! ! ! !!! !!!Egypt 2016 November 11th - 23rd !!

! ! ! 13 Days of Ancient Site Seeing with Rocko Onan!!! My love for Ancient Egypt started when I was a young boy, watching my Dad perform experiments on pyramid power back in the 70’s. His experiments led his desires to build a pyramid, plated in 24k gold, as a home in the country side of Wadsworth IL. After living in this unique house for about a year it was opened to the public for 10 days in the summer of 1984. This caught the attention of the Egypt Government who asked if they could help my Dad to create further interest in Egypt. They sent representatives from Egypt including Dr Zahi Hawass. This was the first time I have ever met him. Dr. Hawass gave many lectures inside our house to visitors, talking about many different subjects. I believed I listened to every one of those lectures which intrigued my passion for this history. After selling so many trips to Egypt during this event, we were invited to go to Egypt, as guests of the Egyptain government. During this trip I met so many interesting people, and was allowed to visit places that most people could not. I fell in love with everything about Egypt. In the 90’s I finally had the chance to visit Egypt again as a Tour Coordinator and traveled there several times but stopped as soon as we closed our house for tours. Since re-opening the Gold Pyramid House 4 years ago, I have been asked many times if i would put together another trip, because many people want to go with someone familiar with traveling in Egypt. I always said maybe someday. I recently attended a lecture by Dr Zahi Hawass in Chicago and after talking with him I feel now is the time for me to go back. I always had a idea for what a perfect trip in Egypt would be like and I believe i created it below. Please join me on a once in a life time trip and fall in love with Ancient Egypt the way I did so many years ago. This itinerary is very aggressive, with early mornings and lots of walking. This itinerary also has sites not typically viewed and therefore has limited space and is only for those over the age of 21. !!!

! !13 days with a 5-day Deluxe Nile Cruise!

Only $3195 per person!based on double occupancy !Single occupancy add $750!

EGYPT TOURS & TRAVEL OFFICE!!8117 S. Lemont Rd, Suite 1 - Darien, IL 60561!!37921 N. Dilleys Road - Wadsworth, IL 60083!!GOLD PYRAMID HOUSE OFFICE

!Price Includes:!

All Domestic flights in Egypt !All transfers and sightseeing operated by private bus and guides!

3 nights in the Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel and Spa! 5 days / 4 nights on Sonesta Moon Goddess Nile Cruise ship (outside view junior suite cabin) !

2 nights in the Sonesta Saint George Hotel in Luxor!2 nights in the Cairo Conrad Hotel !

Memphis and Saqqara !Dahshur’s Bent and Red Pyramids !

Meidum Pyramid !Great Pyramids, Sphinx and Valley Temple ! Sound and Light Show At Pyramids of Giza !

Abu Simbel !High Dam, unfinished Obelisk and Philae Temple !

Kom Ombo !Edfu !

Valley of the Kings ( 3 tombs + Tuts )!Valley of the Queens !Valley of the Artisans!Valley of the Nobles!

Queen Hatshepsut Temple !Ramesseum !

Medinet Habu !Seti I Temple!

Colossi of Memnon!Karnak and Luxor Temple!

Dendara and Abydos!Cairo Museum !

All meeting and assistance, baggage handling, entrance fees to sights mentioned, transfers, hotel service charges, cruise port charges and taxes are included. !

All transfers and sightseeing provided in Cairo and Luxor are operated in a private bus with a driver and a professional Egyptologist tour guide during the sightseeing, or a driver and a tour

escort during transfers available with you at all times.!!Not included: !

International Flights to and from Cairo!Travel Insurance (recommended)!

Nov. 11th ( Day 1 ) - !! Depart from United States to Egypt.!!Nov. 12th ( Day 2 ) - !! Arrive in Cairo. One of our representative will meet you and help you with immigration and customs.. Then you will be transferred to the Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel and Spa for your first overnight. This hotel is beautifully set in its own landscaped gardens with an unrivaled and time-honored location, just about 1/2 mile from the Sphinx and the Giza Pyramids, one of the seven ancient wonders of the world.!

