Day Tour to Dendera and Luxor from Hurghada

Day Tour to Dendera and Luxor from Hurghada Itinerary

Early in the morning, an Axa Tours representative will pick you up from your accommodation in Hurghada to begin your Day Tour to Dendera and Luxor from Hurghada.

Dendera Temple Complex

Explore Dendera Temple, dedicated to the goddess Hathor, and admire its distinctive-faced columns and ceilings decorated with colorful astronomical reliefs. See the relief depicting Cleopatra VII and her son Caesarion, and discover the story behind the famous Dendera Zodiac.

Explore the decorated stone staircases and the Osiris chapels on the roof, and learn about the intricate religious carvings inside the crypts and the mammisi, or divine birth temple. Then discover the Sacred Lake, which was associated with the priests’ purification rituals and preparation for religious ceremonies.

Karnak Temple Complex

Begin your exploration of Luxor at Karnak Temple Complex, walking among its massive pylons and chapels built over several centuries.

Admire the Great Hypostyle Hall, featuring 134 columns decorated with carvings and see the towering Obelisk of Hatshepsut, the Sacred Lake, and the massive scarab beetle statue.

Then discover the White Chapel of Senusret I and the Red Chapel of Hatshepsut, whose reliefs reveal the grandeur of religious art in ancient Egypt.

Alabaster Factory

Next, stop at an alabaster factory on Luxor’s West Bank and watch artisans transform raw stone into vases, bowls, and statues inspired by ancient Egyptian civilization.

Admire the translucency of the polished stone and explore the displays showcasing the beauty of this craft and the precision of its details.

Lunch Break

Enjoy a delicious lunch at a traditional Egyptian restaurant before heading to Luxor’s West Bank.

Valley of the Kings

Continue your Day Tour to Dendera and Luxor from Hurghada with a visit to the Valley of the Kings, where royal tombs were carved into the mountains to conceal them.

Enter three royal tombs and admire the corridors and walls decorated with hieroglyphic inscriptions and colorful paintings depicting the gods and the king’s journey to the afterlife.

Then discover the burial chambers and stone sarcophagi, which reveal ancient Egyptian beliefs about resurrection and eternal life.

Colossi of Memnon

Stop at the Colossi of Memnon, the two colossal statues of King Amenhotep III, the last surviving remains of his vast mortuary temple.

Admire the carvings on the sides of the thrones and see the small statues of members of the royal family. Then discover the story of the statue that was famous in ancient times for producing a sound at sunrise.

Hatshepsut Temple

Continue your tour to Hatshepsut Temple and admire its three terraced levels harmonizing with the mountain behind them. Explore the reliefs depicting her trading expedition to the Land of Punt and scenes of her divine birth.

Then see her Osiride statues and the chapels of Hathor and Anubis, before reaching the Sanctuary of Amun, carved into the mountain.

Return

At the end of your Day Tour to Dendera and Luxor from Hurghada, relax on the drive back to your hotel in Hurghada and reflect on a memorable day discovering the wonders of ancient Egypt.

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