Your first stop of your tour to Edfu & Kom Ombo from Luxor is in Edfu. Edfu lies 110 kilometers south of Luxor. In ancient Egypt, the town called Behdt. It is the cult center of the God Horus of Behdt (or Hr Bhdt). Horus was a protective God. He is depicted as a Falcon or a man with a Falcon’s head.

 

The Temple of Horus in Edfu was built during the Greco-Roman era, taking 180 years to complete. Construction started in 237 BC and finished in 57 BC. Edfu Temple stands as the most intact temple in Egypt. The temple was dedicated to one of Horus’s most important festivals, the “Beautiful Gathering.” During this festival, Hathor, Horus’s consort, traveled from her temple at Dendera to Edfu to visit her husband for a few days each year.

 

You will travel from Edfu to Kom Ombo for the second stop of your tour to Edfu & Kom Ombo from Luxor. Kom Ombo sits 45 kilometers north of Aswan and 170 kilometers south of Luxor. Strategically positioned by the ancient Egyptians as the starting point of the desert route to the gold mines in the Eastern Desert. Known as Ombos during the Greco-Roman era, the Temple of Kom Ombo was built and became popular as a Sanatorium. This unique temple is divided between two gods: the Falcon-headed Horus and the Crocodile-headed Sobek.