Abu Simbel Temples
Abu Simbel, Egypt
Abu Simbel stands in the far south of Egypt, close to the Sudanese border and roughly 280 km by road from Aswan, so the…
27 tickets & tours
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Best temples in Egypt
Egypt offers two religious worlds within a day’s journey: the pharaonic and Ptolemaic temples of the Nile valley and the medieval mosques of Islamic Cairo. The catalogue’s 13 ancient temples run along the river from Dendera and Abydos to Luxor, with Karnak, Luxor Temple, Hatshepsut’s terraces and Medinet Habu, then Edfu, Kom Ombo and Philae near Aswan, and Abu Simbel close to the Sudanese border; Siwa’s oracle temple lies far out in the western desert. Cairo has eight entries, among them Ibn Tulun, Al-Azhar, Sultan Hassan, the Alabaster Mosque on the Citadel and the Ben Ezra Synagogue.
Cairo 8Luxor 5Alexandria 2Aswan 2Sharm el-Sheikh 2Abu Simbel 1Abydos 1Dendera 1Edfu 1Kom Ombo 1Siwa 1
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Luxor Temple
Luxor, Egypt
Luxor Temple stands in the middle of the modern city on the east bank of the Nile, so it is the easiest of the great…
20 tickets & tours
Philae Temple (Temple of Isis)
Aswan, Egypt
Philae stands on an island, so every visit involves a short boat ride from the landing at Shellal, south of Aswan…
12 tickets & tours
Temple of Kom Ombo
Kom Ombo, Egypt
Tickets for Kom Ombo are sold at the gate by the riverside and are paid on the spot;
9 tickets & tours
Karnak Temple
Luxor, Egypt
Karnak has its own ticket office at the visitor centre by the entrance, and tickets for foreign visitors are paid by…
8 tickets & tours
Temple of Horus at Edfu
Edfu, Egypt
The ticket for Edfu is bought at the visitor centre at the entrance, and the price for foreign visitors is set by the…
8 tickets & tours
Dendera Temple Complex (Temple of Hathor)
Dendera, Egypt
Tickets for Dendera are sold at the entrance to the site, and since visitor numbers are modest there is no need to buy…
5 tickets & tours
Temple of Hatshepsut
Luxor, Egypt
The temple at Deir el-Bahari sits on Luxor's West Bank, and almost everyone sees it as part of a wider tour of the…
4 tickets & tours
Medinet Habu (Temple of Ramesses III)
Luxor, Egypt
Medinet Habu has its own entry ticket, bought at the ticket office by the site entrance or online in advance as a dated…
2 tickets & tours
Al-Hakim Mosque
Cairo, Egypt
There is nothing to buy in order to enter the Al-Hakim Mosque: it is a working mosque, run by the Dawoodi Bohra…
1 ticket or tour
Al-Sahaba Mosque
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
Entry to the Al-Sahaba Mosque is free, and no ticket for the mosque itself is sold.
1 ticket or tour
Mosque of Ibn Tulun
Cairo, Egypt
No ticket is needed to enter the Mosque of Ibn Tulun. It is an active mosque, open to visitors outside prayer times,…
1 ticket or tour
Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque
Alexandria, Egypt
There is no ticket for the Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque and none is sold online.
No online ticket
Al Mustafa Mosque, Sharm el-Sheikh
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
There is no ticket for the Al Mustafa Mosque, and none of the booking platforms sells a visit to it on its own.
No online ticket
Al-Aqmar Mosque
Cairo, Egypt
No ticket for al-Aqmar is sold online, and entry to the mosque itself is free.
No online ticket
Al-Azhar Mosque
Cairo, Egypt
No ticket for al-Azhar is sold online, and none is needed: entry to the mosque is free for visitors of any faith…
No online ticket
Ben Ezra Synagogue
Cairo, Egypt
Entry to the Ben Ezra Synagogue is free, and there is no ticket, timed slot or skip-the-line option to buy;
No online ticket
Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III (Kom el-Hettan)
Luxor, Egypt
No ticket is sold online for the Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III on its own.
No online ticket
Mosque of Amr ibn al-As
Cairo, Egypt
Nothing needs to be booked for the Mosque of Amr ibn al-As, and no ticket for it alone is sold online.
No online ticket
Mosque of Muhammad Ali (Alabaster Mosque)
Cairo, Egypt
The Mosque of Muhammad Ali stands inside the Citadel of Cairo, so there is no separate ticket for it: entry is covered…
No online ticket
Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan
Cairo, Egypt
There is no online ticket for the Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan alone.
No online ticket
Nabi Daniel Mosque
Alexandria, Egypt
No ticket for the Nabi Daniel Mosque is sold online, and none is required.
No online ticket
Osireion, Abydos
Abydos, Egypt
The Osireion is not ticketed on its own. It lies directly behind the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, and the ticket sold at…
No online ticket
Temple of Kalabsha
Aswan, Egypt
No ticket for Kalabsha is sold online. The entry ticket is bought at the kiosk on site, and the boat across the water…
No online ticket
Abu Simbel rewards a night in the village: at the 6 am opening the low sun lights the facades, well before the convoys from Aswan pull in. Karnak and Hatshepsut are best at opening too, ahead of the cruise groups and the midday heat, while Luxor Temple stays open into the evening. Mosques close to sightseers during prayers, above all at Friday noon; women cover their hair and everyone removes shoes. October to April is the comfortable season in the south.
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Temples in Egypt: questions
How many temples are there in Egypt?
This catalogue lists 25 temples, shrines and mosques in Egypt, 12 of them with tickets or tours to book online. The most booked are Abu Simbel Temples, Luxor Temple, Philae Temple (Temple of Isis).
Which is the oldest temple in Egypt?
Karnak Temple, founded in 2000 BC, is the oldest in the catalogue for Egypt.
Which temples in Egypt are free to enter?
11 of the 25 temples in Egypt charge no entry fee, among them Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Al-Hakim Mosque, Al-Sahaba Mosque. The entry fee is shown on each page.
Which temples in Egypt are UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
15 temples in Egypt in this catalogue are on the UNESCO World Heritage List, including Abu Simbel Temples, Luxor Temple, Philae Temple (Temple of Isis).