The majestic pyramids of Egypt, the favoured burial sites of the pharaohs, defy the passage of time and, from the vantage point of their 4,000 years of history, captivate visitors and transport them to an afterlife populated by deities glimpsed in the ancient tombs of the necropolises scattered throughout the Valley. Travelling along the course of the River Nile through the region of Middle Egypt, where we encounter the ancient capital of the ‘heretical’ ruler Akhenaten, who imposed the worship of a single god, and then the spectacular temples of Seti I at Abydos and the Ptolemaic temple at Dendera, before reaching Luxor.

Through ‘Middle Egypt’, a vast and largely unexplored region stretching between Cairo and Luxor, on a journey that is bound to impress and astonish with its variety of sites and historical and archaeological artefacts of marvellous beauty, which recount the country’s long history, from the dawn of Pharaonic civilisation to the era of Coptic Christianity.

The tour is led by Cristina Paoluzzi, a cultural anthropologist, Egyptology expert and tour guide working exclusively for Kanaga Africa Tours.