Egypt 2019 Photo AlbumPlease enjoy a selection of our photos from our two Egyptian tours in Spring 2019! We explored the pyramids at Giza & Saqqara, enjoyed a Nile cruise, explored Luxor, Karnak & The Valley of the Kings, as well as Abu Simbel.54201334_2558612154210726_8688262014201495552_n54358287_2558612347544040_7264545497346473984_n54523849_2558612394210702_2434305025770520576_n53792537_2558612527544022_165482199401889792_n53283582_2558612610877347_7382024414944034816_n54432256_2558612690877339_9171969013557755904_nRemnants of the Red Hot Chili Pepper concert that took place on on Friday.54277792_2558612760877332_8398024007126876160_n54277904_2558612897543985_4307499203115876352_n54202408_2558612927543982_2253784603972075520_n54218301_2558613117543963_5252928419586375680_n53868177_2558613167543958_3686499957780512768_n54080433_2558613377543937_6866002244861427712_n54435826_2558613454210596_3262718940593258496_n54256232_2558613540877254_3434569060371660800_n54515301_2558613597543915_4111663344551723008_n54524728_2558613730877235_669089710680834048_nThis boat is only 4,500 years old 😂 It was a ceremonial boat to shuttle the pharaoh in the afterlife55604019_2558615770877031_49112749166297088_n54436751_2558614047543870_1438833577671262208_n54222393_2558614237543851_8699723143020806144_n54278281_2558614490877159_6272791996276932608_n54255037_2558614580877150_6792011275590172672_n53913794_2558614697543805_7720400844968951808_n54255058_2558614747543800_5761066043325808640_n53809462_2558614827543792_916729446134710272_n54225896_2558614894210452_4093307844034560000_n53262047_2558614927543782_4938311057153196032_nOur friend Mohammed’s great uncle in his essential oil shop!53468130_2558615104210431_6070245337212125184_nLunch with a view53900792_2558615160877092_2088883234472460288_nA truck full of garlic!54194767_2558615277543747_1321750892281593856_n53970440_2559106694161272_6548707687578730496_n54256240_2559106670827941_7465415572977614848_n54436051_2559106777494597_2257722148384669696_n54423253_2559106834161258_9122988081232740352_n54220557_2559106940827914_4126978188611944448_n53813290_2559107007494574_2475355992473206784_n53828728_2559107100827898_6067331730182766592_n54516307_2560848240653784_6647413234405998592_n53932242_2560847557320519_1709954968779227136_nRaafat explaining ancient pottery techniques with a shard he found at the Bent Pyramid (Red Pyramid in the distance)53789506_2560848010653807_2433063737272303616_n54350935_2560848173987124_9216614683203600384_n54215010_2560848307320444_7994038330998128640_n53461879_2560848450653763_1960512941237207040_n54433859_2560848483987093_3396735221742174208_n53664097_2560848613987080_6552820075814977536_n54353959_2560848680653740_1483067059305709568_n54002571_2560849187320356_6013078656782434304_n53839979_2560848953987046_6582205782492708864_n54256188_2560849030653705_868784764864167936_n54278899_2560849240653684_8333195933969809408_nAncient pottery53909703_2560849347320340_5218702319125790720_n54256485_2560849413987000_2523892284013936640_n54520379_2560849463986995_2750324162449899520_n54525015_2560849557320319_8160075367160217600_n55504341_2560849583986983_6701937427616890880_n54256944_2560849707320304_3169003776396754944_n54521594_2560849770653631_3036664027141898240_n55444960_2560849803986961_7168855472827531264_n54437086_2560849907320284_2767058403007135744_n55549696_2560849960653612_8347357063914979328_n54435790_2560850003986941_9065329657112428544_n54398051_2560850023986939_8201125440509706240_n54217334_2560850080653600_4713454551246569472_n54524149_2560850103986931_6046798015526600704_n53660839_2560850210653587_344688507236646912_n54520091_2560850233986918_5750410049075806208_n54432483_2560850257320249_6426813461996503040_n54516570_2560850277320247_992468531519946752_n53681205_2560850377320237_1315231514178355200_n54798697_2562612947143980_9000671570171002880_nInside a royal tomb at Saqqara54436082_2562613033810638_5183696484532486144_n54385166_2562613203810621_591406697327624192_n54434347_2562613257143949_3313108940018941952_n54432637_2562613320477276_6666620955218935808_n53672044_2562613393810602_7992018403583852544_n54258256_2562613487143926_2997739490157527040_nInside