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SUMMARY:Tanzania Safari: Human Origins & the Great Migration
DESCRIPTION:Experience the Serengeti’s Great Migration\, and view two significant human origin fossil sites plus magnificent savannah and volcanic landscapes\, including Ngorongoro Crater. Stay at exclusive and luxurious tented camps\, and travel in spacious\, four-wheel drive safari vehicles. \nHighlights are many:\n• Leading our group of just 16 participants is paleoanthropologist & naturalist Dr. William Harcourt-Smith and expert driver/guides.\n• Spend three days experiencing the spectacular “Great Migration\,” when hundreds of thousands of wildebeest\, along with tens of thousands of zebra\, amass in the Lake Ndutu area of the southern Serengeti ecosystem.\n• Spend three days exploring the Great Rift Valley and the remarkable Ngorongoro Crater\, an extinct volcanic crater 10 to 12 miles in diameter that is teeming with African wildlife.\n• Spend two days at Lake Natron\, at the foot of Ol Doinyo Lengai\, an active volcano\, and visit the archaeological site of Engare Sero\, where your AIA lecturer has worked for two seasons—it has the largest assemblage of fossil footprints on the African continent.\n• Visit the famous Oldupai (Olduvai) Gorge and its museum with your expert AIA lecturer\, learning about the important hominid fossils and tools found there.\n• Stay for two days at the beginning\, plus a day room at the end\, at a luxurious resort and spa hotel in Arusha and visit Arusha National Park.\n• Enjoy eight nights at luxurious tented lodges in ideal locations\, offering the amenities of a well-appointed hotel with the adventure of being under canvas.\n• Travel in Land Cruiser safari vehicles with extra sitting room and space to stand\, look\, and photograph out all sides of their large\, pop-up roof hatches.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/tanzania-safari-human-origins-the-great-migration/
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SUMMARY:Egypt's Hidden Gems
DESCRIPTION:This unique\, 17-day itinerary is the perfect trip for those who wish to revisit Egypt and discover lesser-known but spectacular Pharaonic wonders. A group of just 16 guests will travel under the leadership of an exceptional and engaging trio\nthat has been receiving accolades for 20 years: Egyptologist Stephen Harvey\, along with an expert local Egyptology guide and a professional tour manager. \nThe highlights are many and varied:\n• Spend a full day discovering the new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)\, plus another full day exploring the iconic masterpieces of the historic Egyptian Museum\, as well as the wide-ranging collection of the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC).\n• Gain exclusive access inside the Red Pyramid at Dahshur\, enter the burial chamber of the collapsed pyramid at Meidum\, and visit two mud-brick pyramids in the Fayoum Oasis.\n• Go behind the scenes at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara to see remarkable new excavations that are not open to the public.\n• Explore the necropoli of Beni Hasan\, known for its 39 rock-cut tombs with well-preserved paintings of dancing\, acrobatics\, juggling\, fishing\, hunting\, and weaving; and Tuna el-Gebel\, with huge catacombs housing thousands of mummified ibises and baboons\, among other discoveries.\n• Visit Tell el-Amarna\, which replaced Thebes (modern Luxor) as the capital of Egypt under the heretic 18th-dynasty Pharaoh Akhenaton\, and became significant for its monotheism and distinctive artistic style.\n• Enjoy two in-depth visits to Abydos\, where Stephen Harvey has worked since 1993\, including visits to the spectacular Temple of Seti I\, with its invaluable “Abydos King List” and chapels with exquisite reliefs; and special access to the subterranean Osireion (the symbolic tomb of Osiris)\, centered around a burial chamber once surrounded by water.\n• Visit Dendera’s Temple of Hathor\, renowned for its exquisite columns and a well-preserved\, painted astronomical ceiling.\n• In Luxor\, visit the evocative Ramesseum\, the funerary temple of Ramesses II (“The Great”)\, as well as the best-preserved temple of ancient Thebes: Medinet Habu\, the mortuary temple of Ramesses III. Also discover little-visited tombs of administrators\, governors\, and minor nobility\, featuring detailed scenes of daily life.\n• Enjoy luxurious or best-available accommodations throughout\, with at least two nights at each property. Relish three nights at the magnificent boutique Hotel Al Moudira on Luxor’s West Bank and enjoy its 24 acres of palm groves and exotic gardens. \nWith only 16 spaces available\, we urge you to reserve your place today by calling 800-748-6262 or emailing aia@studytours.org.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/egypts-hidden-gems/