!Nov. 13th ( Day 3 ) - !! After Breakfast, you will be met by your Guide and transportation. Your first stop is at Memphis, the 1st capital of ancient Egypt, on the edge of the Western Desert. Memphis was founded by King Menes (from Dynasty 1) who unified Upper and Lower Egypt. Only thing that remains is a few ruins and a open air Museum with some pretty impressive statues of Rameses II. !!!!!!!!!!! Next stop will be Meidum, Meidum is where one of the most unique pyramids can be found. The Meidum pyramid is the first of three pyramids built for Sneferu. Sneferu is the first Pharaoh of the 4th dynasty and the father of Khufu. !!

! Then your next stop is at Dahshur. Dahshur is the resting place of 2nd and 3rd pyramids built for Sneferu Sneferu's pyramids show a progression of building to achieve a true pyramid shape. The Bent Pyramid is 344 ft in height and 617 ft wide, and the Red Pyramid is largest of Snerferu’s three pyramids with the Height at 344 ft and the base of 722 ft. Access to the Red Pyramid is available but, do not go inside if you are not comfortable in enclosed spaces.!

!Return to the Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel and Spa for your 2nd overnight.!!Nov. 14th ( Day 4 ) - !! After Breakfast you will be transported to one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World. The Great Pyramids of Giza. These are 4th dynasty pyramids, the Largest Pyramid of Khufu ( 2589 - 2566 BC and the son of Snerferu ) is 481 ft high and 755 ft wide, the middle pyramid of Khafre is 448 ft high and 706 ft wide and Menkaure at 213 ft high and 343 ft wide. Khufu’s pyramid was the tallest man-made structure for over 3,800 years. You will also visit the Great Sphinx and its valley temple. !!! !! After the Pyramid you will have your chance to ride a camel and then visit the Mena House for Lunch. !!!!!!!

! After Lunch you will visit Saqqara. Saqqara is a vast, ancient burial ground, serving as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis. There are several pyramids in this area, including the famous Step pyramid of Djoser (3rd Dynasty). Also the oldest complete stone building complex known in history. You can not go inside the Djoser’s pyramid, but there is 16 other pyramids here at Saqqara and the one worth going into is King Unas’s. Unas, the last ruler of the Fifth Dynasty, was the first king to decorate the chambers in his pyramid with Pyramid Texts.!!! Return back to the Le Meridien for a short break. Then return to the Pyramids for the Sound and Light show.!!! Return to the Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel and Spa for your 3rd overnight.!!!!!Nov. 15th ( Day 5 ) - !! After breakfast you will check out and be transferred to Cairo Airport for your flight to Aswan / Abu Simbel. Abu Simbel temples are two massive rock temples near the border of Sudan. This was a Temple that had to be saved before the Aswan High Dam was completed. One side is Ramesses II and the other side was built for his Queen Nefertari, to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Kadesh. Construction of the temple complex started approximately 1264 BC (19 Dynasty) and lasted for about 20 years. !! !!! Return back to your plane for short flight back to Aswan to board the Sonesta Moon Goddess to start your 5 days 4 night cruise down the Nile.!

!!Nov. 16th ( Day 6 ) - !! After breakfast, disembark for your escorted tour to the Aswan High Dam. This dam was constructed to control floods and provide water irrigation throughout Egypt. !!! Next stop is the Granite Quarries, here you will see the Unfinished obelisk, which is the largest known ancient obelisk, approximately 137 ft and over 1200 tons. !!! Next you will visit the Philae Temple. This Temple was dedicated to the goddess Isis.!!!!!! !! Back to ship for Lunch, as the ship sets sail. After Lunch, the ship docks at the Kom Ombo.The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple ( it was built for two gods ) also built during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180 - 47 BC. The southern half of the temple was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek while the northern part was dedicated to Horus. There were around 300 mummified crocodiles found here and some are still on display.!!Return to Ship for dinner and overnight while cruising to Edfu.!!Nov. 17th ( Day 7 ) -! ! After breakfast you visit the Temple of Edfu, this is one of the best preserved temples in Egypt. This Temple is dedicated to the falcon god Horus. It was built in the Ptolemaic period between 237 and 57 BC!!!! Return to ship for overnight while cruising to Luxor.!

