b'ANCIENT EGYPTS Scan here HIDDEN TREASURESfor the full itineraryTHROUGH THE DELTA AND MIDDLE EGYPT25 OctoberHistorical Background5 November 2026 The distinct regions of Upper and Lower Egypt - so named because of the 12 days south-north direction in which the Nile flows - were first brought together Expert Historian: around 3100 BC and this pivotal moment created the worlds first nation state. Professor Joann FletcherAlthough the Old Kingdom (c.26862181 BC) is best known for its pyramid tombs located around the north, temples were also created throughout the Activity Level: 2 Nile Valley and Delta into the Middle Kingdom (c.19851650 BC). During the political upheaval of the Amarna Period the traditional temples were closed With Egypts most famous ancient monumentsdown and the royal capital relocated to Amarna; Egypts infrastructure fell visited by millions each year, some of its mostapart as its empire began to fragment.spectacular sites still lie beyond the usualDespite the best efforts of later New Kingdom pharaohs, a combination of itineraries. On our 11-night and 12-day Hiddenregicide, corruption and inflation allowed a succession of Libyans, Nubians Treasures tour, we not only visit pyramids,and Persians to gain control of Egypt for much of the first millennium BC. Only tombs and temples across the Delta and Middlein 332 BC did the arrival of Greek king Alexander the Great reverse Egypts Egypt, but royal settlements and palaces tofortunes, for he not only created a new follow in the footsteps of some of ancientcapital Alexandria on the Mediterranean historys greatest names. coast but initiated the Ptolemaic In the company of expert Egyptologist, authordynasty. Issuing their edicts in both and tv presenter Professor Joann Fletcher weGreek and Egyptian, the Ptolemies travel through little-known landscapes to somerebuilt temples throughout Egypt, in of Egypts key sites and the people who madewhich they were portrayed as traditional history there. pharaohs, as were the Romans who This is an ideal tour for those who already knowinvaded in 30 BC. the more familiar sites of ancient Egypt and is aFor 1,400 years Egypts ancient past perfect sequel to our Immortal Egypt: Bringinglay silent until the discovery of the an ancient civilisation to life tour. Ptolemies Rosetta Stone, whose Greek and Egyptian text allowed hieroglyphs to be deciphered in 1822 when this immortal civilization could finally begin to re-emerge into the modern world.Day 1Fly London to Cairo (or join tour at hotel) Hotel in Cairo2 nights (D)Day 2 Full day in Cairo: Coptic Museum, Old Cairo Museum (Tanis collection), Grand Egyptian Museum (Tutankhamun treasures) (B,L,D)Day 3 Drive into Nile Delta, Bubastis (Tel Basta), Tanis (San-al-Hagar) Hotel in Ras El Bar1 night (B,L,D)Day 4 Fort Julian, Rosetta Museum, citadel of Quait bay in Alexandria Hotel in Alexandria2 nights (B,L,D)Day 5 Full day in Alexandria: Kom el Shoqafa Catacombs, Serapeum, Graeco-Roman Museum (B,L,D)Day 6Drive to Dahshur (Red and Bent Pyramids) Cairo - 1 night Free time (B,L,D) Day 7Drive to Meidum (pyramid of Snefru), Fayum oasis, Tunis Pottery Village Hotel at Qurun Lake1 night (B,L,D)Day 8Tuna El Gabal necropolis, Beni Hassan Hotel in Minya for one night (B,L,D) Day 9Tell El-Amarna Hotel in Abydos (Sohag) - 1 night (B,L,D)ESSENTIALS Day 10Abydos (incl Temple of Seti I), Dendera (incl Hathor Temple) Hotel in Luxor 4-star or best available hotels, meals as 2 nights (B,L,D)indicated, drinks with dinner, all entranceDay 11Medinet Habu (incl Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III), Valley of the Nobles, fees, tour manager and expert historianDeir el-Medina and Ramesseum Free time in Luxor (B,L,D)throughout, all internal travel, optionalDay 12Fly Luxor to London via Cairo (or extend stay in Egypt) (B)travel from UK.215926 TCE BROCHURE 2025-26_Aug25.indd 21 22/08/2025 13:35'