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

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Highlights

25 – Vulture Rock

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Petroglyphs at El Kab, Vulture rock, perhaps 6000years old.

26 – Petroglyphs

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Petroglyphs at EL Kab, Vulture Rock.

27 – El Kab

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The tombs of the nobles at El Kab: Paheri, Renni, Ahmose-son of Ebana, Setau.

28 – Biography of Ahmose

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The start of the famous biography of Ahmose son of Ebana, who fought under the Pharaoh Ahmose I. The biography details the campaigns he fought and the honours given to him by a grateful Pharaoh.

29 – Saqqara

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Djoser’s step pyramid at Saqqara, the oldest pyramid, designed by the architect Imhotep.

30 – Djoser

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Djoser looking out through a hole in the wall of his mortuary temple.

31 – Burial Chamber

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The burial chamber of Djoser, with 6km of tunnels leading from it.

32 – Heb Sed court

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The Heb Sed court of Djoser. The Heb Sed festival celebrated 30 years of a Pharaoh’s reign. During the festival the Pharaoh would have to prove his fitness to rule by running around the perimeter of his Heb Sed court.

33 – Giza Plateau

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The classic shot of the Giza plateau, complete with camels!

34 – Sphynx

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The Sphynx with the pyramid of Kafre in the background. Taken at the valley temple which lies at the bottom of the ramp connecting the temple with the pyramid.

35 – Mummy of Yuya

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Mummy of Yuya, possibly the great-grandfather of King Tutankhamun. Zoom in to see the amazing state of preservation. (Cairo Museum)

36 – Pharaoh Kafre

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Kafre, pharaoh who built the second largest pyramid at Giza. Notice how the Horus falcon is sculpted to become the nemes headdress of the Pharaoh. (Cairo Museum)