casa mare resort marsa alamDendera and Abydos Working day tour
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Delight in A non-public working day tour Dendera temple s and Abydos temples from Marsa Alam to Visit the temple of Hathor,The Goddess of Love,Songs and Therapeutic then vacation to Abydos to visit the temple of Osiris,Abydos was among A very powerful religious internet sites to historical Egyptians. Very like modern-day Muslims hope to accomplish a pilgrimage to Mecca at the least as soon as in their life time, historical Egyptians would have hopes to visit Abydos, which for them was strongly connected to the entrance to the afterlife.
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Get time out of your hotel in Marsa Alam
Get time from your lodge in Marsa Alam by Marsa Alam tours tour manual, Then Drive to Dendera temple
The gap 220 K.m
Marsa Alam – Safaga 60 K.m
Safaga -Dendera 160
That has a crack within the desert
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Pay a visit to Dendera temple
Arrive at Dendera at 08: thirty, You're going to be accompanied by Egyptologist tour guide, He'll demonstrate the heritage of the temple
Dendera temple
The Temple of Hathor was mostly constructed during the Late Ptolemaic interval, specifically in the reign of Ptolemy XII and Cleopatra VII. Later additions were designed in the Roman period of time. Though constructed by a dynasty of rulers who weren't native Egyptians by themselves, the look of the temple is uncovered for being in accordance to that of other classical Egyptian temples, excluding the front with the hypostyle hall, which, Based on an inscription higher than the doorway, was made with the Emperor Tiberius.
In addition to these, You can also find scenes during the temple complicated portraying the Ptolemaic rulers. As an example, carved on to the exterior confront of one of the temple partitions is a big aid of Cleopatra VII and her son by Julius Caesar and co-ruler, Ptolemy XV (improved referred to as Caesarion). The two Ptolemaic rulers are demonstrated wearing Egyptian garb, and providing sacrifices.
Hathor was also viewed as a goddess of therapeutic, which is apparent while in the existence of a sanatorium in the temple advanced. In this article, pilgrims would arrive at be cured via the goddess. Sacred drinking water (which was manufactured holy by having it poured on to statues inscribed with sacred texts) was utilized for bathing, unguents were dispensed through the clergymen of Hathor, and sleeping quarters ended up presented for people hoping which the goddess would appear of their goals, and so help them.
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Drive to Abydos temple from Dendera temple
Abydos temple
Regarded one of the most important archaeological web pages of Ancient Egypt, the sacred town of Abydos was the website of many historical temples, including Umm el-Qa’ab, a royal necropolis where by early pharaohs had been entombed. These tombs began to be seen as really significant burials and in afterwards situations it grew to become appealing to generally be buried in the area, resulting in The expansion of the city’s great importance as being a cult internet site.
Now, Abydos is noteworthy with the memorial temple of Seti I, which contains an inscription from your nineteenth dynasty regarded to the fashionable planet given that the Abydos King Record. It is just a chronological list demonstrating cartouches of most dynastic pharaohs of Egypt from Menes until Ramesses I, Seti’s father. The nice Temple and the vast majority of historic town are buried less than the modern properties to the north of the Seti temple. Most of the initial structures and also the artifacts within them are considered irretrievable and lost; several may possibly have been destroyed by the new construction.
Abyos temple Positioned about two.five hrs by car north of Luxor , Abydos was considered one of The main religious websites to historic Egyptians. Very like modern day Muslims hope to finish a pilgrimage to Mecca at the very least when of their life time, historic Egyptians would have hopes to visit Abydos, which for them was strongly linked to the entrance into your afterlife.
Although there have been numerous temples created listed here, the biggest and most important is known as the Temple of Seti I. Seti I was The daddy of The nice Ramesses II, who really accomplished the construction of most of the temple immediately after his father’s Dying.
Coming to electric power only thirty years after the upheaval linked to Akhenaten’s heretical rule, referred to as the Amarna Time period, Seti I was concerned with reestablishing religion inside the pantheon of Pre-Amarna gods that Akhenaten had sought to wipe out.Therefore, the temple he crafted has little chapels dedicated to Every single of the most important gods: Ptah, Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, Osiris, Isis, Horus, in addition to a person to Seti himself.A lot from the temple complex is not existing, including the pylon and the very first two courtyards so visitors to enter by way of a doorway in to the hypostyle hall. Most of the wall reliefs within are well preserved plus the reliefs toward the again on the temple, completed through Seti’s reign, are thought of as amongst the finest in any temple through Egypt.Given that Abydos is more challenging to succeed in than numerous internet sites, it is not very greatly frequented. Occasionally tour buses originate from the Seaside resorts or with lots of cruise ship travellers in the Pink Sea, but it you time your visit effectively, you could end up While using the temple complex to yourself.
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Lunch in Abydos temple
Enjoy Egyptian Lunch by Abydos temple
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Back again for your hotel
Drive back to Marsa Alam from Abydos temple
Inclusions:
Non-public tour
Non-public tour manual
Entrance fees
Lunch
Exclusions:
Dinner
Tipping
Be sure to make sure to bring:
Passports
Sunglasses
Ranging from a hundred forty five $
The temple of Hathor
The Temple of Abydos
The Mysterious Cryptic
see Cleopatra Cleopatra VII
The King list
The Flower of Existence
the Egyptian Calendar
* Family And Group Use a Distinctive price tag
Free of charge cancellation nearly 24 several hours before activity starts
Period:
1 Working day
variety:
Private
Operate:
On a daily basis
Pick Up:
05:00
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