Reconnecting to the Gods & Goddess of Ancient Egypt Facilitators: Caitlin Matthews and Ann Mason. Caitlin Matthews will lead you in meditations, chants and rituals. So that we truly commune with the deities as a group, we have organised private visits to the Temple of Isis (Philae), Temple of Sobek & Horus (Kom Ombo), and Temple of Horus (Edfu) Chapel of Sekhmet (Karnak), Temple of Hathor (Denderah) as well as the Kings Chamber in the Great Pyramid and Sphinx (Giza). To enable the group to work together and build a special friendship on this tour we have limited size of the tour to 16 participants.
Our tour not only nourishes your soul, it opens your inner being to the sights and sounds of Ancient Egypt, allowing you to explore new levels in your spiritual self. We treat you like royalty of the ancient world in your 5 star accommodations in Cairo (Giza), Aswan and our 6 day deluxe cruise down the Nile. This is once in a lifetime experience where you can enjoy luxury and comfort but honour and revitalize your spirit with renowned writer and teacher Caitlin Matthews.
We have been working with Caitlin Matthews for several years; we feel privileged that Caitlin has agreed to do this tour, as Caitlin’s knowledge and experience in the Mysteries of Egypt gives you a greater understanding how it have influenced the Western Spiritual traditions.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive Egypt/ Relaxation
On your arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be met inside the airport by our representative who will assist you with your visa, passport control and baggage claim. Then you will be transferred to a 5 star hotel located at the pyramids area. After your arrival you will be free to relax and explore until we meet for our welcome dinner. This gives us a chance to meet and get to know the other people in the group. Includes: (D).
Day 2: Private Ceremony Sphinx / Cairo
To start off our journey into the heart of sacred Egypt, we will pay homage to the Sphinx in a private dawn ceremony/meditation between the Paws of the Sphinx this allows us to set the intention of our spiritual journey through Egypt. Afterward we will have time to explore the Giza plateau. Then we will return to our hotel for a delicious buffet breakfast. We will enjoy lunch in a local restaurant and enjoy general sightseeing and shopping in Cairo Bazaars. Then return to our hotel. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 3: Sakkara / Cairo Museum
Today we will set off early in the morning to the Old Kingdom Necropolis of Saqqara to visit Sakkara site which is known as the oldest Step Pyramid in Egypt. This pyramid was built in the 3rd dynasty by Pharaoh Djoser (one of the only ones used as a tomb). The earliest pyramid texts were found here, giving us the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Here we will honour the afterlife journey of those who are buried in this necropolis. In the afternoon we will visit the famous Egyptian Museum and then return to our hotel. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 4: Old Cairo (Coptic)/ Citadel
After breakfast we depart to visit Old Cairo. The area is known to the Egyptians as Masr dl-Quadima but often called Coptic Cairo. While we are here we will visit the Citadel and churches that are associated with Mary, Jesus and Mary Magdalene. We will explore the connections between Coptic Christianity which inherited many features of the ancient Egyptian traditions before Islam was established in Egypt. As the next stage of our journey is to Aswan, we will be catching the overnight sleeper train. We will enjoy dinner on the train and sleep to awaken to the Egyptian countryside in Aswan area. Includes: (B), (D).
Day 5: Aswan/ Nubian Museum
On our arrival in Aswan, a beautiful town on the border of Sudan, it has an African atmosphere. We will transfer to a 5 star hotel. After lunch we will have a relaxing Felucca ride around Elephantine Island, This island one of most ancient sites in Egypt. During the afternoon we will visit the Nubian Museum which houses exhibits monuments that are unique to this area. We then return to our hotel for dinner and overnight accommodation. Includes: (B), (D).
Day 6: Free Day in Aswan
Today is a free day to relax and enjoy Aswan. Perhaps you just need time out to relax by the pool or explore the souk (market) full of the scent and colour of spices, perfumes, scarves and baskets. Or visit The Cataracts Hotel which was built in 1899, people have quoted that when your walk into it, it like stepping back in time. This was the hotel depicted in the movie “Death on the Nile” by Agatha Christie. You could treat yourself to a cocktail on the terrace watching the sun going down over the Nile. This day allows you to integrate the sights, sounds of Egypt so you feel refreshed ready to immerse yourself on the next stage of our journey. Includes: (B).
Day 7: Abu Simbel
After an early breakfast, we will be driven in an air-conditioned coach through the Sahara Desert to Abu Simbel. We will check into the Seti Hotel on the banks of Lake Nasser. Then we will visit the incredible Abu Simbel Temple to connect with the sun god Ra. This temple was hewn out of the mountain for Ramses 2 later it was partially submerged in the lake, and then transferred to higher ground which is a modern engineering marvel. In the evening we will enjoy a Sound and Light Show at the Abu Simbel Temple, through the light show you can glimpse back in time to see, feel, and imagine Ancient Egypt. The temple is enhanced through a combination of coloured lighting, projected images and lasers making it an amazing sight. Includes: (B), (D).
Day 8: Aswan
After an early breakfast we drive back to Aswan to join our beautiful six night cruise. In the evening we will transfer by bus and small boat to the Temple of Isis at Philae for magical experience of the Sound and Light Show are silhouetted against the volcanic rocks and surrounding waters, them, creating a mysterious atmosphere helping us to understand the history of Isis and to prepare for Isis initiation in the morning. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 9: Philae Island / Kom Ombo Temple / Edfu Temple
Early morning – about 5 am – we will return to have a very Private visit to Philae Isis Temple. We will meditate in the Holy of Holies (the Inner Temple) plus have a ceremony. Also time to send healing energies out to the world from this temple known as a place of miracles for thousands of years. After experiencing the mysteries of Isis we return to the boat and sail down the Nile to Kom Ombo Temple is a complex that has two temples one the “House of the Crocodile” dedicated to Sobek the Crocodile God and the other “Castle of Falcon” dedicated to God Haroeris which is often known as Horus the falcon – headed God. Again we will spend time working with the energies of these two deities.
