Egypt

Click on the location name for more information provided by Wikipedia. Click corresponding “Photos Link” for photos taken during the tour. Note: Photos inside tombs have been provided by photos purchased by vendors in Egypt. A few other photos are sourced elsewhere. A History of Egypt listing has been provided below and was obtained from Wikipedia.

Cairo Area

· People of Egypt – Photos Link

· Hotel: Fairmont Nile City luxury hotel in Cairo

· Egyptian Museum of Antiquities – Photos Link

o King Tutankhamun artifacts, The Gold Mask of Tutankhamun, and Tutankhamun mummy - 1323 BC
Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankhamun%27s_mask
Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anubis_Shrine

o Narmer Palette, Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narmer_Palette - ca. 3000 BC - It contains some of the earliest hieroglyphic inscriptions ever found.

o Royal Mummies Room – Video Link

§ Ramesses I - 1290 BC - Mummy found in a museum at Niagara Falls.

§ Seti I – Death: 1279 BC

§ Ramesses II (Ramses the Great), Seti's son – Reign: 1279–1213 BC

§ Merenptah, Ramses III – Reign: 1213-1203 BC

· Hotel: InterContinental Cairo Citystars Hotel

· The Citadel of Salah Al-Din, Cairo – Photos Link - 1176-1183 AD

· Mosque of Muhamad Ali – Photos Link – 1848 AD

· The Hanging Church or the Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church (Founded 200-299 AD, Rebuilt 975–978 AD, Restored 2011 AD) – Photos Link

· The Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church (Abu Serga) – Photos Link – ca. 300-399 AD

· Ben Ezra Synagogue – Photos Link – 1892 AD

· Khan el-Khalili (Historic Cairo Bazaar or Marketplace) – Photos Link – 1511 AD

· Unknown Soldier Memorial (Egypt) – Photos Link – 1975 AD

· Anwar Sadat Assassination Location – Photos Link – 1981 AD

Giza Pyramid Complex

· Tomb of Queen Meresankh III tour lead by Egyptologist Ashraf Mohie El Din. Queen Meresankh III 2570 BC was the daughter of Hetepheres II and Prince Kawab and a granddaughter of the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu. She was the wife of King Khafre. - Photos Link

· The Great Pyramid of Giza - Entering the Kings chamber of the Pyramid of Khufu – Photos Link – Constructed: 2580–2560 BC

· Camel Ride on the Giza Plateau

· Great Sphinx of Giza, - Photos Link - ca. 2558–2532 BC

Memphis and Saqqarah

· Mit Rahina Museum

o Sphinx of Memphis – Photos Link 1700 -400 BC

o Colossus Statue of Ramesses II - ca. 1194 BC

· Pyramid of Teti (Containing Text on Interior walls) – Photos Link - Teti was the first Pharaoh of the Sixth dynasty of Egypt - Reign: 2345–2333 BC

· Step Pyramid or Pyramid of Djoser – Photos Link - 2667–2648 BC

Luxor

· Hotel: Sonesta St. George

· Luxor Temple – Photos Link 1400 BC

· Luxor Museum – Photos Link

· Karnak Temple – Photos Link 1950-35 BC

· Luxor Area and Carriage Ride – Photos Link

Ancient Thebes (Luxor’s West Bank)

· Medinet Habu - Temple of Ramesses III – Photos Link The Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III Reign: 1186 – 1155 BC

· Ramose Tomb (Theban tomb TT55) Featuring art of a funeral procession. Photos Link Ramose was the Governor of Thebes and Vizier under both Amenhotep III and Akhenaton. 1411-1375 BC

· Valley of the Kings – Photos Link – Area containing 65 known tombs

o Tomb of Ramesses IV - KV2 – Photos Link – Appointed Pharaoh by Ramesses III - Reign: 1155-1149 BC

o Ramesses IX - KV6 – Photos Link - Reign: 1129–1111 BC

o Merenptah - KV8 – Photo Link – Thirteenth son of Ramesses II. Reign: 1213-1203 BC

o King Tutankhamun - KV62 – Photos Link - Reign: ca. 1332–1323 BC, King Tut, son of Akhenaten

· Colossi of Memnon – Photos - Two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III - 1350 BC

· Valley of the Queens – Photos Link

o Tomb of Khaemweset – QV44 – Photo Link 1281 BC – 1225 BC Son of Ramesses II, Isetnofret

o Tomb of Tyti – QV52 – Photos Link 1217 - 1155 BC - Wife and Sister of Ramesses III, Possibly Mother of Ramesses IV

o Tomb of Amunherkhepshef - QV55 – Photos Link – Info about the Tomb – 1171 -1155 BC