Nov. 18th ( Day 8 ) - !! After breakfast you will visit the west bank of Luxor. First stop is the Valley of the Kings - 63 tombs found in this area of pharaohs from the New Kingdom. The most recent discovery was KV63 found in 2005. This is also where Tutankhamen’s tomb was discovered in 1922. !! !! ! Then you visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut also known as Deir el Bahri, is dedicated to Amon-Ra, the sun god. !!!Return to ship for Lunch!!After Lunch you will visit the East Bank of Luxor. First stop is the Karnak Temple, which took over 1500 years to build and is considered the world’s largest religious complex.!!!!!And the Temple of Luxor, which was started by Amenhotep III and completed by Ramses II.!!Return to ship for dinner and you last overnight.!!!Nov. 19th ( Day 9 ) !!! ! After breakfast you will checkout of the Moon Goddess and be transported to the Sonesta Saint George Hotel for 2 nights overstay.!

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!! After grabing your box lunch you will be transported to the Valley of the Queens - 88 tombs of Queens, Princes, Princesses and Nobles. Nefertari’s tomb, Ramses II favorite wife, is the most famous attraction. The tomb is said to be one of the most beautiful in Egypt: it is completely painted with scenes depicting Nefertari being guided by gods. I will try to get us into Nefertari’s tomb.!! !! Then you will visit the Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina). This is the homes and tombs of the Artisans that decorated the tombs.!!! And the Valley of the Nobles. Here you will see more tombs.!!!! Next is the Ramesseum. This is the Mortuary Temple of Ramses II which took around 20 years to build as a part of his funerary complex.!!!!! Next stop is Medinet Habu, the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III.!!!!!!Then the Mortuary Temple of Seti I. Father of Ramsesses II!! !!!!

! Stop by the Colossi of Memnon. A pair of Massive statues built by Amenhotep III.!!!

Return to Sonesta Saint George Hotel for first overnight!

!Nov. 20th ( Day 10 ) - After breakfast, you depart to a bus to Dendara Temple. At Dendera there are Reliefs of Cleopatra VII and her son by Julius Caesar.!!!!!!! Then to Abydos, This is one of the oldest cities in ancient Egypt. This is also where we find the King List. It is in a Chronological list of cartouches of every Pharaoh up to Seti I. !!!!Return to Sonesta Saint George Hotel for second overnight!!!Nov. 21st ( Day 11 ) - Enjoy your Morning the Hotel or site seeing. Transfer to Luxor Airport for late Afternoon flight to Cairo. !!Check into the Conrad Hotel. (1st night) for overnight. !!!!!!!!!!Nov. 22nd ( Day 12 )!!After Breakfast depart to the Cairo’s Museum.!! !!!

!After Museum you are going to Felfela’s for some Authentic Egyptian food. And to a market place to do some of your last minute shopping!!Return to Conrad Hotel for your 2nd overnight!!Nov. 23rd ( Day 13 )! !! ! Transfer to Airport!!!!!!!!!!If you have any questions or if you are interested in this Historical Trip with me, please contact me before sending any down payment.. This trip has limited spaces. !Rocko Onan at 847 456-5310 or email Rocko@goldpyramid.com!!!!!!!!!!!!!!General Information, Terms & Conditions!!!Traveling Overseas!!Participants in our tour packages are encouraged to travel with an open mind, active curiosity and thoughtful courtesy to others.  We believe that it is very important to maintain a positive attitude towards the people of the host country, their culture and way of life.  Lodging and meals, particularly away from large metropolitan cities, may vary

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