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Tour Leaders: Stephen Mehler, MA, author of The Land Of Osiris, and From Light Into Darkness: The Evolution Of Religion In Ancient Egypt. Stephen is currently Director of Research for the Great Pyramid of Giza Research Association.  Abd'El Hakim Awyan (Hakim) is an Egyptian born and trained Egyptologist/archaeologist, internationally known as an Indigenous Wisdom Keeper, and a recognized village Elder.  Soha Mahmoud, PhD, is an Egyptologist and Tour Guide with a degree in Tourism and 19 years experience guiding groups in Egypt. Andrea Mikana-Pinkham is a member of the Fellowship of Isis and is closely connected with the energies of Sekhmet, the Egyptian Lion-headed Goddess. Her greatest passion in life is to assist others to travel to and connect with the transformative energies at sacred sites around the world. Learn more about Stephen, Hakim, Soha, & Andrea on our About Your Tour Leaders page.

Detailed Itinerary

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Day 1 Sat, Nov 3        U.S./Canada to Cairo

Day 2 Sun, Nov 4       Arrive Cairo/To Giza Plateau/Introductory Meeting /Welcome Dinner (D)

After breakfast we head into the desert for a spectacular camel ride to the Sphinx, where Andrea will facilitate our Opening Ceremony to connect with the powerful energies of this enigmatic and ageless wonder. We will focus on our 1st and 2nd chakras and align ourselves to receive our unique gift of insight and intuition from Her, connecting with Her purpose in ancient times, as well Her energy of purification and transformation.

Afterwards we will explore the Valley Temple of the Sphinx, and then continue on to view the Great Pyramid, the last standing Wonder of the Ancient World, and other pyramids in the area. As we gaze in wonder at these magnificent structures, some of the oldest in the world, we ponder on their influences upon the Egyptian civilization. Our Egyptologist will give us detailed historical information. Stephen Mehler will examine some of the controversial theories surrounding these building of these amazing structures that are on the Plateau. Who will ever really know the truth behind the building and construction of the timeless monuments? Who will ever uncover all their hidden secrets? These questions and more will offer us an interesting and exciting time among these ancient structures.

After an early lunch of traditional Egyptian cuisine at one of our favorite local restaurants, we'll visit the Sheikh Abdull Perfume Palace in Nazlet el Samman, the little village at the foot of the Sphinx, where we meet Gamal Abd El Sami Zaki and his family, learn about the ancient Egyptian art of aromatherapy, and choose our essential oils for meditation and healing…and to take with us to all the temples during our trip to charge them with the transformational energies! Our Brother Gamal is also an excellent psychic and may well offer a brief reading for those in our group. He is available for private appointments.

Later afternoon presentation with our Featured Speaker Stephen Mehler, MA: The Indigenous Egyptian Wisdom Tradition.

Dinner on your own; explore the excellent restaurants in the hotel. Overnight Giza.

Day 4 Tue, Nov 6       Dashur and Sakkara/Optional: Sound & Light Show at the Sphinx (B/L)

Afterwards we spend the remainder of the afternoon at Dashur and Sakkara. Our first stop is Dashur, one of the best places to see large pyramids. Dashur forms the southernmost area of the Memphis Necropolis and contains a number of pyramid complexes and monuments. Since it has only recently been opened to the public, having been a military zone until 1996, the area has not been developed commercially and there is a certain peace and tranquility. We will visit the Red Pyramid, named for the red limestone used in its construction, entering into it for exploration and experience with sound healing, believed by the indigenous Egyptian tradition to have been its purpose. On the way out of the area we will view the Bent Pyramid, also built out of limestone that was quarried locally. As we make our way through this amazing area, we will keep the focus to receive the ancient energies into our hearts, through our minds, in the way of the ancient Egyptians who believed that the heart was in the mind.

Excellent buffet lunch of traditional Egyptian fare at one of our local favorites - The Nest!

We then continue to Sakkara, the earliest necropolis, or burial place, for the Pharaohs and royalty of the Memphis area. Here we view Old Kingdom pyramids that rise on the west bank. Traditional Egyptologists tell us that in about 2630 B.C. Imhotep, architect to King Djoser (Dynasty III), masterminded the Step Pyramid at Sakkara. We will hear from our Egyptologist why some experts believe this to be the world's oldest freestanding stone structure, and from our Speaker Stephen Mehler why the indigenous Egyptian tradition teachings differ with these dates. Then, we will explore the historical and esoteric aspects of this ancient site. We enter the site by walking through the temple complex filled with rows of columns, where the ancient priests and priestess used sound to perform healings.

