains Dendera Temple Complex , One of the best preserved temple sites from ancient Upper Egypt .

What's Included

Expert Egyptology tour guide speaks your language
WiFi on board
Food and drinks
Air-conditioned vehicle
Wifi
Bottled water
Private transportation
All Fees and Taxes
Snacks
Any extra not mentioned
Tipping

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).

Itinerary

Duration: 6 hours (approximately)
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    Abydos

    Start your trip by visiting Abydos about 135 km from Luxor about 2 hours . It is notable for the memorial temple of Seti l , Which contains an inscription from nineteenth dynasty known to the modern world as the Abydos King List , It is a chronological list showing cartouches of most dynastic pharaohs of Egypt from Menes until Seti l’s father , Ramesses l.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 2
    Dendera Temple Complex

    Then drive to Dendera which located about 60 km north of Luxor To visit the unique Dendera Temple which contains the Temple of Hathor , is one of the best preserved temples , if not the best preserved one , in all of Upper Egypt . The whole complex covers some 40.000 square meters and is surrounded by a mud brick wall . The present building dates back to the times of the Ptolemaic dynasty and was completed by the Roman emperor Tiberius , but it rests on the foundations of earlier buildings dating back at least as far as Khufu but it was the Pharaoh Pepi l who built the temple , It was once home to the celebrated Dendera Zodiac , Which is now displayed in the Louvre in Paris . There are also Roman and pharaonic Mammisi , ruins of a Coptic church and a small chapel dedicated to Isis , dating to the Roman or the Ptolemaic epoch .

    2 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • All Hotels
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • No public transportation nearby
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