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Luxor - Edfu Full Day Private Tour: Edfu Temple
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Duration - 6 hours, 30 minutes
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Guide optionsEnglish
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Cancellation PolicyStandard
Overview
You will be picked up and drive south past picturesque villages to visit the Edfu Temple of Horus. It is one of the best preserved temples and a very good example of a Ptolemaic temple. This visit will be one of your holiday highlights.
Highlights
- Edfu Temple visit
- Inner Sanctuary with replica of Holy Bark
- Airconditioned Transportation
- Drive to Edfu through picturesque villages
- Accommodation pick up and drop off
- Professional Guide
Description
Luxor - Edfu Full Day Private Tour: Edfu Temple
You will be picked up by a professional tour guide and will drive south past picturesque villages. The construction of the Edfu Temple started on 23 August 237 BC under Ptolemy III and initially contained only a pillared hall, two diagonal halls, and a sanctuary surrounded by chapels. We know this because the Edfu Temple is one of the best preserved shrines in Egypt. The walls provide details of the construction, the religious myths and the family history of the God Horus to whom the temple was dedicated. The Edfu Temple is deeply connected to the Hathor Temple in Denderah and was the center of large festivals. Horus was married to his aunt Hathor and each year she traveled south from Denderah to visit Horus in Edfu.
In 1860, Auguste Mariette, a French Egyptologist, identified the top of the temples' pylons and began the work of freeing the Edfu temple from the sands. It is nearly intact and a very good example of an ancient Egyptian temple. You will be brought back to your hotel.
What's included
- Inclusions:
- Private airconditioned transportation
- Professional Tourguide
- All taxes
- Exclusions:
- Personal Spendings
- Tips and Gratuities
- Lunch
- Entrance fees
- Any other languages than English speaking tour guide is subject for extra charge
Itinerary
- Visited Places:
- The Temple of Horus at Edfu
You will be picked up from your Luxor Accommodation to drive south through villages towards Edfu. At the Horus Temple, you will receive a guided tour and will have time to wander around yourself. After a 1.5 hour visit, you will be brought back to your Luxor Accommodation.
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Luxor - Edfu Full Day Private Tour: Edfu Temple duration is 6 hours, 30 minutes.
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