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LanguagesGerman, English, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below
Overview
Have a different and memorable trip ever to Aswan, this is a day tour to Kom Ombo Temple, which stands on a high ground overlooking the Nile. Then the tour continues with the Edfu Temple, which is dedicated to the god Horus and is considered the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt.
What's included
Lunch
Professional art historian guide
Pickup service from your hotel in Aswan and return
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Gratuities
Drinks
Any extras not mentioned in the program
What to expect
Kom Ombo Temple
2h · Admission ticket included
We will pick you up from your hotel or Nile cruise in Aswan and here your tour starts with the Kom Ombo and Edfu temple. We will transfer you in a modern a/c vehicle to Kom-Ombo where you will visit the double temple of both Sobek, the crocodile god, and Horus the falcon god, located on the river bank. The Kom Ombo temple was built during the Ptolemaic dynasty, with additions during the Roman period. While much of the temple has been destroyed by the Nile flood, the ruins are spectacular, and some 300 crocodile mummies have been discovered in the vicinity and are displayed inside the temple’s crocodile museum.
Edfu Temple
2h · Admission ticket included
Then we will proceed to Edfu and visit Edfu temple, which is dedicated to Horus the falcon-headed god. It is considered the best-preserved of all Egypt’s temples. The temple was built in the Ptolemaic period between 237 – 57 BC. The inscriptions on its walls provide important information on language, myth, and religion during the Greco-Roman period in ancient Egypt. Explore the temples and learn more about the most significant deities from ancient Egypt. Then you will head back to Aswan to go back to your hotel.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
we pick up all from Aswan hotels
Additional information
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
