Hi everyone. I want to run a tour to Egypt, and I want *you* to join. Are you interested? Check out this short announcement to learn more.
Date: 30th December 2018 – 17th January 2019.
Announcement (Save As mp3)
Cost: $6000 USD (single supplement $500 USD may apply)
Itinerary (Google Doc) at Google Drive
The itinerary
- Cairo (Giza, Museums, Islamic and Coptic areas)
- Saqqara + Dashur (pyramids and cemeteries)
- Beni Hassan tombs
- Amarna – city of Akhenaten and Nefertiti
- Hidden sites of Middle Egypt
- Abydos (Temple of Sety I and Ramesses II; Osireon)
- Abydos (Enclosures and necropolis of First and Second Dynasties)
- Temple of Hathor at Dendera
- The Wadi Hammamat (ancient mining country)
- Luxor: Karnak + Luxor Temples, West Bank Temples (Medinet Habu, Ramesseum, Deir el-Bahari)
- Luxor: Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, Tombs of the Nobles
- The Colossi of Memnon
- Temple of Horus at Edfu
- Aswan: Elephantine island with necropolis, island temples, the Unfinished Obelisk etc
- Aswan: St Simeon Monastery; Sehel Island
- Abu Simbel: temple of Ramesses II and Nefertari
- Return to Cairo for trip home
The tour includes:
- Sightseeing to all the major locations (with some optional extras e.g restricted tombs of Sety, Nefertari, Tutankhamun etc.)
- All Hotel accommodations
- All breakfasts, most lunches, some dinners
- Transport in Air Conditioned vehicles with Driver
- Guide escorted throughout
- Security
- A regular series of evening seminars introducing upcoming sites and their history, by me
Tour does not include:
- Air travel to/from Egypt itself
- Personal insurance
- Visa fees
- Photo permits for certain areas (e.g. inside tombs)
- Some tickets for restricted/”special” tombs (e.g. Tutankhamun, Nefertari, Sety I)
