DESCRIPTION:

Discover Luxor Tours while driving north from Luxor for a day to see two of the most complete temples in Egypt. Abydos temple and Hathor temple at Dendera may be the best preserved in Egypt with full color still visible on its walls.

ITINERARY:

MEET YOUR TOUR EGYPTOLOGIST WHO WILL ESCORT YOU TO DANDARA WHICH IS SITUATED 85KM NORTH OF LUXOR. IN DANDARA YOU WILL VISIT THE BEAUTIFUL TEMPLE OF THE GODDESS OF BEAUTY HATHOR. The temple has a massive stone roof, underground passages and a magnificent rare relief of Cleopatra iv and her son cesarean. The temple of Hathor, it was known as “the castle of the sistrum”.

Then continue to Abydos city, 135km from Luxor. There you will visit Abydos temple where the ancient Egyptian believed of god (Anubis lord of the underworld) to be buried there. The temple was built by King Seti I and completed by King Ramesses ii known to many as the temple of Seti i. the paintings of the gods and Pharaohs on the walls of the Osiris temple at Abydos are among them to see and most beautifully preserved in Egypt. Getting to these sites you will pass by local villages and see local life, which has not changed much since pharaonic times. Wonderful scenery of the river Nile and the lush fields. They are as enjoyable as visiting the monuments themselves. After finishing your guided tour, you will be driven back to Luxor.