Private Luxor Day Tour visit Dendara and Abydos temples

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1. Pickup from your hotel in either luxor by tour guide to start your tour Abydos ( hieroglyphic : " Ab-b-djo ") is a city in western Balina, Sohag, which was one of the ancient cities in Upper Egypt . Most archaeologists agree that it was the first capital of Egypt at the end of the pre-dynastic era and the first four dynasties, dating back 5,000 years. It is located between Assiut and Luxor near Qena . It was a holy city called tennis by the Greeks . Currently, it is called Al- Araba Al-Madfuna (Al-Balina), and it is about 11 kilometers from the Nile . It includes the Temple of Seti the First and the Temple of Ramses IIThey are distinguished by bas-relief ancient Egyptian inscriptions. This city was the main center of the worship of the god Osiris

   4 h

2. Dendera Temple complex (Ancient Egyptian: Iunet or Tantere; the 19th-century English spelling in most sources, including Belzoni, was Tentyra; also spelled Denderah[1]) is located about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south-east of Dendera, Egypt. It is one of the best-preserved temple complexes in Egypt. The area was used as the sixth nome of Upper Egypt, south of Abydos. The whole complex covers some 40,000 square meters and is surrounded by a hefty mudbrick enclosed wall. Dendera was inhabited in prehistory, a useful oasis on the banks of the Nile. It seems that pharaoh Pepi I (ca. 2250 BC) built on this site and evidence exists of a temple in the Eighteenth Dynasty (ca 1500 BC). The earliest extant building in the compound today is the mammisi raised by Nectanebo II – last of the native pharaohs (360–343 BC). After you are done with your tour start take you back to your hotel.

   4 h

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

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How it compares in Luxor

• Its from-price is 36% above the median of the 501 day trips we list in Luxor.
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About Luxor

Luxor stands on the site of ancient Thebes, with vast temples on the Nile's east bank and the royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings across the river.

On the east bank, the Karnak temple complex spreads across acres of pylons, obelisks and the forest of columns in its Great Hypostyle Hall. An avenue of sphinxes links it to Luxor Temple in the town centre, which is especially atmospheric when lit up in the evening. The Luxor Museum and the Mummification Museum sit along the riverside corniche.

Top-ranked sights in Luxor: Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut (at Deir el-Bahari), Colossi of Memnon.

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