a royal tomb at Saqqara54518827_2562613503810591_7812232734725636096_nInside a royal tomb at Saqqara54217342_2562613730477235_2413359853247397888_nInside a royal tomb at Saqqara54228811_2562613797143895_5686920120224448512_nTemple at the Step Pyramid at Saqqara53566430_2562613917143883_2602183786858807296_nAn route to the Egyptian Museum today53764525_2562613897143885_503492212881883136_nI swear I brought this with me into the Egyptian Museum!! #GreatMinds54233768_2562614063810535_7148580693159706624_ndoor at the Mosque of Sultan Assan54436392_2563363540402254_8369491298133999616_nThe Scribe54516153_2563363673735574_2242836470341566464_nDetail of Tutankhamun’s throne54524596_2563363697068905_8946414257637949440_nLanterns at the Mosque54730274_2563363777068897_2651768041829826560_n54436837_2563363820402226_2091380620516130816_n54239197_2563363910402217_5259639933051600896_n54393275_2563363920402216_469664758400811008_nThe only figure ever found of the Pharoah Khufu, the owner of the Great Pyramid54217322_2563364060402202_938231877779587072_nQueen Hatshepsut54437226_2563364110402197_6290698672711663616_nKhafre & vulture53792488_2563364167068858_3017291242145841152_n54255763_2563364203735521_8618621657822527488_n54524905_2563364263735515_6305578178886762496_n54728639_2563364297068845_7929810621254598656_nAnubis54236725_2563364377068837_1576950869688057856_n53888940_2563364440402164_2914478284949422080_nLights at the mosque54433438_2563364517068823_2783587047774879744_nWaking up on the Nile in Luxor54727818_2564664493605492_8471130341984174080_nAbydos54377072_2564664526938822_8713974256825794560_nMarket day on the way to Abydos53652964_2564664640272144_413738589080256512_nAbydos55504278_2564664700272138_4905362967161208832_n54520846_2564664910272117_722609306746224640_nLook at the detailed musculature in Horus’s forearm54799689_2564664966938778_8455137816509153280_nThose kneecaps are perfection!54434656_2564665063605435_5551968665781403648_nRaafat demonstrates how a white cloth (or in this case, a hat!) could serve as a reflector to illuminate a whole wall when placed in a beam of sunlight54435754_2564665156938759_1819783677744250880_n54257111_2564665220272086_5830692187657994240_n54518845_2564665356938739_141358278633324544_n53588495_2564665406938734_1704077525077983232_n54517277_2564665530272055_4806670605883539456_n54514876_2564665546938720_367014073658769408_n55445032_2564665643605377_6166786598479331328_nA tea break after Abydos. Onward to Dendara!54437241_2564665740272034_8026482440937668608_n54354262_2565068740231734_2844864291079716864_n54358262_2565068806898394_1048355294515560448_n55443471_2565068923565049_1335475498930667520_n54521295_2565069036898371_1685948481006469120_nOne of Hathor’s realms is magic, so BJ brought out his infamous magic trick 🐰🎩54514084_2565069140231694_4910093714723962880_nThe Dendera light 💡(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendera_light)54279612_2565069196898355_1083290738889850880_nThe Dendera light 💡(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendera_light)54278144_2565069400231668_4875097281814069248_nThe crypt at Dendera54369258_2565069670231641_8259206571016323072_n54457955_2565070010231607_1532159781039505408_n54521187_2565070093564932_8098798239819497472_n54523347_2565070266898248_1678665887214731264_nLuxor temple54421044_2567692086636066_5690672323913318400_nLuxor temple54521178_2567692109969397_2359633218283503616_nHard won ice cream 😂 🍦54521761_2567692333302708_1058710696889417728_nQueen Hatshepsut’s temple54523924_2567692376636037_2173632272186474496_n55510740_2567692479969360_2502327957595357184_nColossi at Memnon54405424_2567692543302687_3075502596060872704_n54437366_2567692726636002_3730528071258734592_n54523154_2567692783302663_5791666413999489024_n54518926_2567692863302655_8334383032865652736_n54430376_2567692933302648_6782040543372247040_nPanorama at Valley of the Kings55500713_2567692973302644_1771254176546816000_nLuxor temple (the matching obelisk