Dendera and Abydos Temples

Your private Egyptologist guide will pick you up from your hotel or port by an air-conditioned vehicle for a full guided trip of about 9 hours. First, you will be transported to Abydos, where the ancient Egyptians believed Osiris, the god of the underworld, was to be buried. The paintings of the gods and Pharaohs on the walls of the Osiris Temple at Abydos are among the most beautifully preserved in Egypt.

Break for lunch at a restaurant of your choosing before heading to Dendera, the Temple of Hathor, goddess of love and joy, which is among the best-preserved temples in Egypt. View its massive stone roof, dark chambers, underground passages and columns inscribed with hieroglyph. Hathor Temple, with its sacred lake and great astrological roof, is a delicately beautiful structure. Hathor is the patroness of the Ahathoor Temple. On the rear outside wall of the temple, the scenes showing the massive figure of Cleopatra VII and her son by Julius Caesar, Caesarion. At every site, you will get information from your Egyptologist tour guide, and you will get free time to explore the ancient monuments by yourself. After touring the places, you will be transferred back to your hotel by an air-conditioned vehicle.