Start your day trip after receiving a breakfast box from your hotel: One of Egypt’s oldest cities, Abydos is also regarded as one of the most important archaeological sites. View the well-preserved, partially coloured reliefs in the Temple of Seti I, as well as the renowned Abydos King List, which lists the ancient monarchs who ruled before Seti. Menes, the first pharaoh of a united Egypt, will be at the top of the list, and Ramses I, Seti’s father, will be at the bottom. The list is regarded as a comprehensive listing of Ancient Egypt’s pharaohs, with the exception of a few who were to be erased from people’s memories. As such, it serves as an invaluable tip for Egyptologists.

Following that, we will go to the Osireion, a section of Pharaoh Seti I Temple that was created to honour the deity Osiris and, according to legend, held his head. Not far from Seti I’s Temple is a temple erected by his son Ramses II, which is not as well preserved but nevertheless remarkable because it depicts the battles of this pharaoh, maybe the greatest and most powerful monarch in Egyptian history, in elaborate reliefs.

After lunch, we’ll go to the second stop on the tour: Dendera. It’s an outstanding Ptolemaic temple devoted to the goddess Hathor, and it’s one of Egypt’s best-preserved sanctuaries.

Return to your Luxor hotel or to Luxor airport or Luxor railway station.

Meals Included

Breakfast

Lunch