- Edfu is 109.2 km from your Aswan hotel, about 80 min without traffic, so the tour drives there first.
- Kom Ombo comes on the way back: 68.1 km from Edfu, then 45.4 km to your hotel, about 36 min without traffic.
- Last entry is 4 p.m. at Edfu and 8 p.m. at Kom Ombo, per the Ministry ticketing portal.
- The Aswan tour lists no lunch; the same two temples from Luxor include lunch at a local restaurant.
- Entrance fees to both temples are included, with an English-speaking Egyptologist guide.
It is a road day north along the Nile. Our Kom Ombo and Edfu tour drives from your Aswan hotel to the farther temple, Edfu, first, then stops at Kom Ombo on the way back south before dropping you at your hotel. Entrance fees to both temples are included; no lunch is listed.
The day, stop by stop
- Hotel pickup in Aswan, in a private, air-conditioned, non-smoking vehicle, with an English-speaking Egyptologist (a guide trained in ancient Egyptian history).
- Drive to Edfu: 109.2 km, about 80 min without traffic.
- Temple of Horus at Edfu, a Ptolemaic temple (built under the Greek-descended Ptolemy kings) of the falcon-headed god Horus, with pylons (the massive gateway towers at the front) and wall carvings of rituals and myths.
- Drive to Kom Ombo: 68.1 km, about 52 min without traffic.
- Kom Ombo Temple, a double temple (one temple with a side for each of its two gods), dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile god, and to Haroeris (Horus the Elder), on a bend of the Nile.
- Back to your Aswan hotel: 45.4 km, about 36 min without traffic.
Bottled water is included; shopping stops in Aswan are optional and only on request. Tipping and personal expenses are not included. Ask for the pickup time through our contact page, with the last-entry times below in mind.
From Aswan or from Luxor?
The same two temples are also sold as a day from Luxor. Edfu is about as far from either city; the difference is the drive home.
| Kom Ombo and Edfu from Aswan | Edfu and Kom Ombo from Luxor | |
|---|---|---|
| Direction | North from Aswan | South from Luxor |
| Hotel to Edfu | 109.2 km, about 80 min without traffic | 111.8 km, about 84 min without traffic |
| Edfu to Kom Ombo | 68.1 km, about 52 min without traffic | 68.1 km, about 52 min without traffic |
| Kom Ombo to your hotel | 45.4 km, about 36 min without traffic | 173.3 km, about 2 h 8 min without traffic |
| Lunch | Not listed | Included, local restaurant |
| Guide | English-speaking Egyptologist | English-speaking Egyptologist |
| Entrance fees | Both temples included | Both temples included |
If you are staying in Luxor, Edfu and Kom Ombo from Luxor heads south up the valley. The Luxor listing adds that the Edfu temple was built between 237 and 57 BC.
