Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples Trip from Luxor

Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples Trip from Luxor

A day tour to Kom Ombo Temple, which stands on a high ground overlooking the Nile. Then onto Edfu Temple which is dedicated to god Horus and it considered the best preserved cult temple in Egypt.

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Stop At: Temple of Kom Ombo, Nagoa Ash Shatb, Kom Ombo 81611 Egypt

Kom Ombo and Edfu temple. We will transfer you in a modern a/c vehicle to Kom-ombo where you will visit the double temple of both Sobek, the crocodile god and Horus the falcon god, located on the river bank. The Kom ombo temple was built during the Ptolemaic dynasty, with additions during the roman period. While much of the temple has been destroyed by the Nile flood, the ruins are spectacular, and some 300 crocodile mummies have been discovered in the vicinity and are displayed inside the temples crocodile museum.

Then we will proceed to Edfu and visit

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Temple of Horus at Edfu, Adfo, Edfu Egypt

Edfu temple, which is dedicated to Horus the falcon headed god. It is considered the best preserved of all Egypt’s temples. The temple was built in the Ptolemaic period between 237 – 57 BC. The inscriptions on its walls provide important information on language, myth and religion during the Greco-Roman period in ancient Egypt. Explore the temples and learn more about the most significant deities from ancient Egypt. Then you will head back Luxor to go back to your hotel.

Duration: 1 hour