Book your Dendera temple day trip from Marsa Alam and marvel at one of the best Pharaonic temples in whole Egypt. Dendera temple was built on much older Egyptian temple dates back to King Cheops. Later on, many kings added to the temple such as Pepi I from the Old Kingdom, Mentuhotep III and Nubkaure Amenemhat II from the Middle Kingdom, and Thutmose III from the New Kingdom. Meanwhile, the oldest part of Dendera temple is the Pharaonic Mammisi from 30th Dynasty of Nectanebo II.
Explore Hathor temple with your guide and marvel at the Roman Mammisi, Trajan Gate, the Christian Basilica, and the Sanatorium. Move further to see the Nilometer, Sacred Lake, and Isis healing center. Also, go inside the temple and explore the goddess Nut decorating the ceiling, the Zodiac signs, and the 15 phases of the Moon. Actually, Dendera Crypts, Dendera Bulb, and Baque shrines are not missed. Finally, end your tour on the roof and explore the ancient calendar, Osiris room and panorama around the temple.
At the end of your tour, you will go back to your hotel in Marsa Alam.