Egypt · Religious & Spiritual

PRIVATE TOUR TO KOM OMBO AND EDFU TEMPLES FROM ASWAN

8 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Aswan. Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Private tour from Aswan with an Egyptologist guide
02 Visit Kom Ombo, the unique double temple of Haroeris and Sobek
03 See carved scenes of the ancient Egyptian calendar and medical instruments
04 Explore the crocodile museum with crocodile mummies on display
05 Discover Edfu Temple, one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt
06 Travel in a modern air-conditioned private vehicle
07 Return to Aswan or continue to Luxor after the tour

Discover two of Upper Egypt’s most remarkable temples on a private day tour from Aswan. Travel in a private air-conditioned vehicle with your own Egyptologist guide as you explore Kom Ombo, the unusual double temple dedicated to Haroeris and Sobek, and continue to Edfu, home to one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt.

Along the way, admire carved scenes from the ancient Egyptian calendar and medical instruments, visit the crocodile museum at Kom Ombo, and learn about the history of these impressive sites from the Greco-Roman and Ptolemaic periods. After your visits, return to Aswan or continue on to Luxor.

Horus temple is the most complete and the best preserved of all Egyptian temples.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Aswan, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Luxor

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Kom Ombo

Your tour guide will pick you up from your Hotel in Aswan. Enjoy a 1-hour drive by your A/C private vehicle from Aswan to Kom Ombo.
Start to visit the unusual double temple built for Haroeris the falcon god and Sobek the crocodile god at Komombo.

Komombo temple was built during the Greco-Roman period in Egypt. Enjoy fantastic carved scenes of the ancient Egyptian Calendar, the Medical instruments, and then visit the crocodile museum where some 300 Crocodile mummies are displayed.

Edfu

Continue driving for almost 2 hours more to Edfu City, where you will visit Edfu Temple dedicated to Horus the falcon. Horus temple is the most complete and the best preserved of all Egyptian temples.

the temple was constructed between 237 and 57 BC during the Ptolemaic era extended between 332 – 30 BC.