Dendera and Abydos Temples Day Tour from Luxor

Highlights:

• Temple of Hathor: Explore the well-preserved Dendera Temple, dedicated to the goddess of pleasure and love.

• Cult of Osiris: Visit Abydos, the ancient holy place and pilgrimage site for the cult of Osiris, god of the dead.

• Ancient History: Discover the sanctuary where the head of Osiris is believed to be buried.

• Comprehensive Tour: Combine a morning at Dendera with an afternoon of sightseeing in Abydos.

• Unique History: Witness the layered history of Dendera from the Old Kingdom through the Roman and Ptolemaic periods.

Itinerary:

My Egypt Travel proudly guides you on this pilgrimage tour to the sacred temples of Dendera and Abydos from Luxor. This comprehensive excursion combines a morning in Dendera, where you can visit the magnificent Temple of Hathor, before continuing for an afternoon of sightseeing in Abydos, home to “The Cult of Osiris.”

Start at the Temple of Hathor in Dendera. Hathor was the goddess of pleasure and love and was generally shown as a cow, or a woman with a cow’s head. The enclosure walls date to the Roman era, but the temple has a long history, with evidence of reconditioning by pharaohs from the Old Kingdom through the New Kingdom (such as Pepi I and Rameses II and III). Within the walls are the temple, two birth houses, a Coptic Basilica, a sacred lake, and the Temple of the Birth of Isis.

Next, you will travel to Abydos in Middle Egypt, an ancient holy place and burial ground for the earliest rulers of the unified Egyptian state. Abydos is revered as the center of “The Cult of Osiris,” the god of the dead. It is widely said that the head of Osiris was buried at the site after he was murdered by his brother. This sacred location was a place where most ancient Egyptians would have made a pilgrimage at least once in their lifetime.

This is a private tour allowing you to determine the amount of time spent at each of the sites during the tour.

Included:

• Meet & greet at airports and all assistance during stay
• All transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle
• All entrance fees per itinerary
• Egyptologist tour guide
• lunch during tours
• All taxes and service charges

Excluded:

• Entry visa to Egypt
• Optional tours or activities
• Personal expenses
• Drinks
• Tipping