CATEGORIES:AIA Tours / Travel Program,Education
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SUMMARY:Absolute Egypt
DESCRIPTION:This itinerary is carefully crafted to provide discerning travelers with the finest Egypt tour available. Our 19-day program is the most in-depth exploration of ancient Egypt’s greatest sites\, combining all the best attributes of an all-inclusive\, well-paced\,\nluxury trip with just 16 travelers.\n• Our leaders are an exceptional and engaging trio\, who have led special Egypt tours together for twenty years: Egyptologist Dr. Stephen Harvey\, plus both an expert tour manager and an expert Egyptology guide.\n• Meet with excavators and conservators\, including behind-the-scenes visits\, when possible\, due to Dr. Harvey’s extensive contacts.\n• Discover the preeminent sites of the pharaohs from Cairo to Luxor\, Aswan\, and Abu Simbel:\n– Spend a full day discovering the new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) and another full day seeing the iconic masterpieces of the historic Egyptian Museum\, plus the wide-ranging collection of the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC).\n– See the amazing Giza pyramids and Sphinx as well as Saqqara’s Step Pyramid of Djoser and closed-to-the-public tombs.\n– Explore the astounding temple complex of Karnak as well as Luxor Temple\, plus spectacular royal mortuary temples and tombs in the Valley of the Kings.\n– Visit two remarkable\, less-visited temples: the Temple of Hathor at Dendera and the Temple of Khnum at Esna. Both have exquisite columns and well-preserved\, painted astronomical ceilings.\n– Cruise the Nile from Esna to Aswan aboard an eight-cabin dahabiya\, a traditional sail boat\, away from the convoys of large riverboats\, so that we may visit sites without the typical crowds. From the spacious covered top deck\, observe timeless pastoral scenes of feluccas\, farmers\, herders\, and village life.\n– Overnight at Abu Simbel to visit without the usual crowds the stunning rock cut temples of Ramesses II and Nefertari\, including the Sound and Light Show. \n• Enjoy 4- and 5-star accommodations for 17 memorable nights:\n– Four nights at Giza’s 5-star Marriott Mena House Hotel in Pyramid View rooms;\n– Two nights in Luxor on the Nile’s East Bank at the 5-star Steigenberger Nile Palace;\n– Three nights in Luxor on the Nile’s West Bank near the Valley of the Kings at the spectacular\, 5-star Hotel Al Moudira;\n– Four nights cruising on a luxurious\, eight-cabin dahabiya;\n– Two nights at the 5-star Sonesta Nouba Hotel Aswan;\n– One night at the 4-star Seti Abu Simbel Lake Resort;\n– One night at the convenient\, 5-star Le Méridien Cairo Airport Hotel. \nThis exclusive tour is the most inclusive and fascinating experience of ancient Egypt available. It is limited to just 16 guests\, so we urge you to reserve your space today.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/absolute-egypt-3/
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SUMMARY:Maya Pyramids & Temples of Yucatan
DESCRIPTION:This incredible nine-day holiday provides the best-paced itinerary available to see the sun-drenched Yucatán peninsula’s ancient sites\, traditional Maya villages\, and colonial architecture. Maya art and architecture abound\, with visits to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Chichén Itzá and Uxmal\, plus Ek Balam\, Dzibilchaltun\, and more: iconic as well as off-the-beaten-path sites with soaring pyramids\, distinctive temple complexes\, and wonderful sculpture. There is free time to bird watch\, shop for crafts\, or\nrelax\, reflect\, and enjoy our excellent accommodations. Enjoy two nights at the Villas Arqueológicas Chichén Itzá (next to Chichén Itzá) and three at the Hacienda Uxmal (next to Uxmal). Maximum of just 12 guests.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/maya-pyramids-temples-of-yucatan-4/
CATEGORIES:AIA Tours / Travel Program,Education
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