- Abydos - Start your trip by visiting Abydos about 135 km from Luxor about 2 hours . It is notable for the memorial temple of Seti l , Which contains an inscription from 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 l’s father , Ramesses l.
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Dendera Temple of Hathor - Dendera is located about 60 km north of Luxor To visit the unique Dendera Temple which contains the Temple of Hathor , is one of the best preserved temples , if not the best preserved one , in all of Upper Egypt . The whole complex covers some 40.000 square meters and is surrounded by a 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 dating back at least as far as Khufu but it was the Pharaoh Pepi l who built the temple , It was once home to the celebrated Dendera Zodiac , Which is now displayed in the Louvre in Paris . There are also Roman and pharaonic Mammisi , ruins of a Coptic church and a small chapel dedicated to Isis , dating to the Roman or the Ptolemaic epoch .
After finishing back to Luxor
- Private transportation
- On-board WiFi
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Snacks
- Entrance fees for all sights mentioned in the itinerary
- All Taxes
- Bottled water
- Expert Egyptologist tour guide speaks your language
- Any extra not mentioned in the itinerary
- Personal needs
- Tipping-recommended
Experience a unique tour of the two best preserved temples in Egypt, the Dendera and Seti I temples, both hosting their own distinctive age-old items. These temples are located in the ancient cities of Dendera and Abydos.
Abydos, one of Egypt’s oldest cities, is also part of the eighth nome in Upper Egypt. Situated 135 km from Luxor and close to the modern Egyptian towns of Al-Balyana, it’s known as Abdju in the ancient Egyptian language. Abydos is seen as one of the most significant archaeological locations in Egypt, with its sacred city home to various ancient temples.
Dendera, a small Egyptian town, lies on the west bank of the Nile, approximately 5 kilometers south of Qena, on the river’s opposite side. Roughly 60 kilometers north of Luxor, it’s home to the Dendera Temple Complex, one of the most well-preserved temple sites from ancient Upper Egypt.
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