The Heritage of the
Americas Museum Announces . . .
. . . a special tour of Egypt is scheduled for
February 12 – 27, 2011 when this small group of travelers will view exquisite
art designed to work magic, to guide mortals in the afterlife, and to stir souls
with its beauty. From Cairo to Abu Simbel, the group will discover 5,000 years
of Egyptian life and death along the Eternal Nile while visiting the magnificent
Egyptian Antiquities Museum in Cairo – with the Treasures of Tutankhamon, the
royal mummies and more. They’ll
experience the Great Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza, the pyramids at Dahshur and
Saqqara, the ancient tombs at Thebes, the tomb of Tutankhamon and others in the
Valleys of the Kings and Queens. They will visit the immense temples at Luxor
and Karnak and also those at Abu Simbel built by Ramesses the Great to dominate
Nubia.
We will drive from Cairo through middle Egypt to
Akhet-aten (the Horizon of the Aten), the rarely visited site of king
Akhenaten’s sacred city, now called Amarna - and to the tomb of the “heretic”
king, Akhenaten himself - and other tombs and sites along the way.
We will also experience those rarely visited sites missed
by other groups: the temple at Abydos, with the famous King List and the
Osireion, believed to be a cenotaph for the god Osiris, or by some, the entrance
to the underworld. Then there is the temple at Dendera, with the astrological
ceiling and wall scenes of priests ascending to the roof for the Festival of the
New Year. We’ll also be enchanted by the beautiful private tombs at Qurna, Aswan
and El Kab. Oh, yes, there is an
afternoon of sailing with dinner aboard the historic dahabeya the NeferuRa.
But there’s more — for the pictorial itinerary of our 16
day tour of Egypt or to reserve your place, see our Web site at
http://Egypt.AncientEmpires-Tours.com Questions? Email:
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Imagine my excitement as I
stood on a low level three ton block of stone and touched the Great
Pyramid. My heart raced and I felt
tears running down my cheeks. I will treasure these moments for a lifetime. Donna O’Donnell
…going inside the Red
Pyramid at Dahshur – a sight and feeling I’ll never forget. Yes, I went to Egypt to see the
pyramids, but I left loving the Egyptian people. Linda Carr
We found Egypt to be one of
the most beautiful, enchanting, magical places we have ever been to – which is
something to say, having been to more than 50 countries. Dr. Mathew Perry