From Luxor: Overday Dendera and Abydos Temples Inluding The Entrance Fees.

Dendera and Abydos from Luxor with Trivaeg Historical Trips

• Dendera and Abydos from Luxor to discover the awesome temple of pharaoh Seti I at Abydos, and the amazing temple of Goddess Hathor at Dendera, with our professional licensed tour guide.

• Located on the Nile River, just north of Luxor, sit two of the best-preserved temple complexes in Egypt.

• The sacred city of Abydos is home to the temple of Seti I. The Hathor Temple in Dendera is one of the most colorful temples in Egypt, with an intricately detailed ceiling and one of the most awe-inspiring hypostyle halls that we saw in Egypt.

• From Luxor, you can visit Dendera and Abydos on a day trip. It’s a long day, coming in at around 10 hours, and much of this time is spent in a car.

• But if you want to see two spectacular temples, this is well worth your time. And since it is not on the main tourist trail, crowds can be low, even during peak season.

• You will spend approximately two hours at each temple complex. Most day trips start in Abydos, the further of the two cities, and stop in Dendera on the way back to Luxor.

• Getting to Abydos: To get to Abydos from Luxor, it is a 170 km drive that takes 3 hours. There are several different ways to drive to Abydos.
• We drove up the east bank of the Nile River to Qena and then took a much faster highway to Abydos.
• Abydos is considered to be one of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt.
• It is one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt and was a royal necropolis, a place where the early pharaohs were buried. Abydos became a site of pilgrimage for ancient Egyptians.
• The Temple of Seti I, also known as the Great Temple of Abydos, is the main temple that you will visit in Abydos.
• It was built during the 19th dynasty of Egypt, which lasted from 1292 to 1189 BC. The temple was built by Seti I and then finished by his son, Ramesses II.
• What makes this temple unique is the “Abydos King List,” a long list of the pharaohs that are carved onto the walls of the temple.
• Also called the Hall of Cartouches, 72 names of the kings of Egypt, from Menes to Seti I (with a few exceptions), are chronologically carved onto the walls.