Private Esna Temple Half-Day Tour from Luxor
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Overview
Step into the world of the Ptolemaic dynasty on a half-day trip from Luxor to Esna, where you’ll explore well-preserved carvings with an expert guide who can help bring the ancient world to life. Pre-booking a ride ensures a hassle-free experience on your way to Esna's remarkable temple, which is dedicated to the god Khnum. This Esna tour includes pickup and drop-off at hotels in Luxor, as well as entrance fees at Esna.
Luxor · 5081 Cultural & Historic · typical ~4,517 EGP · 1,970 EGP — good value
Highlights
- ✦Private tour
- ✦Hotel pickup
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 taxes & service charge
- ✕Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
- ✕Tipping
Itinerary
- 1Temple of Khnum
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 taxes & service charge
Reviews (12)
It was the most beautiful Temple (or part of it) we have seen. The very knowledgeable guide explained everything there was to know. In addition, he lent himself for a ride in the city as his hometown. WONDERFUL!
Esna was an hour drive from our hotel but our guide Azab was great and told use some of the history. We arrived and were surprised where it was tucked away up a tiny street. Azab talked about the temple and hieroglyphics and then we had free time to wonder before heading back. It’s a small temple but so worth it thanks to Azab and his knowledge
An absolute 10/10 experience!Khaled Elsmaky is the best guide we"ve ever had. Knowledgeable, punctual and incredibly kind. He tailored the tour to Dandera to our interests and made sure we felt safe and informed every step of the way.
good experience, would recommend the visit of Esna temple with Egyptologist as i guide, allows you to better understand the history
Not worth the back and forth from Luxor. The temple is quite small - but impressing nonetheless… but you can see everything in 15 minutes so to drive 3 hours is not worth it.
We visited Esna Tempel from Luxor with this private Guide Tour. Our tour guide was the very symphatic Dr. Azeb, he speeks perfectly and understandable English and has a deep knowledge of the ancient egyptian history. But he could also answer all of our other questions. His driver brought us savely back and forth, the Ride is 1:20h for one direction. The temple is awesome (the colors, inscriptions…) and you should have a guide like him to get all the little details explained in family atmosphere. MANY thanks for this unforgettable experience.
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“The temple of Esna is wonderful, well worth a visit. Early morning is better because there are few people”
The same experience, compared across platforms.
- Viator(this listing)Cheapest1,970 EGP
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- Booking.com3,814 EGP
