pickalbatros hotel marsa alamDendera and Abydos Day tour
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Enjoy A personal working day tour Dendera temple s and Abydos temples from Marsa Alam to go to the temple of Hathor,The Goddess of Love,Audio and Therapeutic then travel to Abydos to visit the temple of Osiris,Abydos was certainly one of the most important religious web-sites to ancient Egyptians. Much like present day Muslims hope to complete a pilgrimage to Mecca at the very least the moment within their lifetime, historical Egyptians might have hopes to go to Abydos, which for them was strongly linked to the entrance into the afterlife.
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Get time from a lodge in Marsa Alam
Pick up time out of your lodge in Marsa Alam by Marsa Alam tours tour tutorial, Then Generate to Dendera temple
The gap 220 K.m
Marsa Alam – Safaga 60 K.m
Safaga -Dendera 160
That has a split during the desert
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Pay a visit to Dendera temple
Arrive at Dendera at 08: 30, You will be accompanied by Egyptologist tour manual, He will clarify the background in the temple
Dendera temple
The Temple of Hathor was largely produced during the Late Ptolemaic interval, specially over the reign of Ptolemy XII and Cleopatra VII. Afterwards additions have been built through the Roman period of time. Though constructed by a dynasty of rulers who were not native Egyptians on their own, the look of the temple has actually been observed to become in accordance to that of other classical Egyptian temples, excluding the entrance in the hypostyle corridor, which, according to an inscription over the doorway, was manufactured from the Emperor Tiberius.
Aside from these, You will also find scenes during the temple intricate portraying the Ptolemaic rulers. For example, carved onto the exterior experience of one of many temple walls is a big reduction of Cleopatra VII and her son by Julius Caesar and co-ruler, Ptolemy XV (greater referred to as Caesarion). The 2 Ptolemaic rulers are revealed wearing Egyptian garb, and presenting sacrifices.
Hathor was also viewed as a goddess of therapeutic, and this is evident inside the presence of a sanatorium while in the temple intricate. Listed here, pilgrims would come to be cured via the goddess. Sacred h2o (which was produced holy by getting it poured onto statues inscribed with sacred texts) was utilized for bathing, unguents were being dispensed by the priests of Hathor, and sleeping quarters have been furnished for those hoping that the goddess would appear of their dreams, and so help them.
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Travel to Abydos temple from Dendera temple
Abydos temple
Thought of certainly one of An important archaeological web pages of Historical Egypt, the sacred metropolis of Abydos was the internet site of numerous ancient temples, which includes Umm el-Qa’ab, a royal necropolis in which early pharaohs were entombed. These tombs started to be observed as extremely important burials As well as in afterwards periods it grew to become attractive to be buried in the region, leading to The expansion of the city’s importance being a cult web-site.
Right now, Abydos is notable for that memorial temple of Seti I, which has an inscription within the nineteenth dynasty identified to the modern planet as the Abydos King Record. This is a chronological listing showing cartouches of most dynastic pharaohs of Egypt from Menes until eventually Ramesses I, Seti’s father. The nice Temple and the majority of the historical city are buried less than the modern structures for the north of your Seti temple. Most of the original structures along with the artifacts in just them are thought of irretrievable and misplaced; lots of may happen to be destroyed by the new construction.
Abyos temple Situated about 2.five several hours by automobile north of Luxor , Abydos was considered one of The main religious web sites to historical Egyptians. Very like modern day Muslims hope to complete a pilgrimage to Mecca at the least after within their lifetime, ancient Egyptians would've hopes to go to Abydos, which for them was strongly connected to the doorway in to the afterlife.
Whilst there were many temples made here, the most important and most important is recognized as the Temple of Seti I. Seti I was The daddy of the great Ramesses II, who actually done the construction of almost all of the temple following his father’s Dying.
Coming to electricity only 30 several years after the upheaval affiliated with Akhenaten’s heretical rule, known as the Amarna Period of time, Seti I was concerned with reestablishing religion inside the pantheon of Pre-Amarna gods that Akhenaten had sought to damage.Consequently, the temple he created consists of smaller chapels focused on Just about every of the main gods: Ptah, Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, Osiris, Isis, Horus, and likewise 1 to Seti himself.Much on the temple complex is not present, including the pylon and the 1st two courtyards so guests to enter by way of a doorway in the hypostyle corridor. Many of the wall reliefs inside are well preserved as well as the reliefs toward the back again with the temple, done throughout Seti’s reign, are regarded as among the the best in almost any temple all over Egypt.Since Abydos is more difficult to reach than numerous web sites, It's not at all incredibly closely frequented. From time to time tour buses come from the beach resorts or with loads of cruise ship travellers within the Purple Sea, but it surely you time your stop by nicely, you could find yourself Together with the temple intricate to by yourself.
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Lunch in Abydos temple
Delight in Egyptian Lunch by Abydos temple
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Back again for your lodge
Drive back again to Marsa Alam from Abydos temple
Inclusions:
Non-public tour
Private tour information
Entrance service fees
Lunch
Exclusions:
Supper
Tipping
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Ranging from 145 $
The temple of Hathor
The Temple of Abydos
The Mysterious Cryptic
see Cleopatra Cleopatra VII
The King listing
The Flower of Everyday living
the Egyptian Calendar
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Duration:
1 Working day
sort:
Non-public
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Everyday
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05:00
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