2024 - Inaugural Grand Egyptian Tour

Official Itinerary

29 Jan Fly to Luxor

30 Jan Orientation and Luxor temple in Afternoon and Evening. View Avenue of Sphinxes

31 Jan Colossi. Valley of the Kings: Ramesses I, V and VII, Tausert and Setnakht, Tut. / Western Valley:Ay’s Tomb

01 Feb Queens Valley (Tity, Amenkhepshef, Khaemwaset), The Ramesseum, Felluca Trip

02 Feb Tombuilders’ Village, Temple to Hathor, Gt Pit/Ramesses III/Meremptah MortuaryTemples

03 Feb Hatshepsut’s Temple / Carters House / Tomb of Rekhmire, Sennefer, Ramose

04 Feb Karnak (4 Hours), Papyrus Museum, Afternoon Tea at Winter Palace Hotel

05 Feb Abydos(Seti I and Ramesses II Temples), Dendera

06 Feb Aboudi’s Bookshop, Luxor museum, Evening Meal at Ebrahim’s home

07 Feb Edfu / EL Kab Temple of Amenhotep III, Thoth/Vulture Rock/Thombs: Pahery, Ahmose, Renni, Setau

08 Feb Flight to Cairo

09 Feb Saqqara (Step pyramid, Teti Pyramid, Kagemni mastaba) and the Giza Plateau

10 Feb Cairo Museum

11 Feb Medium Pyramid/Mastaba 17, Bent Pyramid, Red Pyramid.

12 Feb Fly back Home

2024 Grand Tour Slideshow

Highlights

12 – Ramesses III Memorial Temple

The memorial temple of Ramesses III at Medinat Habu, scene of the assassination of the Pharaoh in the “Harem plot”.

13 – Ramesses III Temple

Colours still present in the Ramesses III temple.

14 – Temple of Hatshepsut.

Deir El Bahri – the memorial temple of Hatshepsut. This is one of the hottest places on Earth!

15 – Rekhmire Tomb Inscription

The tomb of Rekhmire: payment of tribute by various subjugated nations.

17 – Rekhmire Tribute Payment

Tomb of Rekhmire: Payment of tribute, gold, silver, cloth cattle and more.

18 – Rekhmire “Musicians”

Tomb of Rekhmire: Harpist and lutist

19 – Karnak – “Hapy Adventurers

The “Hapy Adventurers” at the hypostyle hall, Karnak

20 – Winter Palace Treat

Afternoon tea at the Winter Palace – it wasn’t all archaeology!

21 – Hathor’s Temple

Temple to Hathor at Dendera, zodiac on the ceiling.

22 – Grand Egyptian Tour – Thutmosis III

Statue of Thutmosis III at the Luxor Museum. A fabulous statue.

23 – Edfu

Temple to Horus at Edfu. Notice the two statues of Horus either side of the gate, one has a statue of Caesarion, son of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, in front of it.

24 – Killing of Seth

The killing of Seth (in the guise of a hippopotamus) by Horus. Edfu.