Explore Egypt
Egypt is a land of contrasts – from her vast, silent deserts to the exuberance and controlled chaos of ancient Cairo, from the warm, green farms on the Nile to the shimmering waters of the Red Sea, she will invigorate your soul with her beauty and vitality.
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The Boy Who Discovered King Tut
We’ve all heard the story of the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb – how English archaeologist Howard Carter, with funding by the 5th Lord…
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King Tutankhamun
Despite the “boy king” Tutankhamun’s importance in our history today, his reign was a short and relatively inconsequential one in ancient Egypt. Tutankhamun who…
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Akhenaten, the Heretic King
One of the most radical pharaohs in Egypt’s ancient history was the controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten, father to future Pharaoh Tutankhamun (formerly Tutankhaten). Akhenaten, formerly…
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Valley of the Kings, Luxor
The Valley of the Kings, in Luxor, is such an immense, ancient, historic place, that to cover any part of it in less than…
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The Winter Palace Hotel
We somehow missed this gem of an historic hotel right in the heart of Luxor on our first trip to Egypt (likely because we…
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The Opet Festival Connecting Karnak and Luxor Temples
The Egyptians believed that towards the end of the annual agricultural cycle the gods and the earth became exhausted and required a fresh input…
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The Egyptian Scarab
When you travel to Egypt, read about Egypt, you’ll likely come across the Egyptian scarab. It features prominently in any visit to the Temple…
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The Temple of Luxor
Numerous books and documentaries have been written about the incredible Temple of Luxor, located in the city of Luxor (formerly Thebes), but nothing can…
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Memphis, Egypt’s Ancient Seat of Power
On our way back from visiting the pyramids of Saqqara we stopped at the open-air museum at the city of Memphis (yes, we did…