is in the Place de la Concorde in Paris)54519444_2567693079969300_2677665298760335360_nLuxor55551880_2567693113302630_7467852103629668352_nRamesses VI tomb54434718_2567693206635954_4635173188819484672_nLuxor54728575_2567693216635953_5182242711117234176_nLuxor54458171_2567693293302612_3430065035542528000_nLuxor54728160_2567693343302607_326695227081359360_nLuxor55624280_2567693473302594_478716376207327232_nLuxor53261053_2567693499969258_8457071788742934528_nLuxor54458165_2567693553302586_1004435805055221760_nLuxor54462785_2567693606635914_6606249065250291712_n😍53847881_2567693689969239_8682187736444043264_nLuxor54435870_2567693733302568_5579229218346106880_n54731182_2567693933302548_6784025303594303488_n54521541_2567693989969209_5202350545406263296_nKarnak53541683_2569290086476266_8141547909037424640_nKarnak54433691_2569290206476254_4410475399134314496_nThe Avenue of Sphinxes that will one day connect Luxor and Karnak temples55439570_2569290279809580_6190610481422532608_nRemnants of a Christian fresco over Egyptian carvings at Luxor55609057_2569290393142902_3840700686845083648_nOn the Nile54462470_2569290449809563_1815457464561172480_nKarnak55510840_2569290606476214_3029112997894160384_nKarnak55547040_2569290736476201_8387470619645575168_nKarnak54434739_2569290799809528_2708192723709460480_nKarnak54727330_2569290936476181_4206710554200375296_nLuxor54364900_2569291009809507_2212538190487617536_nLuxor54430223_2569291063142835_3517134708511080448_nLuxor54728338_2569291183142823_6192693484726517760_nKarnak54728830_2569291253142816_8789203374974173184_nKarnak54798892_2569291386476136_7035260326106890240_nKarnak54434139_2569291506476124_2999869102446608384_nKarnak54432822_2569291589809449_8739915717559713792_nHorus @ Edfu temple55780662_2571370109601597_5911546089466494976_nThe Nile54515317_2571370132934928_5112838114083078144_nOur discussions get so hardcore they require visual aids 😂54519399_2571370289601579_9127180257076445184_nOur towel crocodile! 🐊🐊🐊54519009_2571370376268237_6271183827377324032_nThese gentlemen tie up to cruise ships and try to sell their wares, tossing the goods up 3 levels to the sun deck55575813_2571370436268231_7052238473561899008_nGetting ready to launch a dress up to the sun deck54518260_2571370489601559_7790548286661722112_nTossing down money, inside a bag with other goods54132949_2571370526268222_4848072372630061056_nSometime the guys toss their wares onto the shade canopy 😂54390880_2571370936268181_8272606491022721024_nEdfu temple54236893_2571370682934873_174003964272967680_nThe world’s first WiFi symbol?! 😉54393278_2571370809601527_3959475795507806208_n54524821_2571370966268178_5516602126949679104_nThe only female Horus figure55621045_2571371119601496_7223452272460562432_nHorus55698525_2571371176268157_6212503317004681216_n55538020_2571371229601485_4577643321660276736_nHorus54433533_2571371362934805_2454818206188044288_nEdfu temple54436600_2571371359601472_4553819752249688064_nEdfu54515596_2571371446268130_3362623564980158464_n54729693_2571371496268125_8766618036045086720_nIsis temple at Philae54799967_2575209179217690_6444747097940951040_nIsis temple at Philae55587687_2575209235884351_8755088763274657792_n54523601_2575209302551011_3425938680072634368_n55506960_2575209295884345_2032838992205971456_n54800180_2575209399217668_3818764910179909632_n54524986_2575209472550994_7350362899585433600_n55829111_2575209522550989_3267607601218584576_n55575815_2575209565884318_7676780461326073856_n54729807_2575209622550979_9127846750101438464_n55551932_2575209659217642_1747276821537226752_nCarvings of medical tools at Kom Ombo55704682_2575209722550969_8337783139430563840_nAbu Simbel temple (which was painstakingly moved piece by piece so it would it be covered by water when the Aswan High Dam was built!)55875348_2576011385804136_930765949013852160_nInside Abu Simbel54727577_2576011439137464_950081808513368064_nPhoto op!55458323_2576011582470783_401139512970838016_nInside the Queen’s