We will continue sailing to Edfu and after dinner on board we have a very special late Private visit to Edfu Temple which is one of best preserved temples and Ptolemaic art in Egypt. This temple is dedicated to warrior god Horus, the solar god with the energy of the hawk. This sacred place allows us to open our psychic abilities and continue working with the energies of this mystical spiritual temple. (Especially being able to work within this temple very late at night) We finally return to the boat ready for bed after a very special day connecting with the deities. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 10: Traveling to Luxor on the Nile
Today we have the luxury of sleeping in and just enjoying a relaxing day, as we sail through the lock at Esna to Luxor. This time allows you to write up or reflect on the experiences of our time in Temple of Isis, Temples of Sobek and Horus, and Temple of Horus at Edfu. Tonight we will enjoy a Galabaya Party plus a belly dancing show. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 11: Luxor / West Bank
Early visit to the Necropolis of Thebes on the West Bank of the Nile and visit the Valley of the Kings, where we will have the opportunity to meditate in one of the tombs, to meet Anubis, the Great Protector God and God of The Dead. We will then visit the Temple of Madinet Habu which is largest temple in Western Thebes and one of the best preserved it was the funerary temple for Ramses III. Next we visit the Colossi of Mammon which once guarded the entrance to the Mortuary temple of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep. Following lunch on the boat, we visit Luxor Temple often called the “Temple of Man” which is situated on the East bank and has often been described as the world’s open air museum. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 12: Karnak Temple / Denderah Temple
After breakfast we visit Karnak Temple for an incredibly powerful meditation and perform a ritual in Sekhmet Chapel. (This is closed to the general public) Sekhmet is the goddess of war and destruction but also the goddess of healing. Watch the Black Granite Statue of Sekhmet as she seems to really breathe and smile, so many strange things happen here. We then return to the boat for lunch and we then set sail to Qena. Late afternoon we go by coach for a Private sunset visit to Denderah Temple. The temple of Hathor is dedicated to the goddess of love and joy, with its beautifully preserved painting of the sky and zodiac.
The Chapel of the New Year, it depicts Nut swallowing the moon and giving birth to the sun, and its rays give form to Hathor. At Denderah there are several birth houses as the Goddess Hathor was the divine mother giving birth to Horus. Here we will experience the revitalization of Hathor within the forest-like temple of Denderah. We will also have a special visit to an underground crypt allowing us time to meditate in this special place has been planned – not a place tourist can usually visit. Once again we return to the boat for a well earned rest and dinner. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 13: Abydos Temple
After breakfast we depart by coach through the countryside to visit Abydos Temple one of the most spellbinding spots in Egypt and the only place that contains the “Flower of Life” on the temple walls. When you meditate by the Sacred Pool it is said to have miraculous powers. Abydos temple dates to 3150 BC and is sacred to Osiris and believed to a powerful location to those who believed in the afterlife. The Egyptians who saw this area at sunset reported it looked like a golden staircase in the next world. It is said that Osiris returned to life at Abydos when Isis restored his head. We will be working with the energies, meditating, in the Chapels of Isis and Osiris. Abydos is the temple that was made famous by the book and film search for Omm Seti. Once again back to boat for dinner and overnight in Luxor. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 14: Cairo
We disembark from our cruise and catch a morning flight back to Cairo and return to a hotel at the pyramids area. Then afternoon is free to relax or shopping, or personal sightseeing. Includes: (B), (D).
Day 15: Cairo/ Pyramids
Our final day in Egypt is the culmination of all our spiritual experience throughout our journey. Our special private visit to the Great Pyramid will involve a final ceremony in the King’s Chamber allowing us to integrate our personal experiences we have encounter on our spiritual journey through Egypt. The rest of the day we have a chance to relax just assimilate all the experiences of your once in a life time visit to the Egypt. Or personal shopping, we then meet for lunch in a local restaurant. Tonight we will enjoy our final Farewell Dinner together. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 16: Cairo/ Airport Departure. We will depart to the airport for our flights back home.
Note: The itinerary may be subject to change but we do make every effort to keep to the above itinerary.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Facilitator Caitlin Matthews
- English speaking Egyptologist
- All sightseeing and entrance fees
- All airport taxes, transfers
- All transport within Egypt
- Hotel and cruise taxes and service charges
- All accommodation twin-shared basis – 5 *hotels in Cairo & Aswan
- Accommodation 4 star in Abu Simbel
- Deluxe Cruise down the Nile (6 nights)
- All meals listed on the itinerary Breakfast (15) Lunch (8) Dinner (12)
- Tipping throughout for drivers, guards, hotel staff.
Price Excludes:
- Airfare to Egypt
- Entry Visa to Egypt upon arrival and government taxes
- Guide and Representative tip
- Beverages and some meals
- Travel Insurance
- Land Price (does not included airfares)
Prices:
- Cost £3200.00.
Note: A deposit of £450 per person is required to secure your booking of which 50% is non-refundable. Balance of Payment: 90 days prior to departure.
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