Aswan Trip Overview
Explore the magnificent temple of Kom Ombo, and find out more about Ancient Egyptian medicine.
Explore the most intact temple in Egypt, the temple of Horus in Edfu.
Hotel pick and drop off, entrance fees, certified tour guide, and police permits are included.
Additional Info
Duration: 12 hours
Starts: Aswan, Egypt
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Bus & Minivan Tours
Explore Aswan Promoted Experiences
What to Expect When Visiting Aswan, Nile River Valley, Egypt
Explore the magnificent temple of Kom Ombo, and find out more about Ancient Egyptian medicine.
Explore the most intact temple in Egypt, the temple of Horus in Edfu.
Hotel pick and drop off, entrance fees, certified tour guide, and police permits are included.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Temple of Kom Ombo, Nagoa Ash Shatb, Kom Ombo 81611 Egypt
Kom Ombo or (the hill of gold) is famous by its temple and the sugar factory.
It was built in the time of Greeks and Romans. It was dedicated to Horus and Sobek, that’s why the temple looks like two temples united in one, with two sanctuaries .
It was very famous as sanatorium, so that there are seven medical clinics in the back of the temple. The 1st part of the temple is cut off by Muhammad Ali to build the sugar factory.
Among the beautiful scenes in the temple is the most exciting scene of the surgical tools.
A nilometer to measure the level of the flood is to the left of the temple.
A crocodile museum was recently built in the vicinity of the temple with some crocodile mummies.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Horus, Adfo, Edfu Egypt
The city of Edfu is in the midway between Luxor and Aswan. It is about 110 K.M from each city. It is famous by the Greek temple of the God Horus.
Edfu was known as (Behdit) “where the god was exalted” in Ancient Egypt. Its temple is one of the most intact temples in Egypt. It was begun in 237 BC and finished after 180 years. It was dedicated to the God Horus (Apollo) and his festival “the Beautiful Union”.
You will approach the temple by the Mamisi or (the birth house).
There are some amazing scenes as the scenes of the first pylon and the inner rooms such as: the festival scene, the foundation scene and the famous scene of the battle of Horus and Seth.
Duration: 2 hours
