Dendara and Abydos Private Full Day Tour

Dendara and Abydos Private Full Day Tour

Follow in the footsteps of ancient Egyptians as you trace the path of a popular pilgrimage of ancient Egyptian in Dendara to the Temple of Hathor, the goddess of music and love. Enter between two Roman fountains and within the walls find 2 birth houses.

Continue to Abydos—one of the oldest cities in Egypt, a site of and carries enormous archaeological importance. Marvel at the great size of the Temple of Seti and hear the legend of Osiris, god of the dead, whose burial here marked the gate to the underworld. Also home to a royal necropolis, see remains of tombs and sarcophagi with explanations from your knowledgeable guide.

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Stop At: Dendera Temple Complex, Dendera Egypt

Dendera Temple complex

Dendera Temple complex is located about 2.5 kilometres 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.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Temple Abydos, Abydos Road, Abydos Egypt

Located about 2.5 hours by car north of Luxor, Abydos was one of the most important religious sites to ancient Egyptians. Much like modern Muslims hope to complete a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime, ancient Egyptians would have hopes to visit Abydos, which for them was strongly associated with the entrance into the afterlife.

Although there were several temples constructed here, the largest and most significant is known as the Temple of Seti I. Seti I was the father of the great Ramesses II, who actually completed the construction of most of the temple after his father’s death.

Coming to power only 30 years after the upheaval associated with Akhenaten’s heretical rule, known as the Amarna Period, Seti I was concerned with reestablishing faith in the pantheon of Pre-Amarna gods that Akhenaten had sought to destroy.

As a result, the temple he built contains small chapels dedicated to each of the major gods: Ptah, Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, Osiris, Isis, Horus, and also one to Seti himself.

Duration: 2 hours