Egypt Itinerary – Fall 2008

Day 1: Depart for Cairo.

Day 2: Arrive in Cairo, relax and acclimate.

Day 3: Tour of pyramid at Giza complex, starting initiation with a journey to the Sphinx.

Day 4: Visit step pyramid at Sakkara for the first rite of passage in the huge temple complex from the Old Kingdom. Overnight train to Aswan.

Day 5: Visit Nubian Museum and shop at the Aswan market. Afternoon sail to Elephantine Island for rite of empowerment at the Temple of Khnum.

Day 6: Morning initiation to Isis at her island temple at Philae. Check into our boats for our sail down the Nile.

Day 7: Free morning in Aswan. This afternoon sail to Kom Ombo and visit the temple of Sobek and Horus bringing together the forces of dark and light. Sail to Edfu
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Day 8: Early morning at Edfu, the Temple of Horus. Sail to Luxor, the ancient city of Thebes that was the capital of Egypt during its peak

Day 9: Visit the necropolis of Thebes, on the west bank of the Nile and explore the tombs of pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings, and the mortuary temples at Medinet Habu and Deir El-Bahari (the temple of Queen Hatshepsut). Afternoon sail to Qena, with time to relax.