Tour overview
The Edfu and Kom Ombo Day Trip is a private guided full-day tour from Luxor covering two of Egypt’s best-preserved Greco-Roman period temples — the Temple of Horus at Edfu and the double Temple of Sobek and Haroeris at Kom Ombo. Includes licensed Egyptologist, private transport, all entrance fees, and lunch. From $112 per person.
Between Luxor and Aswan lie two extraordinary Ptolemaic temples that most rushed Nile-cruise itineraries only skim. Edfu, dedicated to the falcon-god Horus, is the best-preserved ancient Egyptian temple standing today — its outer walls covered floor-to-ceiling in intact reliefs. Kom Ombo, unique in Egypt, has a double sanctuary — one half for Sobek the crocodile-god, the other for Haroeris (Horus the Elder). Marvel operates this as a private day trip so you can pace it properly, unlike the 45-minute stops most cruise groups get.
The Edfu and Kom Ombo Day Trip is a private guided full-day tour from Luxor covering two of Egypt’s best-preserved Greco-Roman period temples — the Temple of Horus at Edfu and the double Temple of Sobek and Haroeris at Kom Ombo. Includes licensed Egyptologist, private transport, all entrance fees, and lunch. From $112 per person.
Between Luxor and Aswan lie two extraordinary Ptolemaic temples that most rushed Nile-cruise itineraries only skim. Edfu, dedicated to the falcon-god Horus, is the best-preserved ancient Egyptian temple standing today — its outer walls covered floor-to-ceiling in intact reliefs. Kom Ombo, unique in Egypt, has a double sanctuary — one half for Sobek the crocodile-god, the other for Haroeris (Horus the Elder). Marvel operates this as a private day trip so you can pace it properly, unlike the 45-minute stops most cruise groups get.
Highlights
- Edfu Temple of Horus — the most complete ancient Egyptian temple in existence, with intact hypostyle hall, pronaos, and inner sanctuaries
- Kom Ombo double temple — the only temple in Egypt dedicated to two gods (Sobek + Haroeris) with symmetrical parallel chambers
- Crocodile Museum at Kom Ombo — over 20 mummified crocodiles found on-site, sacred to Sobek
- Private Egyptologist — one-on-one interpretation of Ptolemaic-era religious politics you won’t get on a cruise stop
- Longer time at each site than a cruise itinerary — Marvel budgets ~90 min at Edfu and ~75 min at Kom Ombo
