Private Guided Dendera and Abydos Tour from Luxor

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8 to 12 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: German and 4 more

Starting the tour with a transfer from Luxor to Dendera approximately one hour.
Your first stop will be at the Temple of Hathor, where two Roman fountains flank the entry gate to this incredible structure built as an homage to the goddess of love and pleasure. Learn from your guide how the mud-brick walls date back to the Roman era and explore the two birth houses, Coptic Basilica, sanitarium and sacred lake on the grounds.
Then transfer to Abydos for approximately 1,5 hour.
From their journey to Abydos, where buildings surrounding Kom es-Sultan date back to Predynastic times. Learn about the Old Kingdom residential area as you wander the area with your expert Egyptologist and then make your way further into the city known as “The Cult of Osiris”—the god of the dead. Your guide will share local legends that say Osiris was buried here after he was murdered by his brother.
Finally transfer back to Luxor for approximately 2,5 hour

What's Included

Bottled water
Professional Tour Guide
Lunch

Meeting and pickup

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

Look for the sign with our company name. You will be picked up from the lobby of your hotel or Nile Cruise ship.

Itinerary

Duration: 8 to 12 hours (approximately)
  • Dendera (Pass by)

    Transfer back and forth to Dendera is a wonderful chance to see the countryside of Egypt

    Admission ticket free
  • 1
    Dendera Temple Complex

    An expert tour guide will pick you up from your Hotel or Cruise ship in Luxor and accompany you to visit Dendera temple complex. Discover the Mamisi (Birth house) of the goddess Isis, dates back to the Greek time and raised by Nectanebo II, the last native pharaohs (360–343 BC). Explore the temple of Hathor, one of the best preserved temples in all Egypt. The temple was founded by Pepi I (2250 BC). The ceiling of the Dendera Temple has recently been cleaned, in a careful way that removed hundreds of years of black soot, without harming the ancient paint underneath. As a result the spectacular ceiling painting has been exposed in Hathor temple, and some of the most vibrant and colorful paintings dating from antiquity are now visible. The sculptured Dendera zodiac is a widely known relief found in a late Greco-Roman temple, containing images of Taurus and the Libra. It was removed from the temple ceiling in 1820 and is now in the Louvre Museum.

    4 hours • Admission ticket not included
  • 2
    Temple Of Seti I

    From their journey to Abydos, where buildings surrounding Kom es-Sultan date back to Predynastic times. Learn about the Old Kingdom residential area as you wander the area with your expert Egyptologist and then make your way further into the city known as “The Cult of Osiris”—the god of the dead. Your guide will share local legends that say Osiris was buried here after he was murdered by his brother.

    6 hours • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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Cancellation Policy

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