Dendera and Abydos from Makadi Bay

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Dendera and Abydos from Makadi Bay | Best Makadi Bay excursions

Book the best Egypt day tours to Dendera and Abydos from Makadi Bay with Egypt tours. Your Makadi Bay excursions include two of the best Pharaonic temples Hathor temple and Abydos temple. Contact us and enjoy the best services from your private archeologist guide, private vehicle and spend as much time as you like everywhere.

Tour Details

Duration: 1 Day

Tour Location: Dendera / Abydos

Tour Availability: Everyday

Pickup & Drop Off: Your Hotel in Marsa Alam

Tour Type: Private

Suitable for: Couples. Family, Seniors

Wheel chair: Accessible

Included

Round transfer with private new brand vehicle

Expert Egyptologist guide

Entrance fee for all the sightseeing

Lunches at a local restaurant

Water during the day

Excluded

Beverages during lunch

Tipping

What to take with you

Hat, Sunglasses & Sun cream

Comfortable shoes and clothes

Itinerary

Meet your guide at the lobby of your hotel around 05.00 am to start your full day tour to Dendera temple and Abydos temple. The distance between Makadi Bay and Dendera temple is about 200 km and it takes around 3 hours with a short break on the way. In fact, you will start your Hurghada excursion with one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt together with Horus temple in Edfu, Dendera temple.

Dendera temple (Hathor temple)

Explore the ancient Egyptian history, the rich ancient Egyptian civilization and ancient Egyptian religion during the Greco Roman period. Discover the Roman Mammisi, the Pharaonic Mammisi, the Sanatorium, Isis Chapel, Osiris Chapel, Hathor Chapel. Moreover, Visit the Dendera Crypts, see Dendera Bulb, and lean about Festivals in ancient Egypt especially the Good union between Hathor and Horus of Edfu.

At the end of Dendera temple tour, you will head to Abydos temple in Sohag Governorate.

Abydos temple

Abydos temple is another amazing Pharaonic temple in Egypt and one of the most colorful temples. In fact, the king Seti I dedicated the temple mainly to God Osiris, Isis, Horus, Rahorakhty, Ptah. Later on, his son Ramesses II and Merenptah completed the temple. Abydos temples one of our sources about ancient Egyptian legends such as famous legend of Isis and Osiris.

Also, the temple has one of the famous Kings Lists included 64 names of Seti I ancestors starting with Menes and ending with Seti himself. While, you are in the area do not miss Osireion, Shunet El Zebib, Om Seti tomb, the tombs of the early dynastic period, Kom El Sultan, and Ramesses the great temple.

At the end of your tour, we will drive you back to your hotel in Hurghada.