Esna Temple Tour: Explore Ptolemaic Architecture

Embark on a private half-day tour from Luxor to explore the fascinating Esna Temple. Join an expert local guide and discover the remains of this Ptolemaic temple, located on the west bank of the River Nile. Don’t miss this unique opportunity!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Temple of Khnum - An expert tour guide will collect guests from their Luxor location (Hotel, Nile Cruise port) at their preferred pick-up time (refer to the departure time field) and accompany them to explore the Esna Temple. This temple is dedicated to the triad of Khnum, Neith, and their offspring Heka. Originally, the Temple of Esna was…
What's Included
  • Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
  • All taxes & service charge
  • Bottled water during the tour
  • Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
  • Pick up services from your hotel in Luxor and return
  • All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
What's Not Included
  • Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Tipping
Additional Information

Join an expert local tour guide for a half-day tour to explore the Esna Temple from Luxor. Travel approximately 55 km to see the remnants of a Ptolemaic temple situated in the heart of the town on the west bank of the River Nile. Although the Temple of Khnum at Esna is smaller than many other Egyptian temples, it stands out for its impressive…

Location
Temple of Khnum
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Helen_l
Mar 8, 2026
Great tour - Esna was an hour drive from our hotel but our guide Azab was great and told use some of the history. We arrived and were surprised where it was tucked away up a tiny street. Azab talked about the temple and hieroglyphics and then we had free time to wonder before heading back. It’s a small temple but so worth it thanks to Azab and his knowledge
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Cezary_m
Feb 17, 2026
An absolute 10/10... - An absolute 10/10 experience!Khaled Elsmaky is the best guide we"ve ever had. Knowledgeable, punctual and incredibly kind. He tailored the tour to Dandera to our interests and made sure we felt safe and informed every step of the way.
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Teodor_g
Feb 4, 2026
Esna temple visit - good experience, would recommend the visit of Esna temple with Egyptologist as i guide, allows you to better understand the history
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Renato_r
Jan 3, 2026
Beautiful experience - The temple of Esna is wonderful, well worth a visit. Early morning is better because there are few people
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Joerg_o
Dec 2, 2025
Awesome experience at Esna temple - We visited Esna Tempel from Luxor with this private Guide Tour. Our tour guide was the very symphatic Dr. Azeb, he speeks perfectly and understandable English and has a deep knowledge of the ancient egyptian history. But he could also answer all of our other questions. His driver brought us savely back and forth, the Ride is 1:20h for one direction. The temple is awesome (the colors, inscriptions…) and you should have a guide like him to get all the little details explained in family atmosphere. MANY thanks for this unforgettable experience.
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Davide_b
Nov 5, 2025
Was it the Temple (or... - It was the most beautiful Temple (or part of it) we have seen. The very knowledgeable guide explained everything there was to know. In addition, he lent himself for a ride in the city as his hometown. WONDERFUL!
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Veroica_p
Feb 8, 2026
Esna, mandatory stop! - Positive experience. Guide Egyptologist prepared and very kind. The only flaw: at the time of booking the tour was not specified an extra cost per Italian language that was instead among the options selectable at no additional cost.
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Marcandre_m
Jan 10, 2026
Esna Temple from Luxor - Not worth the back and forth from Luxor. The temple is quite small - but impressing nonetheless… but you can see everything in 15 minutes so to drive 3 hours is not worth it.
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Patriciask7067zy
Apr 20, 2026
Beautiful temple, very expensive market - Beautiful amazing temple. Do not miss just avoid buying anything. The market is a scam. You might find some original things but prices are 70% more expensive
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Laura_p
Mar 16, 2026
Bad experience - A bad experience. We booked a tour where it was clearly written that it included Italian/English guide and entrance fees. What we found instead was a driver who spoke only Arabic and no guide and tickets that we had to pay for. We were dumped on the road and there some very insistent Egyptians said that it was not possible to enter if we did not pay and we were alone among 10/15 men. The situation did not seem to us such as to make controversy for our security. We paid, went alone to the temple without any guide and after a brief glance we went back to look for the driver to return to our hotel. Unacceptable that there was no guide, when you buy these tours especially to be accompanied and protected because so much now the historical information on can be easily found even from the phone! Disturbed and embittered, we seriously feared for our safety.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).