The approach path to the Temple of Hathor is between two Roman fountains that end at the massive entry gate. Hathor was the goddess of pleasure and love and was generally shown as a cow or woman with a cow's head. The enclosure walls are mud-brick and date back to the Roman era. Within the walls are the temple, two birth houses, a Coptic Basilica, a sanitarium, a sacred lake and the Temple of the Birth of Isis. The temple has a long history with evidence that Pepi I (Old Kingdom) rebuilt the temple, while other texts refer to reconditioning by Thutmose III, Amenhotep III and Rameses II and III (New Kingdom). Additions were made during the Greek, Roman and Ptolemy periods.
Abydos in Middle Egypt is an ancient holy place and burial ground of the rulers of the late prehistoric proto-kingdom, as well as the first attested kings of the politically unified Egyptian state. Buildings constituting the settlement area in northern Abydos dating back to Predynastic times have been found around Kom es-Sultan, while recent excavators have found an Old Kingdom residential area to the south-east which contains a street of mudbrick houses with courtyards and a pottery workshop with its kilns. Abydos is home to "The Cult of Osiris" , the god of the dead. It is said the head of Osiris was buried at the site after he was murdered by his brother.
Notes:
- Departure Point: Tour departs from centrally located Luxor hotels or Luxor Port
- Departure Time: 7.30am
- Return Details: Tour returns to original point of departure
- Hotel Pickup: Tour departs from centrally located Luxor hotels or Luxor Port.
- This is a private tour allowing you to determine the amount of time spent at each of the sites during the tour.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Qualified Egyptologist guide
- Food and drinks
- Transport by air conditioned vehicle.
Price Excludes:
- Optional gratuities
- Entrance fees.
Notes:
- This tour must be booked at least 48 hours in advance of your travel date
- Confirmation of this product will be received at time of booking
- Tour is operated in English. French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Russian speaking guides are available, if requested at time of booking
- Minibus transport is wheelchair accessible.
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