Day Trip to Dendera and Abydos from Safaga Port

Start From

$180

Duration

16 Hours

Booking day trip to Dendera and Abydos from Safaga Port with Egypt tours. Actually, Abydos temple has a very important source for the Egyptian Pharaohs called Kings List. In fact, Abydos temple if a pharaonic temple built by king Seti I, and it was completed by Ramesses II, and Merenptah. These shrines are dedicated to Osiris, Isis, Horus, Amon Ra, Ra Hor Akhty, Ptah, and Seti I as God. Once you finish Abydos temple in your Safaga shore trips, you will enjoy a home-made lunch in a local restaurant before you head to Dendera temple. The temple of Dendera is a very unique temple in Egypt as it is Pharaonic temple built in the Ptolemaic Period. Meanwhile, the temple Sanatorium gives us good idea about medicine in ancient Egypt and the healing process. In the main time, Dendera temple include two of the most important Festivals in ancient Egypt. Finally, Golavita Travel Egypt offers this Egypt shore excursions to some of the major tourist attractions in Egypt with modern new brand vehicle. Also, dedicated Egyptologist to answer all your questions and show you the gems of Dendera and Abydos temples.

Highlights

Dendera Temple
Abydos Temple

Tour Includes

Round transfer with private new brand vehicle
Expert Egyptologist guide
Entrance fee for Dendera temple – Abydos temple
Quality lunch at Abydos
Water during the day

Tour Excludes

Dendera temple roof ticket
Dendera temple Crypts
Osireion
Tipping

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Day Trip to Dendera and Abydos from Safaga Port

Itinerary

You Egyptologist tour guide will meet you by the exit of Safaga port to start your Safaga shore excursions to two of the best tourist attractions Pharaonic temples. The distance between Safaga and Abydos is about 275km takes around four and half hours driving. On the way, you will have a coffee break to use the toilet, spread your legs and have a morning coffee if you like. Your first stop in your Egypt day tours, will be Abydos temple in Sohag Governorate on the west bank of the Nile River. Abydos temple was Seti I and it is dedicated to Amun-Re. While, the temple does not look so big from outside but its magical from inside.

Lunch Meal: Enjoy your lunch meals in a local restaurant behind Abydos temple once you finish your visit to Ramesses the great temple.

After lunch, you will head to the Dendera temple. Dendera is an amazing temple with amazing reliefs show how ancient Egyptian craftsmen were so gifted and clever. Explore the two sphinxes, Gate of Domitian and Trajan with the beautiful scenes, winged scarab and the key of life. In fact, Dendera temple has two Mammisi, Nilometer, Sacred Lake, Sanatorium, and the only relief in Egypt for Cleopatra VII and her son Caesarion with Julius Caesar. Once you tour Dendera temple and have some free time by your own, you guide will join you back to Safaga Port.