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Habu Temple

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Habu Temple

If you want to book and orgainze a short visit to Luxor the you are in the right place as GOLuxor offers Cheap travel Luxor packages for 1 day Packages to Habu Temple which is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III. .

The ensemble is the second largest in Luxor after Karnak, and is related in both style and scale to the nearby Ramesseum .

there the outstanding wall reliefs, enormous depictions of pharaohs, gods and battles, one section serves as an accounting system for notching up vanquished enemie

 

About this listing

Madinat Habu or Djanet

according to ancient belief was the place were Amun first appeared.

Both Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III built a temple dedicated to Amun here.

Tour to Habu is on the western bank of the Nile. Consider combining your trip with a visit to the nearby Ramesseum.

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION Luxor
Guest Access
  • Tour to Habu Temple.
  • Shopping through famous Bazaars in Luxor.
  • Service of professional English-speaking Egyptologist guide.
  • Entrance fees to the sights mentioned in the itenerary.
  • Bottled water during your trip.
INCLUDED
  • Tour Guide
  • All transfers by air-conditioned mini-bus
  • All transportation
Tour Rules
  • Any extras not mentioned in the program.
  • Tipping.
  • Optional activities.
  • Personal expenses.

 

Itinerary

 

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Tour to Habu Temple

Where the fertile Nile floodplain meets the desert lies the Mortuary Temple of Ramses III, known locally by its Arabic name Medinet Habu.

The whole compound forms a huge rectangle, with the temple a smaller rectangle within.

The ensemble is the second largest in Luxor after Karnak, and is related in both style and scale to the nearby Ramesseum .

there the outstanding wall reliefs, enormous depictions of pharaohs, gods and battles, one section serves as an accounting system for notching up vanquished enemies.

There are also highly impressive hieroglyphs on both walls and columns.

 

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