Egypt 2010 Itinerary
Heartgate — Mysteries of Egypt
5-Star TOUR ITINERARY
November 12-21, 2010
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- Arrival to Alexandria and transfer to Sheraton Hotel.
- Welcome Party. Dinner & Meeting with Mrs. Amirah.
- Overnight in Alexandria.
- Breakfast.
- Visit to the Greco Roman Museum., the Citadel and Alex. Library.
- Drive to Cairo by Bus. ( 3 Hours ).
- Check-in Hotel Le Meridien Pyramids for 3 nights.
- Overnight in Cairo.
- Breakfast.
- Visit to the Egyptian Museum.
- Lunch at Sakkara Palm Club.
- Visit to Sakkara complex and Sakkara Museum.
- Overnight in Cairo.
Sakkara is best known for the Step Pyramid, the oldest known of Egypt’s 97 pyramids. It was built for King Djoser of the 3rd Dynasty by the architect and genius Imhotep, who designed it and its surrounding complex to be as grand as it was unique and revolutionary. Imhotep was the first to build stone tombs in honor of the king’s majesty. Sakkara is one section of the great necropolis of Memphis, the Old Kingdom capital and the kings of the 1st Dynasty as well as that of the 2nd Dynasty. are mostly buried in this section of the Memphis necropolis.
- Breakfast.
- Visit to the Pyramids & the Sphinx Area.
- Private time inside the Great Pyramid
- Overnight in Cairo.
Recent discoveries of geological evidence indicates that the deep erosion patterns on the flanks of the Sphinx were caused by 1000 years of heavy rain. Such conditions last existed in Egypt at the end of the last ice age, about 10,000-9,000 B.C., meaning that the Sphinx may be more than 12,000 years old (not the generally accepted 4500 years).
Authors, Robert Bauvel & Graham Hancock suggest, using computer simulations of the sky, that the pyramids, representing the three stars of Orion’s Belt, along with associated causeways and alignments, constitute a record in stone of the celestial array at the vernal equinox in 10,500 B.C. This moment, they contend, represents Zep Tepi, the “First Time,” often referred to in the hieroglyphic record. They show how the initiation rituals of the Egyptian pharaohs replicate on Earth the sun’s journey through the stars in this remote era, and they suggest that the “Hall of Records” of a lost civilization may be located by treating the Giza Plateau as a template of these same ancient skies.
The Great Pyramid of Khufu is 756 feet long on each side, 450 high and is composed of 2,300,000 blocks of stone, each averaging 2 1/2 tons in weight. Despite the makers’ limited surveying tools no side is more than 8 inches different in length than another, and the whole structure is perfectly oriented to the points of the compass.
Until the 19th century it was the tallest building in the world and, at the age of 4,500 years, it is the only one of the famous “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World”.
Though the three Great Pyramids are the most famous and prominent monuments at Giza, the site has actually been a Necropolis almost since the beginning of Pharaonic Egypt. A tomb just on the outskirts of the Giza site dates from the reign of the First Dynasty Pharaoh Wadj (Djet), and jar sealings discovered in a tomb in the southern part of Giza mention the Second Dynasty Pharaoh Ninetjer. But it was the Fourth Dynasty Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops) who placed Giza forever at the heart of funerary devotion, a city of the dead that dwarfed the cities of the living nearby. In order to build his complex, he had to clear away many of the old tombs, filling in their shafts or even totally destroying them. His pyramid, the largest of all the pyramids in Egypt (though it should be noted that it surpasses the Red Pyramid at Dahshur built by his father Snefru by only ten meters), dominates the sandy plain.
The Great Sphinx is one of the world’s largest and oldest statues, but basic facts about it, such as who was the model for the face, when it was built, and by whom, are still debated. These questions have resulted in the popular idea of the “Riddle of the Sphinx,”[3] although this phrase should not be confused with the original Greek legend of the Riddle of the Sphinx.
Readers interested in this matter, certainly as fascinating as the mystery of the Great Pyramid, are encouraged to consult the following books:
The Traveler’s Key to Ancient Egypt; by John Anthony West
Serpent in the Sky; by John Anthony West
Fingerprints of the Gods; by Graham Hancock
Heaven’s Mirror; by Graham Hancock
The Message of the Sphinx; by Robert Bauval and Graham Hancock
Voyages of the Pyramid Builders; by Robert Schoch
- Breakfast.
- Early morning flight from Cairo to Aswan.
- Arrival to Aswan, Transfer to Check-in H/S. Sonesta Nile Cruise for 4 nights sailing to Luxor.
- Lunch on board.
- A ride Felucca Sail Boat.
- Dinner & Overnight in Aswan.
- Optional visit to Abu Simbel temples.
Abu Simbel: Enjoy half-day tour to the Temple at Abu Simbel. Built by the Great Ramses II, Egypt’s longest ruling pharaoh, it is one of the most recognizable images in the country. Actually two temples, namely the Great Temple of Ra-Harakhte, fronted by the four colossal statues of Ramses II and the Temple of Hathor, dedicated to Ramses’ favorite wife Queen Nefertari, they were moved to their current location when the creation of Lake Nasser threatened their existence.
Return back to Abu Simbel Airport for flight to Aswan, where you will join the rest of the group for excursion to the beautiful island Temple of Isis at Philae.