Andrea will lead the group in a sound healing meditation to explore this ancient healing art that was the main focus of this temple complex. Open your heart, open your mind, and open your 5th chakra to receive the healing that comes through death and transmutation, and send it out into the world!

Return to Giza and the hotel. Sharing Circle with Andrea and Stephen. Dinner on your own. Maybe you'd like to reserve a table at the hotel's Mogul House, with its exquisite Indian cuisine.

Optional Sound & Light Show at the Sphinx. The dazzling light show with the awe-inspiring backdrop of the Sphinx and Pyramids is beautiful and inspiring! You get a glimpse back in time to see, feel, and imagine how it was when the powerful ancient Egyptians ruled.
Overnight Giza.

Day 5 Wed, Nov 7     Hakim Awyan /Cairo Museum/To Luxor (B)

Special Presentation: Khemetian Indigenous Wisdom Keeper Abd'El Hakim Awyan will join us this morning for a question/answer period. Hakim has 50 years experience as a tour guide in Egypt, holds degrees in Egyptology and archaeology, and is recognized internationally as a healer and Ambassador for Peace from Egypt. Do join us for this lively discussion that is sure to set you on your heels!

Early lunch on your own, then we check out of the hotel and depart for our private visit to the world-famous Cairo Museum, with its collection of relics dating back to antiquity. We will see artifacts from the different periods of ancient Egypt - pre, Old, Middle, & New Kingdoms. One of the highlights of the visit for many people is the visit to the famous and priceless treasures of Tut-Ankh-Amon. You can see for example, the intricate workmanship and the tiniest details of the contents of the articles packed for this King to accompany him to the next world. Maybe during your time at the museum you will feel that special energetic pull to a former time and life as you gaze at some of the artifacts.

Day 6 Thu, Nov 8       Temple of Karnak & Sekhmet Chapel/Temple of Luxor (B)

After our buffet breakfast we depart to explore the energies of the vast Temple of Karnak. Once connected to Luxor Temple, two miles away, by a long avenue of Sphinxes (which are still partially intact), Karnak is dedicated to Amon-Ra, the Power of Creation, and his wife Mut. The Temple is the largest columned temple in the world. Other areas contain obelisks that were beacons to the pilgrims that made their way here in ancient times. 

One of the highlights of our time here will be our visit to visit to the incomparable Sekhmet Chapel, where Andrea will facilitate our Sacred Ceremony to connect with our 1st chakra energies, represented by Sekhmet, the Lion Goddess, companion of Ptah, and "Daughter of Ra." She also personifies the powerfully protective Unconditional Love of the Mother, and the transformative energy that destroys the ego and brings you into alignment with your Higher Self.

Later morning return to the hotel. Lunch on your own. Maybe book a massage this afternoon at the spa in the hotel. Or visit the local souk (marketplace) for some excellent bargains and real fun! Enjoy exploring parts of Luxor on your own.

Our evening visit under the stars to magnificent Luxor Temple is a real treat! In the cool of the evening we walk the ancient areas of this amazing structure and connect with its ancient energies. In the Holy of Holies Andrea will lead the group in a Sacred Ceremony to connect with the energies of the 6th chakra, the 3rd Eye, the intuitive energies. Our quiet time for meditation will enable us to experience the mystical synthesis of the energies of this sacred site, and how it relates to our individual ongoing search for spiritual truth.

Return walking to the hotel. Dinner on your own. Enjoy sitting out under the stars at the restaurant area near the banks of the Nile!
Overnight Luxor.

Day 7 Fri, Nov 9        Abydos and Dendera (B/L)

After an early breakfast we depart by motor coach in our private convoy to Abydos, cradle of the oldest dynasties and the holy city dedicated to Osiris, Neter of Death and Renewal. Ancient Egyptians were required to make a pilgrimage here at least once in their lifetimes; today we make ours! We have time for a long and thorough visit to the various rooms that are temples to various deities, with some of the most well preserved colors on the walls in all of Egypt. One of the highlights of our visit will be to the mysterious Osireion, built with gigantic stones not found anywhere else in Egypt. Built with no mortar, this powerful building resembles many of the other ancient megalithic sites around the world, more than it does those in Egypt. On one of the pillars in the temple we will see the ancient symbol of the Flower of Life.

