Luxor Day Trip: Visit Abydos & Dendara Temples, Best Preserved Ancient Egyptian Temples

Drive north from Luxor for a day to see two of the most complete temples in Egypt.Abydos Temple is dedicated to the Ancient Egyptian god of the underworld. Temple of Hathor at Dendara may be the best preserved in Egypt with full color still visible on its walls.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Abydos - Abydos, the ancient Egyptian believed of god (Lord of the underworld) to be buried there. The temple was built by King Seti I, and completed by King Ramsess II
  • Dendera Temple Complex - Dendera the Temple of Hathor, goddess of love and joy.The temple is located in Dendera which is situated at the north of Luxor .
What's Included
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Entrance tickets (if option selected)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Location
Abydos
Al Balyana
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Mossremi
Aug 30, 2026
Rare Experience to Abydos & Dendera - This was a well planned tour to the more distant temples outside of Luxor, which our driver professionally and safely Ahmed was a great driver on this extremely long day. Our Guide was good providing us information regarding key locations around Abydos and the history of Dendera. During our visit the trip to Dendera, the famous "Dendera Lights" are underground and seemed to require an additional Ticket. I would highly recommend this tour if you wish to see these unique temples with hieroglyphs nowhere else!
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119ambrishp
Jul 25, 2026
Majestic Pharoahs - My Guide Amera was very knowledgeable and explained the history of the temples. It was a smooth trip. The driver Omar, has been with me for a week now and does a fantastic job. Loved every minute of the trip.
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Karenhr1695jr
Apr 18, 2026
Driver to abydos and dendara - Great experience from our driver luxor egypt tours looked after us really well highly recommend this company and this driver
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453ariaz
Apr 16, 2026
Great experience not to be missed - Dendera and Abydos are absolutely breathtaking and worth visiting. The guide Amira was very knowledgeable and provided good information. Also she’s a very nice person. The driver is professional and punctual.
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Rmiller92
Apr 6, 2026
Beautiful visit, incredible art! - A wonderful trip to Abydos and Dendara! These are genuine treasures of Egypt, and not many people visit them. Emad gave us lots of information about what we were seeing and helped us better understand this beautiful country and its wonderful temples.
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Dmitryl757
Mar 31, 2026
Abedos and Dendera are great! Do not miss it! - Mena, our guide, and Ahmed, our driver, were great. They picked us up on time, drove us to Abedos and Dendera quickly and safely. Mena refreshed our knowlege of Egyptian geography and history on the way to the sites. Quick overview of the main sites and segnificant events was provided before letting us to explore the sites on our own. We had planty of time to take pics and explore the temples. No rush, no pressure, well orgonized and easy... probabely the most easy going tour we took in Egypt this far. Highly recomended.
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Anita
Mar 25, 2026
Full day exploring Egyptian life. - We had the pleasure of Mena the guide and Ahmed the driver for this day long tour. Both were amazing, Ahmed for dealing with the roads and other road users (not something I have ever experienced in my life!). It was very interesting witnessing Egyptian life on the journey there and back. It is lots of travelling but well worth it. Dendarah is beuatiful it is worth paying for the extras too. Mena was a very knowledgeable guide, we learnt lots and have been able ti use that knowledge to understand other areas. Abydos is not as spetactular but just as interesting.
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P4479iasusanl
Mar 17, 2026
The best of the best! - Emad and Omar were the best of the best! I’m from Florida in America and they accommodated in every way! I could tell the other tour guys knew exactly who our guide was. He knew so much about history he was great if I ever come back he will be who I call!
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Melissav2349
Mar 10, 2026
Off the beaten path - These two temples are absolutely amazing and by far my favorite. While it is a trek to get there it’s totally worth the drive. Amira George was great and she guided me through the histories of the sites with ease. The cute little lunch spot was traditional and the food was delicious. Our driver Salah Ahmed transported us with precision and care.
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Tyler_c
Mar 19, 2026
Our tour started out okay... - Our tour started out okay with a visit to Dendera Temple, but it was clear early on that our guide Mena and our driver did not want to continue the tour as scheduled to Abydos following the visit to Dendera. Mena insisted that it was not worth the drive to see Abydos due to the condition of the temple site, which seemed odd given the tour is clearly advertised as a visit to Dendera and Abydos. Despite offering us alternative temples to visit in the Luxor area for some reason, we insisted on visiting Abydos given the price and description of the tour that we had already paid for. After leaving Dendera Temple, the tour became extremely uncomfortable due to the dispute over the tour's itinerary and the driver's unnecessarily aggressive driving (even for Egypt standards). Despite the situation, we enjoyed our visit to Abydos Temple and the local lunch nearby. On the way back we learned that the highway we took to get to Abydos and back is called the Western Desert Road and the reason our driver continued to bribe the cops at all of the traffic stops is that tourists and tour groups are banned from using the road due to potential safety risks including terrorist attacks, kidnapping, and other criminal activities. They even admitted that the road was illegal for tour groups and that there was an alternate route that we could have taken? Between the erratic driving and route taken, this tour was a highly unsafe experience and we would not recommend anyone to consider booking this tour in the future. Our visit to Dendera and Abydos was unfortunately tainted by a guide and driver that wanted to spend as little time as possible on the tour and unfortunately that resulted in an unsafe and unenjoyable experience. Please read the other reviews citing safety concerns and a guide pushing for itinerary changes before booking a tour with this company.
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up to 30 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).