High tea served on deck at sunset.
- Breakfast.
- Visit to Philae temple
- Sailing to Kom Ombo.
- Lunch on board.
- Visit to Kom Ombo Temple.
- Sail to Edfu.
- Dinner & Overnight in Edfu.
Philae Temple was dismantled and reassembled (on Agilika Island about 550 meters from its original home on Philae Island) in the wake of the High Dam. The temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, is in a beautiful setting which has been landscaped to match its original site. It’s various shrines and sanctuaries, which include The Vestibule of Nectanebos I which is used as the entrance to the island, the Temple of the Emperor Hadrian, a Temple of Hathor, Trajan’s Kiosk (Pharaohs Bed), a birth house and two pylons celebrate all the deities involved in the Isis and Osiris myth.
- Breakfast.
- Visit to Edfu Temple by tourist bus.
- Sail to Luxor via Esna Lock.
- Lunch on board.
- Sun set visit to Luxor Temple.
- Dinner & Overnight in Luxor.
Temple of Horus is dedicated to Horus, the falcon headed god, it was built during the reigns of six Ptolemies. It’s construction begun in 237 BC by Ptolemy III Euergetes I and was finished in 57 BC. Most of the work continued throughout this period with a brief interlude of 20 years while there was unrest during the period of Ptolemy IV and Ptolemy V Epiphanes.
This is not only the best preserved ancient temple in Egypt, but the second largest after Karnak. It was believed that the temple was built on the site of the great battle between Horus and Seth. Hence, the current temple was but the last in a long series of temples build on this location. It is said that the original structure housing a statue of Horus was a grass hut built in prehistoric times.
- Breakfast.
- Visit to Dendera & Abydos.
- Lunch box.
- Overnight in Luxor.
The Temple of Hathor in Dendara was built in the 1st century B.C and it is one of the best-preserved Temples in the whole of Egypt! Ptolemy VIII and Queen Cleopatra II built it, and then later, Roman Emperors continued to decorate it and honour the Goddess Hathor; the Goddess of maternity, love and music. The Greeks identified the Goddess Hathor as Aphrodite.
The Temple of Abydos dates to around 3150 BC. This area, sacred to Osiris, was a powerful location to those who believed in the next world. The ancient Egyptians said that at sunset, the area looked like a golden staircase leading to the afterlife.
It was here that Osiris, after being killed by his brother Seth, returned to power. Seth had killed Osiris and scattered the pieces of his body all over Egypt. Osiris’ wife and sister, Isis, gathered the pieces and put them back together, thus restoring life to her husband. It was said that Abydos was where the final piece, his head, was buried, and so it was here that Osiris was brought back to life to become the judge of the dead and lord of the netherworld.
- Breakfast.
- End of the Nile Cruise in Luxor, Check-out.
- Visit to the West Bank of Luxor. Kings Valley, Hatshepsut`s Temple, Medinet Habu & Memnon.
- Check-in hotel Sonesta St. George for one night.
- Afternoon visit to Karnak Temple.
- Farewell Dinner Party.
- Overnight in Luxor.
Luxor Temple is a great temple complex in modern Luxor dedicated to Amun, a creator god often fused with the sun-god Ra into Amun-Ra.
The Karnak Temple Complex—usually called Karnak—comprises a vast conglomeration of ruined temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings, notably the Great Temple of Amen and a massive structure begun by Pharaoh Ramses II (ca. 1391–1351 BC)
The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut is the focal point of the Deir el-Bahri (“Northern Monastery”) complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile. Hatchepsut (late 16th century BC – c. 1482 BC) was the fifth Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. She is generally regarded by modern Egyptologists as one of the most successful pharaohs, ruling longer than any female ruler of an indigenous dynasty.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
- Very Early Morning transfer to Luxor Airport for departing to Dubai.
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TOUR COST: $3,200 per person (double occupancy)
+ $900 for Single Supplement
This 5-Star Itinerary includes the following acommodation & meals:
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- One night at Alexandria Sheraton Hotel, on H/B.
- 3 Nights at Hotel Le Meridien Pyramids, on B/B.
- 4 Nights on board one of H/S. Sonesta Moon Goddess Nile Cruise on F/B.
- One night in Luxor at Sonesta St. George hotel on B/B.
- Domestic Air fare ticket between CAIRO and ASWAN.
- Welcome & Farewell Dinner.
- One lunch meal during sightseeing tours (Nov. 14).
- Sightseeing tours as described in the itinerary, including all entrance fees.
- Group Private time inside the Great Pyramid on Nov. 15, 2010.
- Service of professional Egyptologist (Tour leader guide) .
- Private air-conditioned motor coaches for all transportations.
- Transfer of all baggage throughout the tour.
The price does not include
- The entry Visa to Egypt which will cost USD. $15 per person.
- Personal expenses, as laundry service, drinks, camel and horseback riding, health clubs that are not included in the itinerary.
- Tips and gratuities for all personnel providing auxiliary services: porters, housekeepers, guides, waiters and servers in hotels and restaurants, Nile cruises staff, and bus drivers. ($100 USD per person).
Deposit of $800.00 USD is due September 30, 2010
Payment in Full is Due October 15, 2010
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