- Duration
- 8 hours
- Starts from
- Marsa Alam
- Group size
- Up to 12 guests
- Difficulty
- Easy
Overview
A full day from Marsa Alam across the desert to the Nile, visiting the Temple of Horus at Edfu and the double temple of Kom Ombo, with lunch included.
The road west from Marsa Alam crosses the Eastern Desert and reaches the Nile at Edfu, about three hours' drive away. It means an early start, but it brings two of the finest Ptolemaic temples in Egypt within reach of a Red Sea holiday.
The Temple of Horus at Edfu is the best preserved in the country, with its towering pylon, roofed halls and granite falcon statues still in place. After lunch you drive south along the river to Kom Ombo, a rare double temple shared by the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon-headed Haroeris; next door, a small museum displays mummified crocodiles.
Your guide makes sense of the carvings and the gods behind them, and then you head back across the desert. Plan on a long day: the touring takes about eight hours, with around three hours' driving each way on top.
Highlights
- The Temple of Horus at Edfu, Egypt's best-preserved temple
- The double temple of Sobek and Haroeris at Kom Ombo
- Granite falcon statues and carved reliefs
- A drive across the Eastern Desert to the Nile
- Lunch along the way
Itinerary
- 1
Day 1
Marsa Alam → Edfu → Kom Ombo → Marsa Alam
Early pickup from your hotel and the drive of about three hours across the Eastern Desert to Edfu. You visit the Temple of Horus with your guide, then stop for lunch and drive south to the double temple of Kom Ombo. In the late afternoon you head back across the desert to Marsa Alam. Expect around eight hours of touring, plus the drive each way.
What's included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Marsa Alam
- Private air-conditioned car with driver
- Licensed tour guide
- Entry fees to Edfu and Kom Ombo
- Lunch
- Shared small-group tour
Not included
- Drinks with lunch
- Snacks
- Tips for the guide and driver
What to bring
- Passport, as there are police checkpoints on the road
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen
- Small Egyptian pound notes for tips
Pickup & meeting point
Early-morning pickup from your hotel in Marsa Alam; the exact time is confirmed the day before.
Children up to 11 pay the child rate
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