Cultural & Historic4.9(12)· Luxor, Egypt

Dendera Temple Half Day Private Tour from Luxor

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The experience

Overview

With some of ancient Egypt’s best-preserved artwork, Dendera Temple is a fascinating Greco-Roman site just 44 miles (70 km.) from Luxor. This half-day tour gives you the flexibility to explore at your own pace, with a private guide to tell the stories behind the colorful paintings. You’ll see a vibrant ceiling cleaned of soot, climb into the temple crypt, and follow narrow passageways onto the roof, learning about Egypt’s Ptolemaic period along the way. For your convenience, this tour includes entrance fees and round-trip transport from Luxor hotels.

How this compares

Luxor · 2138 Cultural & Historic · typical ~3,881 EGP · 3,571 EGP · about average

Why this one

Highlights

  • ✦Private tour
  • ✦Hotel pickup

The fine print

What's included

  • ✓Pick up services from your hotel in Luxor and return
  • ✓All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
  • ✓Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
  • ✓Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
  • ✓Bottled water during the tour
  • ✓All service charges & taxes
  • ✕Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
  • ✕Gratuities

Stop by stop

Itinerary

  1. 1
    Luxor
  2. 2
    Dendera Temple of Hathor

Good to know

Frequently asked questions

How long is this experience?
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Can I cancel my booking?
Yes — you can cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before it starts.
What's included?
Pick up services from your hotel in Luxor and return · All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle · Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide · Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites · Bottled water during the tour · All service charges & taxes

What travellers say

Reviews (12)

4.9
★★★★★
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Linda_H
★★★★★
Dec 2025

The tour guide was excellent; I learned a lot from him! He was extremely knowledgable and very kind.

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Drew_T
★★★★★
Jan 2025

Nice visit to Dendara Temple - it's a fun one to experience because you can climb on top, and visit a lower crypt. It's also still very colorful, in the first room with the pillars. The drive is about an hour/hour and 15 from Luxor, and water was provided (although, I saved mine for the return trip only to find it cracked into and half drank when we got back to the car. Uhhh... Wasn't me or my wife, so maybe the driver?? I didn't touch it, but felt thirsty...). Our guide was a nice man, but he tended to speak a lot and very randomly, so it was a little hard to follow. We wanted to shoot a lot

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Jem_L
★★★★★
Feb 2024

We had an extra day to spare in Luxor so we decided to do this tour. We’re so glad we did! Dendera is a temple dedicated to the goddess Hathor, located about an hour’s drive by car from Luxor. It is among the best preserved temples in Egypt, and because it is further away you don’t get as many tourists. When we arrived at 7am we had the place all to ourselves, great for pictures! Recently, researchers cleaned centuries of dirt and soot from the walls and ceiling to reveal the original colour of the ceilings and walls which still shine inbright colours. You can also climb the roof, there’s a se

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Davide_P
★★★★★
Jun 2023

Well organized. Temple very beautiful and not so crowded. The first space is amazing. Guide and driver top!

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mark121
★★★★★
Apr 2019

The guide and driver turned up on time, and were helpful and polite. Our guide (Hosne) was very friendly, and knowledgeable about his subject ... and very patient with all our questions and photo taking; we learned a great deal. Our driver drove well, and the car was clean and comfortable. A great day trip, and I would certain use again.

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Danilo_B
★★★★★
Jan 2017

When you're in Luxor, you must take this trip to Dendera! One of the most intact Egyptian monuments and the wall and ceiling decorations here are awesome! I got my own guide and driver so I had a great and if you love history this is it!

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