Day 01
Edfu and Kom Ombo Temple Excursion
- Pick up by a professional tour guide and drive south past picturesque villages.
- You will visit Edfu Temple, dedicated to the God Horus. The complex features a pillared hall, two diagonal halls, and a sanctuary surrounded by chapels. Its walls provide details of the temple's construction, religious myths, and the family history of Horus. The temple is nearly intact and strongly connected to the Hathor Temple in Denderah, as Hathor was not only the aunt and wet nurse of Horus, but also his wife.
- After lunch, you will drive further south to Kom Ombo to visit the famous double temple, dedicated to Horus the Elder and Sobek. There are some remarkable scenes on the temple walls that will be explained to you, including the portrayal of a set of surgical instruments that look extraordinarily similar to the ones we use today.
- Furthermore, there is a beautiful depiction of an ancient calendar, showing the hieroglyphic figures for the days of the month and the seasons.
- After a visit to the Crocodile Museum with its mummified crocodiles, you will be brought back to your hotel in Luxor.
