The largest religious complex ever built — 200 acres of temples, sanctuaries, obelisks, and sacred lakes constructed over 1,500 years. A full morning here barely scratches the surface. Your Egyptologist will take you into chapels and sanctuaries most visitors walk straight past.

The royal necropolis of ancient Egypt — where pharaohs were buried in tombs of extraordinary ambition and beauty. Over 60 tombs have been discovered. Cross the Nile by private boat, drive through the West Bank hills, and arrive in one of the world's great archaeological landscapes.

The mortuary temple of Egypt's most powerful female pharaoh, carved directly into the golden cliff face. Vsually unlike anything else in Egypt. Combined with the towering Colossi of Memnon — two vast seated statues that have watched the Nile flood plain for 3,400 years.

One of Egypt's best-preserved and most beautiful temples, dedicated to the goddess Hathor. The astronomical ceiling inside — vivid with colour that has survived for 2000 years, mapping the constellations and movements of the stars in extraordinary detail. Can be combined with Abydos in a single day.

One of the oldest and most sacred sites in all of ancient Egypt — where Osiris was believed to be buried, and where the Kings List is recorded. The Temple of Seti I contains some of the most exquisite wall reliefs anywhere in the ancient world, remarkably preserved in vivid colour. 

One of the most beautiful sights in Egypt — Luxor Temple as the light fades and the floodlighting comes on. The avenue of sphinxes, the towering pylons of Ramses II, the Roman additions hidden inside a pharaonic shell.