It's
back to ancient days as we follow the pilgrimage route of Alexander
the Great to the Oracle of Amon. He marched westward along the
Mediterranean coast, then inland (south) to the great oasis of Siwa.
His aim was to visit the great temple of Amun which, tradition says,
his legendary "ancestors" Heracles and Perseus had visited. He entered
the temple and was hailed by the priests as pharaoh, the son of
Amun. He then had a private audience with the High Priestess of
the oracle, who proclaimed him to be a god, the son of Zeus. She
predicted that he would conquer vast territories. He did. Leaving
Egypt, he marched into Persia conquering all who came before him,
all the way to what is now Lahore in Pakistan.
On
his return trip, however, he fell ill and died‹at the ripe age of
33 in Babylon.
According
to ancient inscriptions, Alexander's body was returned to
Egypt and buried‹but where?
Both Siwa and Alexandria are possibilities. His tomb has
not yet been identified for sure. At Gebel Mawta, we'll see tombs
of the Greco-Roman era, including one that's reputed to be Alexander's
own tomb. At Siwa, we'll see an ancient fortress with winding alleyways,
and the Temple of Amon, where Alexander's divinity and legitimacy
were proclaimed. Within a short distance, we'll traverse centuries
as we visit Cleopatra's Pool, a Roman outpost, and a Ptolemaic temple
- Your
14-Day Egyptian Oases Adventure: To El Bahariya and El Farafra
Oases .
- A
Grand 15-Day Tour of the Egyptian Oases: El Bahariya , El Farafra
, and even a cruise in Nubia on Lake Nasser .
- Follow
Alexander the Great foot steps :A 16-Day Egyptian
Oasis Adventure: Alexandria
and Siwa Edition. The search continues for the tomb of Alexander
the Great.
- Valley
of the Golden Mummies
a 16-Day Egyptian Oases Adventure : Mount Sinai , El Bahariya,
and El Farafra
Oases .
- Egypt
on a Yacht : Cairo , the Nile , Alexandria and the Sahara
Alexander the Great's Siwa Oases - A Grand 18 -Day tour of Egypt
We have even included all the tips . No hidden charges, no additional
taxes
- Egyptian
Sahara from Al-Alamein to Nubia and the border with the heart of
Africa: a 19-Day Egyptian Oases Adventure: Including air fare
from USA , a Nile Cruise, a ride on the Sleeper Train , Abydos Temple
, Abu Simbel Temples , Alexandria , Al-Alamein and Siwa Oases .
- Egyptian
Oases Adventure . Tour
The Egyptian Western Sahara Oases in 22 days : Siwa , Bahariya &
Farafra Edition.
A
note about meals
Please note that some meals will be served in local desert style.
For your Egyptian breakfast, expect orange juice, tea and coffee,
marmalade, a selection of two cheeses, beans, and eggs.
A picnic lunch will typically include either tuna, sausage, sardines
or beef with a green salad or a salad of cheese, tomato and fruit.
For dinner, expect a beef or chicken main coarse, with vegetable
and rice or pasta.
Please inform your hosts in advance of dietary requests.
Flights
, cruises, may not always operate on time, and are subject to last
minute changes , delays, and/or cancellation, if you are ready to
enjoy travelling to the Middle East / Near East , North Africa ,
then you should be ready for such possibilities
What
others say about our services ..
<<
From: "John Tillison" <john@t.......n.com> Date:
Thursday, February 08, 2007 8:38 PM
To: <info@travelinstyle.com>
Subject: This testimonial is my pleasure,
I
do a lot of traveling and I have never seen such attention to detail.
Every aspect of the trip met and surpassed expectations, which made
the Egypt experience even more magical. Travel-in-Style is clearly
a class act.
John
Tillison
www.tillison.com >>
Egypt
Tours
Travel
In Style put together a fantastic honeymoon package to Egypt for
us. Omar listened to what we wanted to see, work around our dates,
and put together a customized itinerary with private tours that
exceeded our expectations. From the moment we were met at the airport
in Cairo we were treated like VIPs. At each point in our vacation
we had excellent English speaking guides, safe drivers, and travel
representatives that handled our hotel, cruise, and airline check-ins.
We were able to relax and focus on ourselves and truly make the
most of our time in Egypt. It was a vacation we will never forget!
David
& Justine, October 2009
The
King's Chamber in the Great Pyramid was not meant to be visited:
Getting to it is challenging, and once you enter, it is very difficult
to turn back. The stone passage is only wide enough for one person.
You must be in good physical condition, able to climb several flights
of stairs, bend double, crouch and duck-walk for short distances.
The King's Chamber itself is the world's most claustrophobic place,
with dim light and heavy, hot, oxygen-poor air. There is no ventilation.
If you are at all sensitive to claustrophobia or confinement, or
if you have any sort of respiratory condition, for your own safety
and the safety of others, you must not enter the pyramid because
it is impossible to remove a person or to bring aid to them quickly
.
Douglas
Gerwin, Ph.D., is Director of the Center for Anthroposophy, including
Chair of its Waldorf High School Teacher Education Program, and
Co-Director of the Research Institute for Waldorf Education. Himself
a Waldorf graduate, Dr. Gerwin has taught for 30 years at university
and high school levels in subjects including biology and history.
He is editor of four books related to Waldorf education ––
For the Love of Literature: A Celebration of Language and Imagination;
Genesis of a Waldorf High School; The Andover Proceedings: Tapping
the Wellsprings of Health in Adolescence; And Who Shall Teach the
Teachers: The Christ Impulse in Waldorf Education ––
as well as author of various articles on adolescence and the Waldorf
curriculum. Most recently he co-authored Survey of Waldorf Graduates,
the first comprehensive look at how North American Waldorf graduates
fare in college and beyond. With his wife Connie, Dr. Gerwin traveled
to Egypt in November 2009 as part of a sabbatical project to study
the mythological background of embryology and the earliest origins
of human sexuality. He offered the following comments on his trip,
which was organized by Travel in Style .com
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