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 was known as 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.

 

During the Greco-Roman era, the Temple of Horus in Edfu was built. It took 180 years to be complete. Construction of the temple began in 237 BC and finished in 57 BC. Edfu temple is the most intact temple in Egypt. The temple was dedicated to one of god Horus’s most important festivals, called the “Beautiful Gathering”. During this festival, Hathor, consort of Horus travels to Edfu from her temple at Dendera to visit her husband Horus 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. Located 45 kilometers north of Aswan and 170 kilometers south of Luxor, Kom Ombo lies at a strategic place for the ancient Egyptians, marking 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 gained popularity as a Sanatorium. This unique temple is divided between two gods, the Falcon-headed Horus and the Crocodile-headed Sobek.