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Luxor, Dendera and Abydos in Two Days
Luxor’s East and West Banks on day one, then Dendera and Abydos on day two.
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- Duration
2 days / 1 night
- Tour type
Multi-day tour
- Pickup
Pickup from the airport or your hotel is included in the price. The meeting time is agreed.
- Best time
Early morning, October to April
- Difficulty
Moderate walking, suitable for most travelers
- Accommodation
Accommodation, if needed, and its inclusion in the price are agreed separately.
- Duration
2 days / 1 night
- Tour type
Multi-day tour
- Pickup
Pickup from the airport or your hotel is included in the price. The meeting time is agreed.
- Best time
Early morning, October to April
- Difficulty
Moderate walking, suitable for most travelers
- Accommodation
Accommodation, if needed, and its inclusion in the price are agreed separately.
About
Discover the experience
The story begins in Luxor, where the temples of Karnak and Luxor tell of gods and royal ceremonies, while the tombs of the West Bank speak of the hope for life beyond death. From there we travel north to two very different sanctuaries. At Dendera, the face of Hathor crowns the columns beneath a ceiling filled with images of the heavens. At Abydos, the finely carved reliefs of Seti I’s temple lead us towards the world of Osiris and the ancient belief in renewal.
At Dendera, Hathor was associated with music, joy and motherhood. Abydos was a centre of devotion to Osiris, whose story of death and restoration gave the place profound meaning for generations of Egyptians. Together, the two temples reveal different ways in which the divine was imagined in stone.
Day by day
Your Itinerary
One day for Luxor’s East and West Banks and one day for the temples of Dendera and Abydos.
On Luxor’s West Bank, painted tombs and Hatshepsut’s terraces tell of remembrance and the hope of rebirth. Across the Nile, Karnak and Luxor Temple introduce a different world of living ritual: during the Opet festival, sacred images travelled between the two sanctuaries.
Your day
Meet at the agreed location and set off on the day’s route.
Duration 1 hr
Enter royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings and discover the stories painted on their walls.
Duration 2 hr 30 min
Explore Hatshepsut’s terraced temple at Deir el-Bahari and hear the story of the woman who ruled as pharaoh.
Duration 1 hr 30 min
Stop beside the Colossi of Memnon, two immense statues of Amenhotep III.
Duration 30 min
Take a lunch break at a restaurant before continuing the visits.
Duration 1 hr 30 min
Walk through Karnak’s courtyards and great colonnades, discovering how generations of pharaohs enlarged Amun’s sanctuary.
Duration 2 hr
Visit Luxor Temple and trace the royal ceremonies once celebrated among its columns and statues.
Duration 1 hr 30 min
Finish the visits and return to the meeting point or your hotel, as agreed.
Customise this day
At Dendera, look up: the temple of Hathor preserves vivid ceilings with celestial imagery. In Abydos, the temple of Seti I brings us to a place sacred to Osiris, where generations of Egyptians sought a connection with the god of the afterlife.
Your day
Meet at the agreed location and set off on the day’s route.
Duration 1 hr
Explore the temple of Hathor, with its painted ceilings and the sanctuary of the goddess of love and music.
Duration 2 hr 30 min
Take a lunch break at a restaurant before continuing the visits.
Duration 1 hr
Continue north to Abydos, about two hours by road.
Duration 2 hr
Visit the temple of Seti I, known for its finely carved reliefs and the list of kings, and the Osireion behind it.
Duration 2 hr
Travel back to Luxor by road.
Duration 2 hr 30 min
Finish the visits and return to the meeting point or your hotel, as agreed.