The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple built during the ?Ptolemaic dynasty in the Egyptian town of Kom Ombo. Some additions to it ?were later made ?during the Roman period. The building is unique because its 'double' design meant that there were courts, ?halls, sanctuaries and ?rooms duplicated for two sets of gods. The southern half of the temple ?was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of ?the world with Hathor and Khonsu. Meanwhile, the northern part ?of the temple was dedicated to the falcon god Haroeris.
The Temple of Edfu is an ancient Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the ?Nile in the city of Edfu which was known in Greco-Roman times as Apollonopolis ?Magna, after the chief god Horus-Apollo. It is one of the best preserved temples in Egypt. The temple, ?dedicated to the falcon god Horus, was built in the Ptolemaic period between 237 and 57 BCE. The inscriptions on its walls provide important ?information on language, myth and religion during the Greco-Roman period in ?ancient Egypt.?
In particular, the Temple's inscribed building texts "provide details [both] of its ?construction, and also preserve information about the mythical interpretation ?of this and all other temples as the Island of Creation There are also important scenes and inscriptions of the ?Sacred Drama which related the age-old conflict between Horus and Seth.?
Tombs of Nobles, they have been excavated on the side of the mountain in a large area extending between Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens. Ramose tomb belongs to the Vizier in the reigns of Amenhoteb III and Amenhoteb IV, later Akhenaton. It is of a historical important, because it is the few standing monuments in Luxor of the period of transaction from the worship of Amon Ra to that of the Aton under Ekhenaton.
The tomb gives us a unique opportunity to see the conventional Eighteenth dynasty representation a long side the realism that associated with Amarna period. Rekhmire was an ancient Egyptian noble and official of the 18th dynasty who served as "Governor of the Town" (Thebes) and Vizier during the reigns of Thutmosis III and Amenhotep II. He was the nephew of Vizier User, who took office at the time of the fifth year of Queen Hatshepsut’s reign. User's official titles included mayor of the city, vizier, and prince.
Rekhmire is noted for constructing a lavishly decorated tomb for himself in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, containing lively, well preserved scenes of daily life during the Egyptian New Kingdom. His tomb is also important as it contains a full copy of a text detailing the duties of the office of the vizier. Tomb of Userhat, who was an Overseer of the royal harem. Userhat dates to the ?time of Amenhotep III from the middle of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. User ?hat was the son of the judge Neh and his wife Senenu. Userhat's wife was named ?Maiay? the judge Neh and his wife Senenu.
Early morning you will see one of the biggest highlights of Egypt. We will proceed to the west bank of Luxor. In the Valley of the Kings, the last resting place of the Pharaohs, you will discover tombs more than three thousand years old still with their original colors. Out of a lot of tombs, you will visit three tombs with beautiful murals, which give you an insight into the Pharaohs funeral rites.
Then we will proceed to the Hatschepsut temple which was built by the powerful queen Hatschepsut, the famous female ruler of Egypt who posed as a male to gain the throne. The Temple consists of three layered terraces reaching 97 feet tall. On the way back stop at the Colossi of Memnon, which mark the site of the funerary temple of Amenhotep III.
On the east bank of the Nile lays the museum that featured displays of well-preserved human and animal mummies. As its name implies this museum is dedicated to the ancient Egyptian art of mummification with several of tools used in the process on exhibit. On display are the well-preserved mummies of the 21st dynasty high priest of Amun. Maserharti, and a host of mummified animals.
Recogida en el hotel acompañado por la guía de habla inglesa y escoltado por el convoy de policía hacia Abydos. En Abydos visitará la sede principal de adoración de Osiris "Dios de la eternidad". El templo de Seti I con sus relieves pintados, es sin duda el mejor conservado entre las ruinas de Abydos, mientras que el templo de paredes de Ramsés II conmemora la famosa batalla de Qadesh.
Explora el gran Valle de los Reyes, donde generaciones de faraones y nobles fueron enterrados en criptas excavadas en los acantilados y custodiada por las enormes estatuas de Coloso de Memnón y el Valle de las Reinas, a continuación, se visitará el Templo de la Reina Hatchepsut. Este templo fue construido para la gran reina Hatshepsut, para conmemorar sus logros y para servir como un templo funerario para ella, así como un santuario del Dios Amón Ra.
Camine por el colosal templo de Amun Ra y la avenida de las esfinges entre los templos de Karnak y Luxor, una experiencia que nunca olvidará. Los templos de Luxor y Karnak están a tres kilómetros de distancia uno del otro, con el lago sagrado en medio, Karnak está dedicado al dios Amonis, y se divide en tres zonas separadas por paredes de ladrillo. Es el templo sostenido por columnas, más grande en el mundo. El templo de Luxor, es uno de los más bellos del mundo, que contiene las estructuras de diversos períodos, las primeras datan de la dinastía 12. El faraón Amenhotep III en la dinastía 18 fue el responsable de la ampliación del templo y su trabajo fue continuado por los faraones del los siguientes imperios.
Camine por el colosal templo de Amun Ra y la avenida de las esfinges entre los templos de Karnak y Luxor, una experiencia que nunca olvidará. El templo de Luxor, es uno de los más bellos del mundo, que contiene las estructuras de diversos períodos, las primeras datan de la dinastía 12. El faraón Amenhotep III en la dinastía 18 fue el responsable de la ampliación del templo y su trabajo fue continuado por los faraones del los siguientes imperios.
Camine por la avenida de las esfinges entre los templos de Karnak y Luxor, y disfrute de una experiencia que nunca olvidará. Karnak está dedicado al dios Amonis, y se divide en tres zonas separadas por paredes de ladrillo. Es el templo sostenido por columnas, más grande en el mundo.