Egypt to close Tutankhamun’s tomb for restorations
September 22, 2015
Photo by Mac Tutankhamun tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings will close from October until finished, the antiquities ministry announced on Sunday. King
Photo by Mac Tutankhamun tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings will close from October until finished, the antiquities ministry announced on Sunday. King
Egypt is planning to invest millions in an advertising campaign to build tourism to 20 million visitors by 2020, more than double last year’s 9.8 million. The peak was 14.7 million in 2010. The campaign will launch in August. Egypt, long a…
One of the most memorable trips in my journeys was to Egypt, and the overnight train from Cairo to Aswan was an adventure in itself.
In the wake of the terrorist attack in Tunisia and new visa restrictions on individual travel to Egypt, the Telegraph (UK) has gathered up a
The Orient Express! The very mention of its name brings images of eastern cities, romantic trysts, exotic costumes, shining spires and minarets—and, of course, that’s why it was given that name. It began its run from Paris to Istanbul in…
And so we arrive in Aswan, the furthest navigable point before the High Dam. From here some courageous souls can continue to the beautiful temple at Abu Simbel which was relocated with fantastic precision prior to the construction of the High Dam. The…
In the late afternoon we reach the Ombos temple, or the Crocodile Temple, on the Nile’s east bank – that of “life”. This is a really beautiful temple with the frieze of the Pharaoh being anointed by Gods with the life giving waters of the Nile. Around…
You are back on your vessel, so settle yourself down on the upper deck and just watch Egypt’s panorama unfold before your eyes! Endlessly on both banks daily life shows itself to you and seems much as it has been over the past hundreds…
Poor Egypt gets some bad press at the moment and in the process their tourist numbers have fallen dramatically and that is understandable, however, in cities like Luxor tourism provides employment in one way or another for some 85% of the…
We visited Egypt in early 2013, before the political strife hit the fan, and were very thankful we did. Whilst making our way to the Giza Plateau one morning our bus had to manoeuvre its way through several back streets and stop…
Photo by Mac Tutankhamun tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings will close from October until finished, the
Egypt is planning to invest millions in an advertising campaign to build tourism to 20 million visitors by 2020, more than double last year’s 9.8 million. The peak was 14.7 million in 2010. The campaign will launch in August. Egypt, long a…
One of the most memorable trips in my journeys was to Egypt, and the overnight train from Cairo to Aswan
In the wake of the terrorist attack in Tunisia and new visa restrictions on individual travel to Egypt, the Telegraph
The Orient Express! The very mention of its name brings images of eastern cities, romantic trysts, exotic costumes, shining spires and minarets—and, of course, that’s why it was given that name. It began its run from Paris to Istanbul in…
And so we arrive in Aswan, the furthest navigable point before the High Dam. From here some courageous souls can continue to the beautiful temple at Abu Simbel which was relocated with fantastic precision prior to the construction of the High Dam. The…
In the late afternoon we reach the Ombos temple, or the Crocodile Temple, on the Nile’s east bank – that of “life”. This is a really beautiful temple with the frieze of the Pharaoh being anointed by Gods with the life giving waters of the Nile. Around…
You are back on your vessel, so settle yourself down on the upper deck and just watch Egypt’s panorama unfold before your eyes! Endlessly on both banks daily life shows itself to you and seems much as it has been over the past hundreds…
Poor Egypt gets some bad press at the moment and in the process their tourist numbers have fallen dramatically and that is understandable, however, in cities like Luxor tourism provides employment in one way or another for some 85% of the…
We visited Egypt in early 2013, before the political strife hit the fan, and were very thankful we did. Whilst making our way to the Giza Plateau one morning our bus had to manoeuvre its way through several back streets and stop…