Luxor Trip Overview
Explore two of the most beautiful temples in Egypt, the temple of Seti I at Abydos, and the temple of Hathor at Dendera.
The tour includes:
Hotel pick up and drop off.
Entrance fees.
Licensed tour guide.
Additional Info
Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Luxor, Egypt
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Bus & Minivan Tours
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Explore two of the most beautiful temples in Egypt, the temple of Seti I at Abydos, and the temple of Hathor at Dendera.
The tour includes:
Hotel pick up and drop off.
Entrance fees.
Licensed tour guide.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Abydos, Al Balyana, Sohag Egypt
Abydos is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt, the sacred city of Abydos was the site of many ancient temples, including Umm el-Qa’ab, a royal necropolis where early pharaohs were entombed. From earliest times, Abydos was a cult centre, first of the local deity, Khentiamentiu, and from the end of the Old Kingdom, the rising cult of Osiris and Isis.
Today, 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. It is a chronological list showing cartouches of most dynastic pharaohs of Egypt from Menes until Seti I’s father, Ramesses I.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Dendera Temple Complex, Dendera Egypt
The Dendera temple complex one of the best-preserved temple sites from Ancient Upper Egypt. The whole complex covers some 40,000 square meters and is surrounded by a substantial mud brick wall. The present building dates back to the times of the Ptolemaic Dynasty and was completed by the Roman emperor Tiberius, but it rests on the foundations of earlier buildings.
The temple is dedicated to the goddess Hathor who was identified by the Greeks as Hera or Aphrodite. She was the goddess of love, dance and music.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