Andrea will facilitate a Sacred Ceremony to open our 4th chakra to connect with Osiris, the energy of our True Immortal Self. Receive His blessing for the rebirth of your "New Self"! Rejoice as the old patterns that no longer serve you fall away and more Love and Light take their place.

We make our way back towards Luxor, stopping late afternoon at Dendera, known as "the Lourdes of ancient Egypt," the magnificent temple consecrated to Hathor, in Her role as the great Goddess of Love and Healing. We will see the replica of the famous Dendera Zodiac and visit the various areas of the temple, including the crypt, where Stephen Mehler will explain some of the current theories regarding the panels on the walls.

In the Temple of the Birthing of the Universe, where the mysteries of the birth of cosmic order from primordial chaos were celebrated, our Sacred Ceremony will focus on moving our consciousness again today into our 4th chakra center, to our hearts to experience the joy and peace of Unconditional Love.

We return to Luxor and our hotel. Dinner on your own.
Overnight Luxor.

After breakfast, we check out of the hotel and transfer to our luxurious cruise ship, our home on the Nile for the next three days.


After getting settled, we're off to visit our friends at Radwan, where you will be able to find the perfect sacred amulet of your favorite Neter. Will it be Isis? Hathor? Sekhmet? Horus? Who is calling you? You'll also be able to order a galabayah measured to fit your perfectly, as well as a 100% Egyptian cotton t-shirt with you name in hieroglyphics.

Return to the cruise ship to enjoy a delicious buffet lunch on the sun deck. Then during the afternoon we have free time to lounge on the upper deck and take in the warm and relaxing energies of the Nile.

During the afternoon we will enjoy a lecture with Featured Speaker Stephen Mehler, followed by plenty of time for questions and answers. Learn more of the ancient indigenous Egyptian teachings, and Stephen's cutting-edge research that is rocking the foundations of traditional Egyptology.

Day 9 Sun, Nov 11     Valley of the Kings/ Hatshepsut's Temple/Colossi of Memnon/Lecture with Andrea Pinkham (B/L/D)

In the morning we depart to the Necropolis of Thebes, along the West Bank of the Nile. In the Valley of the Kings we visit selected tombs of the pharaohs, vibrant with scenes of ancient daily life. We also visit Queen Hatshepsut's magnificent Temple to Amun at Der el Bahari. Take a few minutes in one of the out-of-the-way areas of her temple to connect with the energies of one of the most famous of all the female Pharaohs. On the way back to the nearby village we stop for a few minutes at the immense Colossi of Memnon, enormous statues that are the remains of the mortuary temple of Amenophis III.

On the way back to the cruise ship, we'll stop at a local alabaster factory, where you will see demonstrations of how this stone is worked into many different and beautiful items. Time for making your purchases to carry home for yourself and gifts for others as well.

Lunch onboard the cruise ship and we set sail on the Nile! We're off on our journey on its sacred waters, blessed by Hapy, God of the Nile. This afternoon take time to sit up on the upper deck, enjoy the cool breeze and warm sun, and maybe even take a dip in the swimming pool.

Afternoon session with Andrea Pinkham, about the Return of the Divine Feminine.

Day 10 Mon, Nov 12 Edfu/Kom Ombo/arrive Aswan. (B/L/D)

After an early breakfast we depart for our morning visit to Edfu, dedicated to Horus, son of Isis and Osiris, the falcon-headed Neter who is the symbol of the Higher Self. The temple complex is one of the finest examples of Ptolemaic art in Egypt and perhaps one of the best preserved of the entire ancient world. We will explore the various temples with our Egyptologist, viewing the richly decorated important scenes related to the divinities associated with the cult of Horus: Osiris, Isis, Sokar, and Khonsu. Our Sacred Ceremony facilitated by Andrea will connect us with our 3rd chakra energies and Horus, that we might use our creative energies to connect with our own Higher Selves.

Return to cruise ship for lunch. Free time in the afternoon to enjoy sailing. Sharing Circle on deck at tea time.

In the early evening we round a bend in the Nile and behold Kom Ombo, a magnificent edifice of energy-filled ruins overlooking the river. Our visit will take us through this famous dual temple dedicated to Sobek and Horus ...deities of the Light and Dark. Andrea will lead the group in a short meditation to connect with our 2nd chakra energies and Light and Dark in ourselves.

We return to the cruise ship for dinner on board and sail to Aswan, where we arrive late evening. Overnight Cruise Ship.

