Private Tour: Dendara and Abydos

Tour info

Duration
8 hours - 10 hours
Group Size
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Meeting Point
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Why take this tour?

The approach path to the Temple of Hathor is between two Roman fountains that end at the massive entry gate. Hathor was the goddess of pleasure and love and was generally shown as a cow, or woman with a cow's head. The enclosure walls are mud-brick and date to the Roman era. Within the walls are the temple, two birth houses, a Coptic Basilica, a sanitarium, a sacred lake and the Temple of the Birth of Isis. The temple has a long history with evidence that Pepi I (Old Kingdom) rebuilt the temple, while other texts refer to reconditioning by Thutmose III, Amenhotep III and Rameses II and III (New Kingdom). Additions were made during the Greek, Roman and Ptolemy periods. Abydos in Middle Egypt is an ancient holy place and burial ground of the rulers of the late prehistoric proto-kingdom, as well as the first attested kings of the politically unified Egyptian state.

What’s included?

  • Qualified Egyptologist guide

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

  • Private transportation by air-conditioned minivans

  • Bottled mineral water during the tour

  • All taxes, fees, handling charges

  • entrance fees for all sight-seen above

  • Tipping

  • Entry/Admission - Abydos

  • Entry/Admission - Dendera Temple Complex

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 8-10 hours

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Cancellation Policy

    All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.

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Nilvison

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