A Tour to Egypt (Expressions of Interest)

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)