Day 11 Tue, Nov 13   Temple of Isis/Unfinished Obelisk/Felucca Ride (B/L/D)

Awaken to Aswan, one of the world's most beautiful resorts, noted for nature, peace and quiet, located on the First Cataract of the Nile and gateway to Nubia. With its colorful bazaar, laid-back atmosphere, warm and welcoming people and a lovely promenade along the Nile, Aswan is a favorite city in Egypt for many visitors.

After an early breakfast we depart to the relocated temples on the Island of Agilkia, which were formerly on the Island of Philae but were moved piece by piece to their present location when the Aswan High Dam was built. The name Philae comes from the ancient Egyptian word Pilak, meaning “the remote place.” Philae was the southernmost place in Egypt, and the last outpost of the 4,000 year-old ancient Egyptian religion. During the Greco-Roman period, Philae was a sacred island and an important cult center dedicated to Isis, Goddess of Healing and Magic, and wife/sister of Osiris. Among the other temples here we will explore the delicately elegant and feminine Temple of Isis. Here, in the Holy of Holies, Andrea, a member of The Fellowship of Isis, will facilitate our Sacred Ceremony to Isis, to assist you to open your 1st and 2nd chakra energies to be forever connected with Her energies of love and healing.

On the way back to the cruise ship we stop at the Unfinished Obelisk for a gander at this gigantic block of Aswan granite. Stephen Mehler will explain the various theories regarding research that shows that it was machined, and NOT carved by hand! 

We return to Aswan for lunch onboard our cruise ship. After lunch you have free time to explore the souk on your own, walk along the promenade next to the Nile, or just relax onboard. Time for a Sharing Circle, then we leave the cruise ship and board a local felucca (a small traditional sailboat) to enjoy a peaceful and serene ride on the Nile at sunset. Bring your camera! Return to our ship for the evening. Dinner onboard.
Overnight Cruise Ship.

Day 12 Wed, Nov 14 Optional: Abu Simbel Excursion or Elephantine Island & Botanical Garden on Kitchner Island/Nubian Village/Optional Sound & Light Show at Temple of Isis (B/L)

This morning you have two optional excursions to choose from: Abu Simbel (accompanied by our Egyptologist): Located near the southern border of Egypt with Sudan. The Great Temple is dedicated to Rameses II and Queen Nefertari, the love of his life. The temple's facade is dominated by four enormous seated statues of the Pharaoh, each over 67 feet high. The temples were shifted to higher ground in the 1960s as the waters of Lake Nasser began to rise following completion of the Aswan High Dam.

The other optional visit is to Elephantine Island, where the ancient Temple of Khnum, the main cult center of the ram-headed creator god, is located. Traditional Egyptology dates the temple to the reign of Queen Hatshepsut in the 18th Dynasty, though there are also references to a Temple of Khnum on the island as early as the 3rd Dynasty. The museum on the island is full of many interesting artifacts, including a mummified ram of Khnum. We will examine Graham Hancock's theory which postulates that an ancient Jewish Temple was built here to house the Ark of The Covenant. Do you connect with energies of that ancient artifact here? Afterwards we visit the lovely Botanical Garden on Kitchner Island for a relaxing stroll among the many beautiful native plants.

Later morning we disembark from the cruise ship and check into our hotel in Aswan, located on the banks of the Nile. Lunch on your own.

In the afternoon we visit a local Nubian home. A time to meet the very friendly and extremely interesting people from this culture that has been in this area since antiquity.

Return to the hotel. Enjoy dinner on your own. 

Optional visit to Temple of Isis for the Sound and Light Show. Enjoy the spectacular lights of the multimedia presentations which vividly reveal the form and majesty of this ancient site. Walk through the dramatically lit temple as its history is narrated. Overnight Aswan.

Day 14 Fri, Nov 16    Option: Old Cairo/Private Closing Ceremony in the Great Pyramid/Farewell Dinner (B/D)

Day 15 Sat, Nov 17    To USA/Canada (B)

Note: Pre-paid gratuities to cover guides, drivers, waiters, baggage handling, etc. Your Tour Escort will carry and disburse these funds so that you can relax and enjoy your trip, knowing that everyone assisting you is being taken care of properly.

Note: The single supplement is ONLY for those who would like to secure a private room throughout the tour, at the indicated additional price. If you are not traveling with anyone you know and would like to share a room, we will be happy to work to find you a suitable roommate. Per our Terms and Conditions, registration for the tour will be held open until two weeks before the departure date in order to try to match everyone with a roommate. If by that date we have not been able to match you with a suitable roommate, you will be responsible to pay for the single supplement. An early registration will facilitate this process.