tour Highlights

Guided tour of the Temple of Hathor, including rooftop chapels and crypts
Insights into Greco-Roman architecture and ancient Egyptian astronomy
 Time for photography and quiet exploration
* It features a magnificent zodiac ceiling, showcasing ancient astronomical knowledge.
* The temple complex includes underground crypts, richly decorated with symbolic carvings.
* The rooftop chapel is believed to have been used for rituals connected to the goddess Isis.
* Dendera was an important religious center from the Old Kingdom through the Roman period.

tour Description

Embark on an exclusive half-day journey to the majestic Temple of Hathor at Dendera, one of Egypt’s best-preserved ancient sites. This luxurious experience is designed for a small group, offering personalized attention and deep cultural immersion with a professional Egyptologist guide.
The entirety of the complex is surrounded by a sizable mudbrick wall. Dendera, an oasis on the banks of the Nile, was inhabited by thousands at its peak. Due to its massive size, the structures throughout the complex were constructed over many eras, such as the Middle Kingdom, the Ptolemaic Era, and the period characterized by Roman provincial rule.[2] There is evidence that there was an even earlier building on this site, circa 2250 B.C.E., which could have begun during the reign of Pepi I and completed during the reign of his son, Merenre Nemtyemsaf I. Evidence also exists of a temple in the Eighteenth Dynasty (ca. 1500 BC). The earliest extant (surviving) building in the compound today is the mammisi raised by Nectanebo II – last of the native pharaohs (360–343 BC).
The features in the complex include:
Hathor temple (the main temple)
Temple of the birth of Isis
Sacred Lake (source of water for sacred rituals and for everyday use)
Sanatorium
This would have functioned similarly to a Roman bathhouse, but strictly for bathing and an overnight stay to manifest healing dreams. The waters at Dendera were sacred and were often used to bless the inscriptions on statues so that they could cure diseases.

price INCLUDED

Entry ticket to Dendera temple.
Hotel pickup and drop-off 
Private car
A professional English guide, If you need a Spanish, German, or French guide, please choose the option (there will be an additional cost)
Lunch 

price NOT INCLUDED

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What to bring

• Passport, copy accepted

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