Egypt · Religious & Spiritual

Full Day from Luxor: The Temples of Edfu & Kom Ombo

8 Hours Pickup service provided. to Drop-off service provided. Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Full-day guided tour from Luxor to Edfu and Kom Ombo
02 Visit the Temple of Edfu dedicated to Horus
03 Explore the unique double temple of Kom Ombo
04 See the hypostyle hall and detailed ancient carvings
05 Visit the nearby Crocodile Museum
06 Lunch included in Edfu
07 Bottled water included
08 English-speaking guide

Travel south from Luxor to discover two of Upper Egypt’s most remarkable temple complexes on this full-day guided tour. Visit the Temple of Edfu, one of the best-preserved ancient temples in Egypt, and learn about its connection to Horus and the mythology of Osiris and Seth.

Continue to Kom Ombo, where a rare double temple dedicated to Sobek and Haroeris stands on the banks of the Nile. Explore its striking halls and carvings, then see the nearby Crocodile Museum for a deeper look into the sacred traditions of ancient Egypt. Along the way, enjoy lunch in Edfu and travel with the insight of an English-speaking guide.

Inside the temple, you will be left speechless by its incredible hypostyle hall, which feels like entering a forest of elaborately engraved columns.

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At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Edfu, Kom Ombo, Luxor

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Full Day from Luxor: The Temples of Edfu & Kom Ombo

The Temples of Edfu & Komombo

The Temple of Edfu
We will start early on that day, you will leave Luxor behind and follow the course of the river Nile south, after one and half hour drive from Luxor we arrive in Edfu. Your guide will take you to visit the majestic Temple of Edfu dedicated to God Horus. According to the Egyptian myths, it was the place where the falcon-headed god Horus revenged the murder of his father Osiris by killing Seth.

Lunch
After the visit we will stop at a restaurant in Edfu to enjoy some local food.

The Temple of Kom Ombo
You will continue on your route to Kom Ombo, here on bank of the Nile, you will visit a unique temple, unusual for Egyptian sanctuaries in that it is dedicated to two different deities Sobek and Haroeris and built in a mirror-fashion. Inside the temple, you will be left speechless by its incredible hypostyle hall, which feels like entering a forest of elaborately engraved columns. Next to this temple, you will find the Crocodile museum, whose permanent exhibition showcases these mummified reptiles considered sacred in ancient Egypt.

The route