Egypt Land Of The Pharaohs (trip)
Egypt Land Of The Pharaohs
- Cairo International Airport, Egypt
- Culture & Nature
| from £3,400* per person | 16 Days | March, November |
| Comfort accommodations | Exertion level: 3 | |
| Operator: Andante Travels | 12 people max | |
Our journey takes us to the city of the heretic pharoah Akhenaten at Tell el-Amarna, one of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt which is usually ignored or given scant attention by mainstream tourism. The reason for this is its remote setting in a vast landscape empty as far as the eye can see - the journey there involves taking a local ferry and smaller vehicles to drive through real Egyptian villages beside the Nile. Our guide, Lucia Gahlin, has been excavating here for many years.
Egypt has to be seen by everyone with an interest in the ancient world. Its monumental remains are unique, both in the huge scope of their ambitious concept, and in their preservation in the dry heat of the desert. The people whose vision produced them lived in a land strictly limited by the river valley and its floodplain, and yet their leaders grew immensely wealthy from agriculture and from resources such as Nubian gold. The figurative art and funerary architecture of the Egyptians had an influence far beyond their own country, transforming archaic Greek art, and thus the Classical world.
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Locations visited/nearby
Egypt, Africa
Itinerary
Day OneArrive Cairo and transfer to our historic hotel overlooking the Nile in Cairo.
Day Two
Today we will be visiting Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt, and its necropolis at Saqqara. This will provide an introduction to the monuments of the Old Kingdom, and set the scene for our visit to Giza.
Saqqara: the Step Pyramid of Djoser,which was enlarged and heightened inorder that it could be distinguished fromother mastaba tombs on the skyline whenseen from Memphis. The new Imhotepmuseum was named after the architect.We also see one of the later mastabatombs and the Pyramid of Teti with itsPyramid Texts. Then on to Memphis tosee the fallen colossos of Ramesses II.
Day Three
Giza and the Great Pyranid of Cheops, the best-preserved of the seven wonders of the world (if possible a visit to the inner chambers). Next to this, the Solar Boat, an original pharaonic sailing vessel, found dismantled in a pit complete with its ropes, painstakingly stowed. Egyptian Museum in Cairo to see the treasures of Tutankhamun and others.
Day Four
Pyramid at Meidum, drive south to the necropolis at Beni Hassan.
Day Five
Tell el-Amarna, the ancient capital of the so-called heretic pharaoh Akhenaten.
Day Six
The beautiful temple of Seti I at Abydos where we will see the only King List still in its original position. Drive to Luxor.
Day Seven
Visit the famous Colossi of Memnon on the West Bank at Thebes, and then on to the temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri. This is followed by a visit to the Valley of the Kings including the tomb of Tutankhamun. Visit Dendera to see the temple of Hathor.
Day Eight
The Ramesseum, with its fallen colossus of Rameses II and Medinet Habu, arguably the best preserved temple of the New Kingdom. Deir el-Medina, the village of the workers who constructed the tombs in Valley of the Kings.
Day Nine
The incomparable Karnak, the great temple of Amun and its associated open-air Museum. Also Luxor Museum, recently refurbished and including the famous statue of Tuthmosis III. First night on the Nile boat.
Day Ten
The magnificent Temple of Luxor with its multiple phases, including works undertaken in the time of Tutankhamun. Upstream towards Edfu.
Day Eleven
The great Ptolemaic temple at Edfu, a site which has a long history, some of which is visible in the environs of the temple. Upstream towards Kom Ombo.
Day Twelve
Visit the spectacularly located temple of Horus and Sobek at Kom Ombo. Embark, on to Aswan to go by a smallerboat to visit Elephantine Island, and also visit the new Nubian Museum.
Day Thirteen
Aswan: including a visit to the granite quarries with their unfinished obelisk, and a boat trip to the nearby temple of Isis at Philae.
Day Fourteen
Fly to the great rock-cut temples of Ramesses II and Nefertari at Abu Simbel on Lake Nasser. Fly to Cairo.
Day Fifteen
Morning visiting Islamic and Coptic sites in Cairo, free afternoon.
Day Sixteen
Morning flight from Cairo to London.
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