Itinerary is subject to change, this is the basic plan. Other temples, visits and events may be added.
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Day 1: Depart, for Cairo from JFK in New York at 6:30PM. Overnight on plane. Arrive Dinner. -
Day 2: Arrive in Cairo. Travel by plane to Aswan, in Upper Egypt. Board the dahabeya Afandina.
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Day 3: Felucca sail to Elephantine Island and the Temple of Khnum. ( Boat pictured above)
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Day 4: Sunrise initiation to Isis at her island temple at Philae. Sail to Kom Ombo and visit the temple of Sobek and Horus. Class on board boat.
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Day 5: Thanksgiving Dinner aboard the Afandina, on the Nile. Evening tour of Edfu, temple of Horus.
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Day 6: Visit temple at Esna, class on board boat, then Sail to Luxor, the ancient city of Thebes that was the capital of Egypt during its peak.
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Day 7: Drive by bus through the beautiful countryside of Egypt to Dendera where you will visit the exquisite temple dedicated to Hathor, the goddess of love and joy. Then we continue on to the temple of Osiris at Abydos and the ancient Osirion where you will see the most beautiful bas-relief carvings in Egypt. This is also where you will see the "flower of life" mysteriously etched on the wall.
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Day 8: Circle in the morning on board, Explore Luxor's market, museum, and other fascinating sites, Luxor temple in the evening.
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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, the mortuary temples at Medinet Habu, and Deir El-Bahari (the temple of Queen Hatshepsut).
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Day 10: Visit to the magnificent Karnak Temple, where we will engage with Sekhmet at her chapel.
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Day 11:. Return flight to Cairo. Mid-day tour of the famed Egyptian Museum.
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Day 12: Visit to Cairo's Khan El Khalili Bazaar.
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Day 13: Morning visit to Sakkara, a huge temple complex from the Old Kingdom where you will encounter the oldest of the Egyptian pyramids.
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Day 14: Late afternoon visit to the Great Pyramid and the King's Chamber, followed by closing circle and farewell dinner.
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Day 15: Morning departure from Cairo for return to JFK.
