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Abydos & Dendera Temples from Luxor

Luxor, Egypt

6 to 7 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

The Abydos and Dendera temples are a 2- to 3-hour drive from Luxor, and often excluded from the city’s tour itineraries. This private full-day tour makes it easy to add them to your sightseeing, providing round-trip transport and an Egyptologist guide for fascinating insight. Admire the beautiful Abydos—also called the Temple of Seti I—before exploring Dendera’s well-preserved Temple of Hathor. Hotel pickup and drop-off is included for convenience.

Visit the temples of Abydos and Dendera on a private day trip from Luxor
Easy way to see two monuments often omitted by regular tour itineraries
Discover more about the sites than if alone, with an Egyptologist guide
Includes admissions, private return transport, and hotel pickup and drop-off

What's Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges
Fuel surcharge
Qualified Egyptologist guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by air conditioned vehicle

Food and drinks
Gratuities
Additional visits (optional)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Operating hours
.8:00 am

Itinerary

Temple of Rameses II

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Dendera Temple of Hathor

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps

Infant seats available
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.8

based on 5 reviews

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8 hour trip to see two interesting temples

Stuart_D, Jan 2026

The main thing to know is that the 6-7 hour time estimate is not accurate. It took 8 hours and if you've seen a lot of temples, you might want to consider whether it's worth spending a full day driving to see two more. In general the guide was very knowledgeable and driver drove very safely. Guide and driver accommodated our group's needs. The temple in Dendera is quite similar to the one is Esna, but Dendera one has interesting faces on the tops of the columns; in addition, this one has ladders to a couple high up rooms, and an interesting long flight of shallow stairs to the rooftop that other temples in Upper Egypt do not have. The Great Seti I temple in Abydos is interesting for the rays of light coming through the roof. Perhaps more interesting is the Osireion, an ancient temple behind that people think is 4-5 stories deep, but remains mostly under water. However, the stairs down to it were closed and we could only see from above. Oddly our guide knew nothing about it.

Our guide Ahmed and the...

Panos_P, Jan 2026

Our guide Ahmed and the driver Ahmed made this a very nice day trip. The pacing was good and the car was comfortable. The explanation of the sights was satisfactory.

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