Is it safe to drive to Abydos?

Yes. The road runs through the villages of the Qena governorate and has been open to tourist cars without convoy since 2016.

Are the entry tickets included?

Yes. Every site named in the itinerary is included in the price. Optional extras are listed under "Not included" (for example entry inside the Great Pyramid or the tomb of Seti I) and are paid on the spot in Egyptian pounds or by card at the ticket office.

Is this a private tour?

Yes when booked from Cairo, Luxor, or with the car or flight option: your own Egyptologist and an air-conditioned vehicle for your party only. The bus option from Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh is a shared coach with a guide on board and a private guide is available on request.

How and when do I pay?

You book without a card. You pay on the day of the tour in EUR (or the equivalent in EGP or USD) to the guide, or by bank transfer in advance if you prefer. Flight options need the flight paid 72 hours before travel; we send a link.

What is the cancellation policy?

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup, 48 hours for tours that include a flight. Balloon flights cancelled by Civil Aviation for wind are refunded in full.

Facade of the Temple of Hathor at Dendera with its Hathor-headed columns

Dendera en Abydos

Tempels van Dendera en Abydos: dagexcursie vanuit Luxor

De twee best bewaarde tempels van Egypte, met beschilderde plafonds, op een dag die de meeste bezoekers overslaan.

5.0(263+)Best bewaarde tempelsBuiten de gebaande paden

Duur

9 uur

Groep

Privé

Ophalen

07:00

Vanuit uw hotel

Luxor · Hurghada

Min. leeftijd

Alle leeftijden

Tickets

Inbegrepen

In het kort

Privé-excursie van negen uur ten noorden van Luxor met een egyptoloog: de tempel van Seti I in Abydos (160 km, de fijnste reliëfs van Egypte en de Koningslijst van Abydos) en de Hathor-tempel van Dendera (60 km, de gerestaureerde beschilderde plafonds en het Cleopatra-reliëf), met lunch en alle tickets. 85 EUR per volwassene vanuit Luxor; 115 EUR per privéauto vanuit Hurghada.

Prijzen per vertrekplaats

Volwassene en kind (4–11) per persoon, tickets inbegrepen. Kies uw rij in het boekingsvak.

Vanuit hotels en cruiseschepen in Luxor
privéauto9 uur
Ophalen
07:00
Terug
16:00
€ 85Volwassene€ 50 · Kind
Vanuit Hurghada en de resorts aan de Rode Zee
Via de weg Safaga–Qena; privéauto heen en terug.
privéauto15 uur
Ophalen
05:00
Terug
20:00
€ 115Volwassene€ 70 · Kind

Vertrek	Vervoer	Ophalen	Terug	Duur	Volwassene	Kind
Vanuit hotels en cruiseschepen in Luxor	privéauto	07:00	16:00	9 uur	€ 85	€ 50
Vanuit Hurghada en de resorts aan de Rode ZeeVia de weg Safaga–Qena; privéauto heen en terug.	privéauto	05:00	20:00	15 uur	€ 115	€ 70

Hoogtepunten

Temple of Seti I, Abydos

The finest reliefs in Egypt and the King List.

Temple of Hathor, Dendera

Painted ceilings, roof chapel, crypts, the zodiac.

Cleopatra and Caesarion

The only large relief of the queen, on the rear wall.

The Nile road

Villages, canals and fields between the sites.

Over deze excursie

Het uitgebreide programma hieronder is in het Engels; de gids spreekt op de dag uw taal.

Karnak is grand; Dendera and Abydos are intact. Roofs, colour, staircases to the terrace, crypts: this is what every temple looked like before the roofs fell in, and the drive along the Nile is part of the day.

Pickup at 07:00. Two and a half hours north along the west bank of the Nile to Abydos, the burial place of Osiris and the pilgrimage centre of ancient Egypt. The Temple of Seti I (c. 1290 BC) has seven sanctuaries and the most refined raised reliefs in the country, the Abydos King List with 76 cartouches from Menes to Seti, and behind it the Osireion, the underground cenotaph. Ramses II's temple next door keeps some of its colour.

On the way back, Dendera: the Temple of Hathor, built by the Ptolemies and the Romans between 54 BC and AD 60 and roofed to this day. The cleaned ceiling of the hypostyle hall shows the sky goddess Nut and the zodiac in colour, the staircase leads to the roof chapel, and the rear wall carries the only large relief of Cleopatra VII with her son Caesarion. The crypts are open.

Lunch is at a restaurant in Qena or on the Nile. Back in Luxor about 16:00; Hurghada guests via the Safaga road, home about 20:00.

Programma

07:00
Pickup in Luxor
From Hurghada: 05:00.
09:30
Abydos: Temple of Seti I and the Osireion
About 2 hours.
12:00
Lunch
13:30
Dendera: Temple of Hathor
About 2 hours including the roof.
15:30
Drive back
Luxor by 16:00; Hurghada by 20:00.

Inbegrepen

Private Egyptologist guide
Private air-conditioned car
Pickup and drop-off
Abydos and Dendera tickets
Lunch
Bottled water

Over de tickets: Abydos and Dendera tickets are included.

Niet inbegrepen

Drinks
Tips

Ideaal voor

Second or third day in Luxor
Guests who love colour and detail
Photographers

Minder geschikt voor

Guests with one day in Luxor who have not seen Karnak or the Valley of the Kings

Meenemen

Passport or ID (needed at several ticket offices and on flights)
Hat, sunscreen and sunglasses
Closed comfortable shoes
A light scarf or long sleeves for mosques and churches
Cash for tips, drinks and optional tickets (EGP or EUR)
Camera; phone photos are free in most sites

Bezochte plaatsen

Facade of the Temple of Hathor at Dendera

Dendera en Abydos

De twee best bewaarde tempels van Egypte, ten noorden van Luxor aan de Nijlweg.

Vragen over deze excursie

About 160 km north of Luxor, 2.5 hours by car on a good road. Dendera is on the way back, 60 km from Luxor. The day is long but the temples are worth it.

Beoordelingen

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5.0(263+)

Cele mai frumoase temple din Egipt

Abydos și Dendera au acoperișul intact și culorile originale. Ghidul ne-a dus pe acoperișul templului din Dendera și în cripte. Drumul de-a lungul Nilului a fost în sine o experiență. Prânz bun în Qena.

Andrei M., Româniafebruari 2026

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