· Al-Deir Al-Bahari Temple (Temple of Mentuhotep II 2050 BC, Amenhotep I, and Queen Hatshepsut- 1490-1460 BCE) – Photos Link

Central Nile Region

· MS Royal Lily Riverboat – Photos of the Ship

· Nile - Photos of Life on the Nile

· Edfu Temple –A temple dedicated to Horus – Photos Link -237 - 57 BC

· Temple of Kom Ombo – Photos Link 180-47 BC One of the first Egyptian Calendars

Aswan Region

· Hotel: Mövenpick Resort Aswan

· Aswan High Dam and Lake Nasser – Photos Link – 1960-1970 AD

· Botanical Garden / El Nabatat Island– Photos Link

· Nubian Museum – Photos Link

· Philae Temple – Photos Link - 380–362 BC

· Unfinished Obelisk – Photos Link - Its creation was ordered by Hatshepsut (1508–1458 BC)

Abu Simbel Temples

· Great Temple – Photos Link – Temple of Ramesses II – Established approximately 1264 BC, Moved in 1967

· Small Temple – The temple of Hathor and Nefertari – 1264 BC

Egyptian Sites in Historical Order

· Narmer Palette, Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narmer_Palette - ca. 3000 BC - It contains some of the earliest hieroglyphic inscriptions ever found.

· Step Pyramid or Pyramid of Djoser – Photos Link - 2667–2648 BC

· The Great Pyramid of Giza - Entering the Kings chamber of the Pyramid of Khufu – Photos Link – Constructed: 2580–2560 BC

· Great Sphinx of Giza, - Photos Link ca. 2558–2532 BC

· Pyramid of Teti (Containing Text on Interior walls) – Photos Link - Teti was the first Pharaoh of the Sixth dynasty of Egypt - Reign: 2345–2333 BC

· Karnak Temple – Photos Link 1950-35 BC

· Sphinx of Memphis – Photos Link 1700 -400 BC

· Unfinished Obelisk – Photos Link - Its creation was ordered by Hatshepsut (1508–1458 BC)

· Al-Deir Al-Bahari Temple (Temple of Mentuhotep II 2050 BC, Amenhotep I, and Queen Hatshepsut- 1490-1460 BC) – Photos Link

· Ramose Tomb (Theban tomb TT55) Featuring art of a funeral procession. Photos Link Ramose was the Governor of Thebes and Vizier under both Amenhotep III and Akhenaton. 1411-1375 BC

· Luxor Temple – Photos Link 1400 BC

· Colossi of Memnon – Photos - Two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III - 1350 BC

· King Tutankhamun Gold Mask of Tutankhamun, and Tutankhamun mummy - 1323 BC
Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankhamun%27s_mask
Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anubis_Shrine

· King Tutankhamun - KV62 – Photos Link - Reign: ca. 1332–1323 BC, King Tut, son of Akhenaten

· Ramesses I Mummy - 1290 BC - Mummy found in a museum at Niagara Falls.

· Tomb of Khaemweset – QV44 – Photo Link 1281 BC – 1225 BC Son of Ramesses II, Isetnofret

· Seti I Mummy – Death: 1279 BC

· Abu Simbel Great Temple – Photos Link – Temple of Ramesses II – Established approximately 1264 BC, Moved in 1967

· Abu Simbel Small Temple – The temple of Hathor and Nefertari – 1264 BC

· Ramesses II Mummy (Ramses the Great), Seti's son – Reign: 1279–1213 BC

· Merenptah, Ramses III Mummy - Reign: 1213-1203 BC

· Merenptah - KV8 – Photo Link – Thirteenth son of Ramesses II. Reign: 1213-1203 BC

· Colossus Statue of Ramesses II, Memphis - ca. 1194 BC

· Medinet Habu - Temple of Ramesses III – Photos Link The Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III Reign: 1186 – 1155 BC

· Tomb of Tyti – QV52 – Photos Link 1217 - 1155 BC - Wife and Sister of Ramesses III, Possibly Mother of Ramesses IV

· Tomb of Amunherkhepshef - QV55 – Photos Link – Info about the Tomb – 1171 -1155 BC

· Tomb of Ramesses IV - KV2 – Photos Link – Appointed Pharaoh by Ramesses III - Reign: 1155-1149 BC

· Ramesses IX - KV6 – Photos Link - Reign: 1129–1111 BC