- Both are private, with an English-speaking Egyptologist guide, entrance fees and lunch at a local restaurant included.
- Kom Ombo takes visitors until 8 PM; Dendera, Abydos and Edfu stop at 4 PM, and Abydos at 3 PM in Ramadan.
- From Aswan, the same Edfu and Kom Ombo pair starts with 109.2 km to Edfu, without traffic.
Choose by the temples you want and by where else you are staying. Both are private full days with more than four hours of driving each, without traffic. Dendera and Abydos give you the Temple of Seti I and the Temple of Hathor; Edfu and Kom Ombo give you the Temple of Horus and a double temple. If Aswan is on your trip too, do Edfu and Kom Ombo from there.
The two days side by side
These are our Dendera and Abydos tour and our Edfu and Kom Ombo tour from Luxor. Drive figures are map routing without traffic, from the tours' own stop lists.
| Dendera and Abydos | Edfu and Kom Ombo | |
|---|---|---|
| Temples | Temple of Seti I at Abydos; Temple of Hathor at Dendera | Temple of Horus at Edfu; Kom Ombo Temple |
| Hotel to the first temple | 171.2 km to Abydos, about 2 h 13 min | 111.8 km to Edfu, about 84 min |
| Between the temples | 108.5 km, about 89 min | 68.1 km, about 52 min |
| Back to the hotel | 74.1 km from Dendera, about 58 min | 173.3 km from Kom Ombo, about 2 h 8 min |
| Lunch | Local restaurant, included | Local restaurant, included |
| Guide | English-speaking Egyptologist | English-speaking Egyptologist |
| Group | Private, just your group | Private, just your group |
| Entrance fees | Included | Included |
| Not included | Extras, tips | Extras, tips, personal expenses |
An Egyptologist is a guide trained in ancient Egyptian history.
What you see on each day
Dendera and Abydos
The Temple of Seti I at Abydos was begun by Seti I and completed by his son Ramses II. The Temple of Hathor at Dendera is dedicated to Hathor, goddess of love, joy and music. The listing does not settle the order: its itinerary visits Abydos first and its description Dendera first, so ask which applies when you book.
Edfu and Kom Ombo
The Temple of Edfu is dedicated to Horus, the falcon-headed god, and was built between 237 and 57 BC. Kom Ombo is a double temple, dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile god, and to Horus the Elder, on a bend of the Nile. Both lie south of Luxor, on the road to Aswan, which is why the same pair also runs from Aswan.
