Dendara and Abydos Temples Day Tour from Luxor

Mr. Khaled did an amazing job driving me to both temples. He arrived at my hotel on time and with some breakfast for me. The temples themselves were amazing and I was the only visitor at both temples which made it extra special.

about Sun&Fun Travel Hurghada

An amazing day trip to Dendara Temple Complex. Dr Michael was a great guide, with extensive knowledge and helped us understand and translate hieroglyphics. He showed us all the important bits of the temple and some more unique sites too. Definitely recommend.

This is a completely dishonest company and under no circumstances should you travel with them. We agreed with the company that we would leave for the trip at 9:30 instead of the advertised 6, as that is unnecessarily early. The process of agreeing this was extremely difficult, as the company came up with many reasons to go at the earlier time, rather than listening to what we actually wanted. Even though we eventually agreed to leave at 9:30, when it came to travel, I was awoken by the hotel at 6 to tell me the driver had arrived. I told them to tell the driver we had agreed on 9:30. When we went to pick up the car at 9:30, there was no one there. We repeatedly attempted to call and text the company for the next hour, and though they viewed the messages they have yet to respond. We then filed for a refund, which they attempted to refuse on the grounds that the trip had been completed as planned (despite the fact they didn’t turn up at the agreed time). Thankfully TripAdvisor/Viator have overruled this and processed the refund. Overall, our worst experience in Egypt. This is a scam, and you should not travel with them.

We had a lovely day with Michael and his driver Hussein. The temples we visited were exquisite and Michael's huge knowledge and passion for the history made our trip very special. We stopped for lunch at the Restaurant Paris near the colossi of Memnon, where we ate beautiful traditional Egyptian food. Everything about the day was good. We would wholeheartedly recommend.

We had a really good time, both the driver and guide were excellent, Michael Taba our guide, knew an enormous amount about the Temple and was very good at finding spots away from the crowds, although Donald had erased most of the visitors. We had a very interesting journey back to our Hotel as well. Full Marks

This review addresses the service provided by the tour operator and guide, “Dr. Michael”—not the temples themselves, which were absolutely gorgeous and worth seeing. This was our third private tour with this company (one in Cairo and two in Luxor), so we have prior experiences for comparison. Our hotel pick-up was scheduled for 06:00, and the guide arrived 20 minutes late because he had gone to a different hotel with a similar name. While mistakes happen, the situation became uncomfortable when he began blaming us and the tour operator for not providing the location (despite clearly finding us) and made inappropriate, racist comments about another group of tourists. Shortly after, Michael told us that another guide’s father had passed away that morning and asked if a separate group could join our private tour at Dendara so he could “help his friend.” We felt put on the spot and agreed, though the situation already felt suspicious. We arrived at Dendara right at opening, when the temple was completely empty. Instead of taking advantage of that rare opportunity, the guide gave a long, confusing introduction outside. His explanations were difficult to follow, scattered, and filled with conspiracy theories, along with repeated claims that he was the only guide who properly teaches history there. By the time we entered the temple, it was crowded, and we had missed the chance to enjoy it peacefully. Inside, he began suggesting we skip Abydos due to “limited time,” exaggerating the drive duration (which we had researched beforehand). He proposed visiting Medinet Habu instead and asked us to make a collective decision as a group—despite the fact that we had booked a private tour. We ultimately continued the day together and even rode in the same vehicle, which made the situation increasingly awkward. The drive back to Luxor took nearly twice as long as expected, with noticeable detours and back roads, reinforcing our concern that the itinerary had been intentionally altered. Later, we learned that the other group had booked a shared tour and had been told that our guide didn’t show up. This raised serious concerns about whether the “emergency” story was true. After this conversation, our guide’s attitude noticeably shifted, and he became overly attentive. At lunch, he repeatedly emphasized that we had agreed to combine tours and even asked us not to leave a negative review because he has a family. Whether the story was genuine or not, the experience left us feeling misled and uncomfortable. We did not receive the private tour we paid for, the historical explanations were poor, and we ultimately gained very little educational value from having a guide at all. We will be requesting a partial refund and cannot recommend booking this tour to Dendara with this company.

I can enjoy my tour with driver, Mohammed! He is very polite and punctual, to make arrange/suggest another sightseeing spots in Luxor(of course with extra fee), and then come back to my hotel 5PM. It is the first time I ate guava fruits. Dendera Temple and abydos Temple, both are magnificent, beautiful, and great!!!I learned about these temples before to go, so it has enough time to see there. I can enjoy a whole day. Shukuran!

Easy communication, on time pick up with comfortable car. Driver was drove safely. Our guide Dr Michael was very nice and knowledgeable. He kindly treated us to local breakfast on the way to Denderah. Michael took his time explaining the important parts of the temples and we also had plenty of time to explore alone. We never felt rushed and return around 5pm. Thank you Muchael, the driver and Emo tours.

Hieroglyphs and war scenes spectacular at Seti 1 temple at Abydos. Similarly at Dendaras. Far less tourists so not crowded. Good lunch at clean restaurant in Abydos, despite being in small village lane.