Full-day Tour to Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples from Luxor

4.3(4)

Duration

12 hours

Languages

English, French, Italian, Spanish, German

Guests

2-25

Enjoy a full-day tour from Luxor to Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples. Discover Egypts most intact temple, the Temple of God Horus in Edfu and Kom Ombos twin Temple of Sobek and Horus along with the Crocodile Museum with your professional tour guide.

Highlights:

Discover the Temple of God Horus in Edfu
Visit Kom Ombos twin Temple of Sobek and Horus
Explore the Crocodile Museum

Includes:

Guide
Transportation by a/c vehicle
Hotel pick-up and drop-off (Luxor area)
Entrance fee

Not included:

Lunch
Water

Itinerary:

Your guide will meet you at your hotel reception to commence your full-day trip to Edfu.

Edfu lies 110 kilometers south of Luxor. In Ancient Egypt, the town was known as Behdt. It was the cult center of the God Horus of Behdt (or Hr Bhdt). Horus was a protective God. He was depicted as a Falcon or a man with a Falcons head.

During the Greco-Roman era, the Temple of Horus in Edfu was built. The temple building took 180 years to complete. Construction began in 237 BC and finished in 57 BC. The temple is the most intact temple in Egypt. It was dedicated to one of god Horuss most important festivals, called the Beautiful Gathering. During the festival Hathor, consort of Horus traveled to Edfu from her temple at Dendera to visit her husband Horus for a few days each year.

The main features of the temple:

The Mammisi or the Birth-House
The 1st pylon of the temple
The 1st Hypostyle hall of the temple
The Sanctuary
The perfume room

From Edfu, you will drive to Kom Ombo Temple.

Kom Ombo is 45 Kilometers north of Aswan. For the Ancient Egyptians, it lies at a strategic place as the starting point of the desert route to the gold mines in the Eastern Desert. During the Greco-Roman era when the temple was built, it was known as Ombos. The temple was popular as a Sanatorium.
The temple here is unique because it is divided into two separate gods, the Falcon-headed god Horus and the Crocodile-headed god Sobek, as two temples. Each has its own portion.

The main features of the temple: