Private Day trip to Edfu and Kom Ombo with lunch from Luxor

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1. Edfu (Behdet) is a major Ptolemaic temple located on the west bank of the Nile between Aswan and Luxor. The temple was built between 237 BC to 57 BC The Temple of Horus in Edfu (also known as the Temple of Edfu) is considered the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt. This partly because it was built later than most: in the Ptolemaic era from 237 to 57 BC. Yet despite its later date, it exactly reflects traditional pharaonic architecture and so provides an excellent idea of how all the temples once looked. Edfu is also very large: the second largest in Egypt after Karnak Temple.The provincial town of Edfu is located about halfway between Luxor (115 km away) and Aswan (105km) and 65 km north of Kom Ombo. What to See at Edfu Temple *The Birth House on the left When facing the Pylon from the south, This colonnaded structure was the site of the annual Festival of Coronation, which reenacted the divine birth of Horus and the reigning pharaoh. *The Pylon; Erected by Ptolemy IX (88-81 BC). Standing 37m high, it is among the largest in Egypt. * Court of Offerings, where people could enter to make offerings to the image of Horus. The court is surrounded by columns on three sides and is decorated with festival reliefs. * The rectangular Hypostyle Hall was built under Ptolemy VII (145-116 BC) and has two rows of six pillars supporting an intact roof * The Festival Hall, which marks the beginning of the oldest part of the temple, built 237-212 BC under Ptolemy III and IV * Hall of Offerings. During the New Year Festival. * The Sanctuary of Horus, the holiest part of the temple. The sanctuary centers on a black-granite shrine that was dedicated by Nectanebo II, making it the oldest relic in the temple. * The New Year Chapel, with an impressive blue-hued relief of the sky goddess Nut stretched across the ceiling

   3 min

2. This temple was constructed during the Ptolemaic Period, between 108 to 47 BC. The Kom Ombo Temple is unusual in that it is a double temple, with one side dedicated to the god Haroesis and the other side to Sobek. The design is almost perfectly symmetrical, with two side-by-side sanctuaries and two parallel passageways leading through the outer parts of the temple. What to See at Kom Ombo Temple : * The right side is dedicated to Sobek-Re (the crocodile god combined with the sun god Re), along with his wife (a form of Hathor) and their son Khonsu-Hor. * The left side is dedicated to Haroeris, the "Good Doctor" (a form of the falcon-headed god Horus the Elder) along with his consort Ta-Sent-Nefer, the "Good Sister" (another form of Hathor). * Next to the Temple of Kom Ombo is The Crocodile Museum, where you can see the mummies of different sized crocodiles that were discovered around the temple (it is estimated that 300 crocodile mummies were discovered in this area).

   3 minAdmission included

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Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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