temple55632728_2576011669137441_1881901910005383168_n54727514_2576011812470760_7793475817975054336_n56182486_2576011875804087_1462751653542232064_n55460001_2576011975804077_4710316686794817536_n54518727_2576011992470742_8986365979000832000_n54254920_2576012119137396_3173943362449309696_nHitchin’ a ride!54520083_2576012195804055_4609402337071464448_n54728725_2576012292470712_1531909590604578816_n55564192_2576012322470709_363680792490016768_n56177147_2576012425804032_5192566317848199168_n54730090_2576012435804031_6302327047557480448_nA snap from Sherise of Abu Simbel on our approach!54799727_2576012502470691_3413075334625492992_nBoat museum next to the Great Pyramid56894494_2609341252471149_7111019511939072000_n😍57338777_2609341149137826_4875586422754508800_n56927179_2609341349137806_6501054892285624320_n56764575_2609341469137794_2424133374982488064_n56757227_2609341502471124_7494130779425865728_n57125752_2609341562471118_2323416426251026432_nThe “Bent Pyramid” in the 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Nut56910148_2597609193644355_2853449136135471104_n56189978_2597609240311017_8471299245868056576_n56168020_2597609303644344_241945201524867072_n56517126_2597609353644339_108590796311101440_n55935601_2597609376977670_1887456900446945280_n56555951_2597609443644330_8613181909943451648_n56422380_2597609463644328_6409753117457383424_n55963103_2597609516977656_5846190001619992576_n55517392_2597609576977650_4357241375444434944_nThe crypt56405456_2597609690310972_8858507147651055616_nHathor56201098_2597609760310965_5336089457567203328_nThe famous Dendera “lightbulb”56178554_2597609893644285_6109309009662050304_nSekhmet56685904_2597609906977617_6015864235131666432_n56293817_2597610000310941_8568189623551918080_n56269957_2597610136977594_4583122583238475776_n56598121_2598464590225482_5399397696417038336_n56184260_2598464636892144_6881985531861794816_n56226044_2598464736892134_8904211960527060992_n56721600_2598464820225459_4435417605662048256_n56470363_2598464926892115_5482049703463878656_n56539177_2598464960225445_4016055933728718848_n56157702_2598465016892106_8322508217091358720_n56474593_2599747106763897_3462752043062525952_n56390505_2599747120097229_5408094588579610624_nOur band photo 😂56368757_2599747283430546_7572361177771016192_n56819110_2599747346763873_3513451198529142784_n56384967_2599747426763865_794986558020124672_n56425584_2599747496763858_7380096902341066752_n56384990_2599747576763850_1034853815712481280_n56520029_2599747620097179_6394564360752070656_nThe Nile crocodiles (as you see in the middle) acted as a natural border between warring factions 🐊🐊🐊56158185_2599747723430502_3273037281694318592_n56232403_2599747756763832_7958239422103683072_n56168002_2599747826763825_2832099790009925632_n56478647_2599747866763821_2963983748745396224_n56358403_2599747910097150_2555901047478419456_n56276031_2599747980097143_2173726855956267008_nHorus56541961_2602070746531533_5611543422704812032_nAncient formulas for different perfumes and incenses56508727_2602071273198147_7249343679645614080_n56378754_2602071736531434_4447329942270640128_n56917759_2602072846531323_2847744766731354112_nOn the way from the cruise to Edfu 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“light bulbs”?! 😂56527844_2602975989774342_6253253185025081344_nHorus the 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the plane (through terribly dusty windows!)56922768_2606483212756953_5916691344322985984_n56629276_2606483332756941_5750755295726927872_n56604959_2606483429423598_115518144767852544_n56567380_2606483409423600_4996488278963126272_n56786266_2606483532756921_6938128373692497920_n56649331_2606483606090247_7691708878588739584_n56582178_2606483676090240_2972689316741906432_n56931752_2606483819423559_2636273878590029824_n(Ok, busted—I took this shot 2 weeks ago, when there were fewer people inside the temple!)56606375_2606483906090217_3380607374732558336_nOne more of Abu Simbel from the plane window!56426989_2606664099405531_2004816735781257216_n56781190_2611441235594484_6458212121061621760_nDiving into the Nile!56781077_2611441282261146_3099648240774021120_nMummified crocodiles56739350_2611441338927807_6881518754816065536_n57104275_2611441358927805_4115358738708168704_n
