( Dendera Temple ) is located about 50 KM north of Luxor and 4 KM from the River. It was one of the principal cult centers of the goddess Hathor, “Goddess of Maternity, Joy, Music, and love". The Greeks identified the goddess Hathor as Aphrodite. The site contains a large number of structures from different periods of Egyptian history, but the most prominent today is the Greco-Roman Hathor temple, which was largely constructed between 54 and 29 BC. Visitors can wander the columned halls, underground chambers, and stairways of the intact building, which are covered with hieroglyphic inscriptions. As for (Abydos), one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt, which was the head of God Osiris, “God of the Underworld”. Abydos is notable for the memorial Temple of Seti I, which contains an inscription from the nineteenth dynasty known to the modern world as the Abydos King List. The temple was built by King Seti I and completed by his son, King Ramses II.
One day ( Dendera temple & Abydos temple) Full-Day Tours
place overview
One day ( Dendera temple & Abydos temple)
Start From : 60.
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Tours overview
You will see with your eyes the real magic in this tour that will surely amaze you.Our tour will start at 7:00 am .Your guide will take you in the air-conditioned car to ( Dendera Temple ) ,where you will see there a unique architecture rich in paintings and inscriptions, and its walls and columns are decorated with hieroglyphic writings and engraved statues of great accuracy and beauty , then we will go to ( Abydos) .It is one of the oldest cities in Egypt. The city of Abydos is located west of the Nile River, near the town of Al Araba Al Madfuna. This city is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt, as it contains many ancient temples.( The tour takes about 10 hours )
