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Syria
& Jordan with Baalbek
This tour spans more than five millennia of archaeological
monuments, from the Neolithic artifacts in the Damascus
and Aleppo museums to the pre-Sargonid city of Mari. Touring
includes Bronze Age Ugarit, Ebla, Bosra and the caravan
cities of Dura-Europos, Mari and Palmyra and ends with
Roman Jerash and Aqaba and a two-night stay in Petra,
the spectacular capital of the Nabataeans. A special highlight
of the tour will be our full day’s visit to the ancient
city of Baalbek.
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The
Splendors of Ancient Egypt in Two Weeks
Including
a 5-Day Sonesta Nile Goddess Cruise
A
somewhat shorter version of our most popular Egypt tour,
we will spend four days in Cairo, ample time to visit
the Egyptian Museum, Cairo's Islamic sites, Sakkara and
the Giza Plateau. We will visit the Delta site of Tanis,
first excavated by Flinders Petrie in 1884. Our five days
in Luxor will give us time for a thorough exploration
of Thebes, as well as the temples of Hathor at Dendera,
decorated in the name of Cleopatra the Great, and of Seti
I at Abydos. We will visit Edfu’s Temple of Horus, the
most perfectly preserved ancient Egyptian temple in existence
today, the fascinating Temple at Kom Ombo, perched on
a spectacular site overlooking the Nile. The tour ends
in Aswan with a visit to the Nubian Museum and a flying
visit to Abu Simbel.
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Israel
This
in-depth tour of Israel explores its many layers of ancient
and modern history, beginning with six days in Jerusalem
and continuing to the numerous museums and archaeological
sites in the Negev, Galilee and Golan. Highlights of the
tour include Masada, one of Israel's most spectacular sites,
Qumran, Lachish, Tel Dan, the Roman/Byzantine city at Bet
She'an, Solomonic Hazor and Megiddo, as well as the great
Roman/Crusader port at Caesarea. We will have a reception
at the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research
and meet with archaeologists in the field. The tour ends
in vibrant Tel Aviv.
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The
Lands of Legend: Ancient Nubia and the Sudan
This
unusual new tour explores ancient Nubia and the Sudan,
revealed by visits to such storied sites as Kerma, home
to a powerful Bronze Age kingdom; the Kushite holy mountain
at Gebel Barkal and the Nubian royal city of Meroe, abounding
in pyramids more plentiful than those in Egypt. Our Nubian
touring begins in Aswan with the Nubian Museum and cruise
on Lake Nasser, visiting Nubian sites salvaged by UNESCO,
culminating at Abu Simbel. Visits to the Egyptian and
Khartoum National Museums will give us an appreciation
of Nubian art as our visits to traditional villages will
introduce us to their culture.
Nov.
3 – 20,
2010 |
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The
Splendors of Ancient Egypt
An
in-depth survey of ancient Egypt, beginning with six days
in Cairo visiting Sakkara and the Giza Plateau, the Egyptian
Museum and the Islamic and Coptic sites. We will also
spend a day in the Delta visiting Tanis and in the Faiyum
Oasis to see the collapsed pyramid of Meydum and Roman
Karanis. With five full days in Luxor we will have time
for a thorough exploration of the temples and tombs of
Thebes, as well as the temples at Dendera and Abydos before
a five-day Nile cruise on the deluxe Oberoi Philae. The
tour concludes with three days in Aswan, the Nubian Museum
and a flying visit to Abu Simbel.
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The
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
This
exciting new tour is a must for those of us who have visited
Petra, Yemen and Oman. Saudi Arabia is home to some of
the earliest civilizations on the Arabian Peninsula and
crossroads for the ancient peoples who traded frankincense
and myrrh through the region. Starting in Riyadh and ending
in Jeddah, we will travel these ancient trade routes and
see the numerous rock drawings left by ancient pre-Islamic
cultures, the fascinating villages of the Asir region,
renowned for its unique architecture, and the new regional
museums, which display recent archaeological finds. A
tour highlight will be our visits to the famous Nabataean
cities of Medain Saleh and Tayma. As we explore the kingdom’s
ancient sites, palaces and souqs, we will also have a
rare opportunity to experience its unique culture as the
birthplace of Islam and guardian of its holiest shrines.
Feb.
12 – 28,
2011 |
Led
by Prof. Moawiyah M. Ibrahim
UNESCO World Heritage Committee |
17
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Lebanon
Our
exciting new tour brings us to the traditional homeland
of the Phoenicians. As we visit their seaports at Tyre,
Sidon, Tripoli and Byblos, we will see the archaeological
remains from the traffic of merchants and the march of
armies through Lebanon from the Bronze and Iron Ages through
classical antiquity and Islam to the era of the Crusaders
and Ottomans. We will also visit the last remaining stands
of cedars, which once were sought by Egyptian pharaohs
and used by King Solomon to build the Temple in Jerusalem.
A highlight of this fabulous tour will be our visit to
the magnificently preserved Roman-era temple complex of
Baalbek. We are based in Beruit for six nights, which
will give us ample time to explore this vibrant gourmet
capital city aptly named “the Paris of the Middle East.”
March
13 - 25,
2011 |
Led
by Dr. Joseph
Greene
Semitic
Museum, Harvard University |
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The
Oases of the Western Desert
(Siwa, Bahariya, Dakhla & Kharga)
Beginning in Cairo, we continue to Alexandria, where touring
includes the new museum associated with the ancient library.
We then explore the fabled oases of Egypt’s Western Desert:
Siwa, famed for its Temple of the Oracle, consulted by
Alexander the Great; Kharga and Dakhla’s temples and painted
tombs of the Roman and Early Christian periods; and lastly,
the wonderful temple dedicated to Isis and Osiris in Doush.
A tour highlight will be the newly opened archaeological
sites in Bahariya Oasis. The tour ends in Luxor, with
visits to newly opened tombs. Desert landscapes and colorful
villages add to the magic of this special tour.
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