hotel marsa alam egyptDendera and Abydos Day tour
11th Dec 2024
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Delight in A personal working day tour Dendera temple s and Abydos temples from Marsa Alam to Visit the temple of Hathor,The Goddess of Love,Music and Therapeutic then vacation to Abydos to go to the temple of Osiris,Abydos was considered one of The key spiritual internet sites to ancient Egyptians. Much like modern Muslims hope to accomplish a pilgrimage to Mecca not less than after within their life span, historic Egyptians would have hopes to go to Abydos, which for them was strongly linked to the entrance into your afterlife.
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Pick up time from your resort in Marsa Alam
Pick up time from the hotel in Marsa Alam by Marsa Alam excursions tour information, Then Drive to Dendera temple
The space 220 K.m
Marsa Alam – Safaga 60 K.m
Safaga -Dendera one hundred sixty
Having a break from the desert
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Pay a visit to Dendera temple
Arrive at Dendera at 08: thirty, You can be accompanied by Egyptologist tour information, He'll demonstrate the history on the temple
Dendera temple
The Temple of Hathor was mostly constructed throughout the Late Ptolemaic period of time, specially throughout the reign of Ptolemy XII and Cleopatra VII. Later on additions have been manufactured throughout the Roman period of time. Although built by a dynasty of rulers who weren't indigenous Egyptians on their own, the look of the temple has actually been uncovered to become in accordance to that of other classical Egyptian temples, except for the front from the hypostyle corridor, which, Based on an inscription over the entrance, was constructed with the Emperor Tiberius.
Besides these, Additionally, there are scenes within the temple advanced portraying the Ptolemaic rulers. As an example, carved on to the exterior confront of among the temple partitions is a large relief of Cleopatra VII and her son by Julius Caesar and co-ruler, Ptolemy XV (better generally known as Caesarion). The two Ptolemaic rulers are demonstrated wearing Egyptian garb, and featuring sacrifices.
Hathor was also viewed as a goddess of healing, which is obvious within the existence of the sanatorium while in the temple elaborate. Below, pilgrims would come to be cured because of the goddess. Sacred drinking water (which was made holy by owning it poured on to statues inscribed with sacred texts) was employed for bathing, unguents were dispensed from the monks of Hathor, and sleeping quarters had been supplied for those hoping the goddess would seem in their goals, and so help them.
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Drive to Abydos temple from Dendera temple
Abydos temple
Thought of one among The main archaeological web-sites of Historic Egypt, the sacred metropolis of Abydos was the website of numerous historical temples, which includes Umm el-Qa’ab, a royal necropolis exactly where early pharaohs were being entombed. These tombs began to be seen as exceptionally significant burials As well as in afterwards occasions it turned appealing to be buried in the region, resulting in the growth with the town’s worth as being a cult site.
Right now, Abydos is notable with the memorial temple of Seti I, which includes an inscription from the nineteenth dynasty acknowledged to the trendy world because the Abydos King Listing. It's really a chronological checklist exhibiting cartouches of most dynastic pharaohs of Egypt from Menes until eventually Ramesses I, Seti’s father. The Great Temple and the majority of the historical town are buried less than the fashionable structures towards the north of the Seti temple. A lot of the original structures along with the artifacts within just them are regarded irretrievable and missing; many may possibly are actually destroyed by the new building.
Abyos temple Located about 2.5 several hours by car north of Luxor , Abydos was certainly one of A very powerful religious websites to historical Egyptians. Very similar to fashionable Muslims hope to accomplish a pilgrimage to Mecca at the very least the moment of their lifetime, historic Egyptians would have hopes to visit Abydos, which for them was strongly associated with the doorway into the afterlife.
Though there have been several temples built here, the biggest and most important is called the Temple of Seti I. Seti I was The daddy of the great Ramesses II, who basically concluded the development of most of the temple immediately after his father’s death.
Coming to electricity only thirty a long time once the upheaval connected with Akhenaten’s heretical rule, often known as the Amarna Period, Seti I had been concerned with reestablishing faith during the pantheon of Pre-Amarna gods that Akhenaten experienced sought to ruin.Therefore, the temple he constructed includes small chapels committed to each of the main gods: Ptah, Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, Osiris, Isis, Horus, and in addition a person to Seti himself.A great deal with the temple intricate is no longer current, such as the pylon and the 1st two courtyards so site visitors to enter via a doorway in the hypostyle hall. Lots of the wall reliefs within are very well preserved and the reliefs toward the again in the temple, completed all through Seti’s reign, are regarded as being amid the finest in any temple all over Egypt.Considering that Abydos is more challenging to succeed in than several web-sites, it is not really closely visited. Once in a while tour buses originate from the Beach front resorts or with tons of cruise ship travellers from the Red Sea, however it you time your check out very well, you might end up While using the temple complex to your self.
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Lunch in Abydos temple
Enjoy Egyptian Lunch by Abydos temple
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Back again to your lodge
Push back again to Marsa Alam from Abydos temple
Inclusions:
Private tour
Non-public tour tutorial
Entrance expenses
Lunch
Exclusions:
Supper
Tipping
Please make sure to deliver:
Passports
Sun shades
Starting From one hundred forty five $
The temple of Hathor
The Temple of Abydos
The Mysterious Cryptic
see Cleopatra Cleopatra VII
The King checklist
The Flower of Life
the Egyptian Calendar
* Spouse and children And Group Have a Distinctive price
Absolutely free cancellation approximately 24 hours ahead of exercise begins
Period:
one Working day
variety:
Non-public
Operate:
Each day
Pick Up:
05:00
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