1 day

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About this activity

This private tour of Dendara and Abydos offers travelers a taste of both cities. You'll start things off at the Temple of Hathor, where two Roman fountains flank the entry gate to this incredible structure built as an homage to the goddess of love and pleasure. Learn from your guide how the mud-brick walls date back to the Roman era and explore the two birth houses, Coptic Basilica, the sanitarium and sacred lake on the grounds. Your guide will point out the additions made to the temple during the Greek, Ptolemy and Roman periods.

From there, you'll journey to Abydos, where buildings surrounding Kom es-Sultan date back to pre-Dynastic times. Learn about the Old Kingdom residential area as you wander the area with your expert Egyptologist and then make your way further into the city known as “The Cult of Osiris”—the god of the dead. Your guide will share the local legends that say Osiris was buried here after he was murdered by his brother.

Since this is a private tour, travelers are guaranteed individualized attention. Please note the duration is just a timeframe; you will be able to decide how much time to spend at each site to insure your needs and interests are met!

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Included

Driver/guide
Professional art historian guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by private vehicle

Not included

Gratuities
Food and drinks, unless specified

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Children must be accompanied by an adult
A minimum of 2 adults per booking is required

Features

Tourism

95%

Cultural

80%

Reviews

4.5

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Larry S

4 | 2017-06-27

My wife and I really enjoyed the tour and temples were fascinating. Although the drive to the temples were about 3 hours, it was worth the time to see the small towns and villages along the way. We stopped at a forced vendor stop outside of the Abydos temple, I say forced because we were not told and had to wait for about 1/2 hour before we can leave and while waiting being bombarded by the shop keeper and any other vendor that walked up. Maybe it was overdone because of the low tourism, but it was a headache. Lastly although we never felt unsafe, but when leaving the temples, we were escorted to a certain point by the Egyptian police. Not sure why and never got a clear answer. As a side note and this applies to anything you do: take plenty of money for tipping, does not have to be a lot, but tips definitely help the people who work in tourism.

Full-Day Private Tour of the Abydos and Dendera Temples

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