hurghada
Originally a fishing village, Hurghada has long since morphed into today’s dense band of resorts and hotels that marches along the coastline for more than 20km. It is a great destination for combining a diving holiday with the Nile Valley sites. Further offshore there is still superb diving aplenty; local NGOs are helping the town clean up its act, and the southern resort area and Sigala's sparklingly modern marina have brought back some of Hurghada's sheen.
Trip Name
Trip Location
Tripster
EGYPT
Full Day from Luxor:
The Temples of Edfu & Kom Ombo
Luxor
8 hours
skip all lines
available in 6 languages
degree certified guide
mobile ticket
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Admire two of the most significant and ancient structures in Egypt, the Temples of Edfu and Kom Ombo, usually only accessible for trvaellers on one of the Nile cruise boats. Explore the sandstone temples with your personal Egyptologist, and travel around and between the cities in a modern air-conditioned vehicle on this full day tour from Luxor
Itinerary
The Temple of Edfu
We will start early on that day, you will leave Luxor behind and follow the course of the river Nile south, after one and half hour drive from Luxor we arrive in Edfu. Your guide will take you to visit the majestic Temple of Edfu dedicated to God Horus. According to the Egyptian myths, it was the place where the falcon-headed god Horus revenged the murder of his father Osiris by killing Seth.
Lunch
After the visit we will stop at a restaurant in Edfu to enjoy some local food.
The Temple of Kom Ombo
You will continue on your route to Kom Ombo, here on bank of the Nile, you will visit a unique temple, unusual for Egyptian sanctuaries in that it is dedicated to two different deities Sobek and Haroeris and built in a mirror-fashion. Inside the temple, you will be left speechless by its incredible hypostyle hall, which feels like entering a forest of elaborately engraved columns. Next to this temple, you will find the Crocodile museum, whose permanent exhibition showcases these mummified reptiles considered sacred in ancient Egypt.
Departure & Return
We will pick you up and drop you off anywhere within Luxor - hotels and Nile cruises. You can choose the exact location during the booking process. If it’s your hotel, your guide will be waiting for you at the hotel-lobby 10 minutes before departure, same goes to the cruise ships.
Included in this Trip
Entry or admission fee
Parking fees
Goods & services tax
Bottled water
Lunch
Excluded from this Trip
Tip or gratuity