Many of our tours spend a whole day at The Grand Egyptian Museum, surely one of the greatest museums on earth. The collections cover the vast span of Egyptian history with priceless artefacts of rare beauty and significance.The immense scale of the Tutankhamun collection and the magnificent Solar Boat of Khufu are beyond extraordinary. […]
“Everything about the Long Cruise was simply fantastic and I guess the only complaint we could possibly have is that the trip eventually had to end and we had to return home! The ship, the crew/staff, the guides, the food, the excursions, all were fantastic and of the highest quality.” “I guess best of all were the […]
It had been a few years since the last AWT Nubian Cruise, so we decided that our 30th Anniversary year was the time to head back to the Lake. For this part of the tour, our Luxury Cruiser was the lovely MS Omar Khayam. With stunning Lake views and fine dining it was a perfect relaxing, […]
30 Years to the day the group arrived in Cairo ready to join the journey of a lifetime; ‘The Golden Age’ with Dr Kent Weeks. Our private charter of SS Misr is always a delight and great success. This lovely vessel became our home for 14 nights and as ever the crew were first class. […]
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One of our favourite destinations is Abydos and this special trip allowed for time to explore many sites a bit further afield from the city itself. Our tour began in Luxor where we had rooms at The Old Winter Palace, Garden Pavilion Wing. Our first visit was the Valley of the Kings with included tickets […]
The search for the ‘Missing Tombs’ began in Cairo at the Giza Plateau Based at the Steigenberger Hotel we headed straight off to the Giza Plateau with the chance to enter pyramids, and the newly opened mastabas of Ka and Idu. After a quick break it was off to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization […]
The Nefertiti and Nefertari, Bill Manley adventure began in Cairo with a full day in Saqqara. For many this was the first trip to Saqqara since the opening of the Step Pyramid interior, so it was high priority. The walkway, dating from the 26th Dynasty, to the central shaft, allows for a grand view of King […]
EGYPT IS BACK On October 4th the green list and amber list countries merged to become ‘Rest of the World’ and Egypt is now on that list. The Foreign Office allows travel to the areas of Egypt that we visit. We are now looking forward to a very busy 2022. We would like to thank you […]
Dr Andrew Bednarski Reports On behalf of everyone at the Amarna Trust and the Amarna Project, I’d like to thank Ancient World Tours for its generous sponsorship of the July 17th fundraiser and study day. Thanks are also due to Dr. Chris Naunton, for his remarkable skill hosting the event, and to Prof. Barry J. […]
Once again Pyramid Explorer lived up to its name. Thanks to Colin Reader for taking us inside many pyramids, to Medhat Saad for guiding throughout, and to all Ministry of Antiquities Inspectors who accompanied us. A big thank you to Dr Ali Bek Elsilihdar for guiding us around the rarely visited sites of Abu Ghurob and Abu Sir. […]
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