Description

Travel from Luxor to Dendara by either road in an air conditioned coach or by cruise boat along the Nile River to see the well preserved and popular location of the Temples of Hathor and Isis, and the Coptic Basilica. Your guide will show you the main features of the complex and then allow you time to explore on your own.

The approach path to the Temple of Hathor is between two Roman fountains that end at the massive entry gate. Hathor was the goddess of pleasure and love and was generally shown as a cow or woman with a cow's head.

The enclosure walls are mud-brick and date back to the Roman era. Within the walls are the temple, two birth houses, a Coptic Basilica, a sanitarium, a sacred lake and the Temple of the Birth of Isis. The temple has a long history with evidence that Pepi I (Old Kingdom) rebuilt the temple, while other texts refer to reconditioning by Thutmose III, Amenhotep III and Rameses II and III (New Kingdom).

Highlights

Take the high road or the low road and visit the small and ancient city of Dendara. Wander through the Temple of Hathor or the Birth Temple of Isis.

Travel Types

• Eco Tours
• Tours

Cost in US$:

35 USD

Program Fees Include:

Inclusions:
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Lunch (by boat option only)
- Qualified Egyptologist guide
- Transport by air conditioned vehicle

Exclusions:
- Optional gratuities
- Entrance fees
- Food and drinks, unless specified

This Program is open to

American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Other

Imperial Egypt's Mission Statement

Taking you right to the heart of Egypt. It's not what you look at but it's what you look for!

Year Founded

1974