Egypt · Archaeology

DENDARA & ABYDOS TEMPLES

10 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Luxor. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit both Dendera and Abydos in one day from Luxor
  • 02 Explore the Temple of Hathor at Dendera
  • 03 See columned halls, underground chambers, and hieroglyphic inscriptions
  • 04 Discover Abydos, one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt
  • 05 Visit the memorial Temple of Seti I
  • 06 See the famous Abydos King List
  • 07 Travel with a professional guide and air-conditioned vehicle
  • 08 Lunch and entrance tickets included

Travel north from Luxor to explore two of Upper Egypt’s most remarkable temple sites in a single day. Visit Dendera Temple, one of the principal cult centers of Hathor, where columned halls, underground chambers, stairways, and richly carved hieroglyphic inscriptions reveal the grandeur of the Greco-Roman period.

Continue to Abydos, one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt and an important center connected with Osiris. Here you’ll discover the memorial Temple of Seti I, famed for the Abydos King List and completed by Ramses II, before returning to Luxor after your visit.

Travel north from Luxor to explore two of Upper Egypt’s most remarkable temple sites in a single day.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 10 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Luxor, Abydos, Dendera
Languages Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

overview

At 6.00 am, Our guide will lead you by air conditioned vehicle towards Dendera Temple which is located about 50 KM north of Luxor and 4 KM from the River. It was one of the principal cult centers of the goddess Hathor “Goddess of Maternity, Joy, Music, and love", The Greeks identified goddess Hathor as Aphrodite. The site contains a large number of structures from different periods of Egyptian history, but most prominent today is the Greco-Roman Hathor temple, which was largely constructed between 54 and 29 BC. Visitors can wander the columned halls, underground chambers, and stairways of the intact building, which is covered with hieroglyphic inscriptions.

After that continue your journey further north towards Abydos one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt which was the head of God Osiris “God of Underworld”. Abydos is notable for the memorial Temple of Seti I, which contains an inscription from the nineteenth dynasty known to the modern world as the Abydos King List. The temple was built by King Seti I and completed by his son King Ramses II.

Then you will be transferred back to Luxor to stay overnight. 

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Luxor. 3 cities · 10 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Entrance tickets
  • A professional guide
  • An air conditioned vehicle
  • Lunch

What's Not Included

Any personal expenses

Know before you go

  • Prices
  • Single
  • Price per Person US$ 140
  • 2 - 3 Persons
  • Price per Person US$ 100
  • 4 - 6 Persons
  • Price per Person US$ 90
  • 7 - 10 Persons
  • Price per Person US$ 70
  • children
  • Price per child US$ 50

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Luxor.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Luxor.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 10 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Luxor..

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