Day Trip to Edfu Kom Ombo from Marsa Alam
Description
Day Trip to Edfu Kom Ombo from Marsa Alam
Looking for a fun day trip in Egypt? New Travel Dynamics can set you up with a good one day tour from Marsa Alam. You will move away from the Red Sea and head inland to see temples in Upper Egypt.
Start at Edfu Temple. You will find it in good shape. It is linked to Horus, the falcon god. After that, you will ride along the Nile to Kom Ombo.
At Kom Ombo, the temple layout stands out. It is built as two areas. One side honors Sobek, the crocodile god. The other side honors Horus, the falcon god.
Reserve your place today for a full day with well known sites and views that stay with you in Upper Egypt.
Itinerary
Day 1:
Day Trip to Edfu Kom Ombo from Marsa Alam
Day 1:
Day Trip to Edfu Kom Ombo from Marsa Alam
05:00 AM: Hotel pick-up and transfer
You will leave the hotel and head to Kom Ombo. The drive goes through Edfu. It takes about 4 hours and 15 minutes.
Morning to mid-day: Kom Ombo Temple
You will visit the special double temple. It sits about 40 km north of Aswan.
You will learn about the site’s link to Sobek and Horus. Most of what we see today comes from the Ptolemaic and Roman times, from 332 BC to 395 AD.
12:30 PM: Lunch
Have an Egyptian lunch at a local place near the Kom Ombo temple.
01:30 PM: Edfu Temple
Next, you will go to the Edfu temple. It is known for how well it has been kept. It is dedicated to the hawk-god Horus.
You will also hear how it started in the Ptolemaic era. It was built over an older temple. That older temple began around the reign of Ptolemy III, around 246 BC. You can see the wall carvings about the Myth of the Contendings of Horus and Seth.
03:30 PM: Back to Marsa Alam
You will leave Edfu and return for the transfer to Marsa Alam.
Included / Excluded
Inclusion
- Pick up services from your hotel in Marsa Alam and return
- Professional English-speaking Tour Guide..
- All transfers by private deluxe A/C vehicle.
- Admission fees to the sights throughout the tours..
- Free bottled water and soft drink during the tours and during journeys by road.
- lunch meal at a good quality restaurant.
- All Service charges & taxes
Exclusion
- Any Extra
- Tipping
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