Gigal Research and Sacred Sites Journeys
Gigal’s Unique Tour to Egypt November 29 or 30 – December 10, 2012
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| Always wanted to visit Egypt but disappointed with the offer of traditional tours? Looking for an original approach and an unforgettable experience? Stop searching because you just found it! This is an extraordinary opportunity to discover an amazing country and culture like very few have seen it or experienced it. Only with Gigal’s tours will you be able to visit sites usually closed to the public and enjoy the privilege of seeing things only seen by very few people, including archeologists. Gigal also invited several guests who all provide/bring a different perspective on the bedazzling knowledge and technological feats as well as the spirituality of the oldest and most intriguing civilization on Earth. If this is not a good enough reason to discover or rediscover Egypt, its charms and mysteries, I don’t know what is! |
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| Thanks to Gigal who has been researching ancient texts, deciphering every single site and studying the Ancient Egyptian civilization for more than 20 years, you will discover many sites usually not opened to the public. Thus giving you an opportunity to see Egypt like you’ve never seen it, and walk on the path of numerous archeologists who dedicated their lives to understand this magical land. You will be able to experience firsthand the amazing heritage of the Ancient Egyptians thanks to her incredible knowledge, thorough study of everything that relates to Egypt and close contact she has with the keepers of the Oral Tradition. |
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| To open and stir the debate, we invited Jan Peter de Jong, a Dutch researcher who lived in Cusco, Peru for 13 years. There he studied the Inca civilization with Jesus Gamara, visited many sites and stumbled upon fascinating facts that testify of incredible technological feats, and thus of a very advanced civilization. A lot of his discoveries show astounding similarities on many levels between Ancient Egyptians and Incas. This comparison between these two amazingly advanced civilizations will offer you a chance to witness and participate in this new approach that will shed new light on Ancient knowledge. |
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| Andrea Mikana-Pinkham will join us as the tour co-organizer, but will also provide a spiritual perspective in this trip. For 17 years she has been visiting sacred sites around the world with her agency Sacred Sites Journeys, offering a spiritual perspective on these amazing places and ancient civilizations. During the trip you will have the possibility to participate in group meditations with Andrea in beautiful sites such as the Great Pyramid, and experience higher levels of consciousness thanks to Andrea’s guidance. |
Gigal’s Unique Tour of Egypt
May 4th – 14th 2012
Presented by Gigal Research & Sacred Sites Journeys |
| Itinerary |
For Land/Air passengers departing from the USA :Thursday, November 29. Depart to Cairo.
Departure by plane from New York City’s JFK Airport on EgyptAir to Cairo. |
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Land/Air Travel Package: Friday, November 30. Arrive Cairo (D)
Group members from the USA taking the land/air package will arrive on EgyptAir from New York City in Cairo noon, local time.
Change money and obtain your Egypt Tourist Visa (currently $15.00 US) at the airport bank.
Clear Immigration. Proceed to baggage claim where you will be met by our local tour representative who will assist you to claim your luggage and clear customs.
Transfer by air-conditioned motorcoach to nearby airport hotel.
Check in. Free time. Lunch on your own.
Dinner at the hotel.
Europeans fly via Paris (CDG) to Cairo.
Other group members will be flying in from other European cities on various flights.
8:25PM – Gigal and group from or via Paris arrive in Cairo.(Other arrival times to be given after flights are booked.)
Arrive Cairo. Deplane. Change money and obtain your Egypt Tourist Visa (currently $15.00 US) at the airport bank.
Clear Immigration. Proceed to baggage claim where you will be met by our local tour representative who will assist you to claim your luggage and clear Customs.
Transfer by air-conditioned motorcoach to nearby airport hotel.
Check in. Free time.
Dinner on your own. (Room service available.)
For all :Overnight Cairo. Airport Hotel.
Day 2. Saturday, December 1. To Fayum Oasis (L/D)
Breakfast at your leisure.
10:00AM – Bags outside your door.
10:45AM – Be in the lobby ready to depart.
11:00AM – Transfer by air-conditioned motorcoach, with Gigal’s driver, to the oasis of Fayum lake.
1:30PM – Arrive at hotel in Fayoum.
Check into the hotel. Time.
2:00PM – Lunch at the hotel, set menu for the group.
3:00PM - Introductory Meeting outside (weather permitting) or inside.
4:00PM – Enjoy a boat ride on Lake Fayoum, one of the oldest in the world and the preferred place of the ancient priests. Enjoy being where the high priests performed ritual magic daily.
8:00PM – Welcome Dinner
Overnight 5***** L'Auberge Hotel in Fayoum Oasis with beautiful views of Lake Fayoum. Helnan Auberge Hotel El Fayoum Oasis.
Day 3. Sunday, December 2. Fayum Oasis (B/Lunch/D)
Breakfast at your leisure.
9:15AM – Be in the lobby ready to depart.
9:30AM – Depart for our Full Day at the Fayum Oasis, with a privileged access for you by Gigal to the Hawara Pyramid complex, the canal systems, the hydraulic systems, the labyrinth site, and the Illahun Pyramid complex in the desert. Latest archaeological excavations.
Meditation facilitated by Andrea.
Lunch at Al Assiouty restaurant at the nearby Al Assiouty Resort.
5:00PM – Return to the hotel. Enjoy the pool at the hotel.
7:30PM - Dinner at the hotel, followed by a group meeting during which we’ll share about our experiences. And a Question/Answer session with Gigal.
Overnight 5***** L'Auberge Hotel
Day 4. Monday, December 3. Desert Visit: Golden Temple (B/Box Lunch/D)
Breakfast at your leisure.
8:45AM - Be in the lobby ready to depart.
9:00AM: Departure for 3 hour trip into the desert with 4x4 jeeps and private access for you by Gigal to the Golden Temple, Qasr es Sagha Temple. This temple, with its ancient megalithic construction, is very different from other temples in Egypt. Gigal think it dates from the Old Kingdom or even before, and that it was originally on the shore of Lake Fayoum.. The indigenous Wisdom Keepers say it was covered with gold, thus the name of Golden Temple. There were many gold mines in the surrounding area. Enjoy a long visit of the site and the surrounding area. Excellent photo opportunities for desert shots. Time allowing, we’ll visit the small mountain behind the temple.
6:00PM – Return to the hotel.
8:00PM - Dinner and sharing at the hotel. And a Question/Answer session with Gigal.
Overnight 5***** L'Auberge Hotel
Day 5. Tuesday, December 4. Meidum Pyramid, to Giza (B/L/D)
Breakfast at your leisure.
9:00AM - Luggage outside your door.
9:45AM - Be in the lobby ready to depart.
10:00AM - Departure to Meidum Pyramid for visit with Gigal to the mysterious Meidum Pyramid and famous mastaba.
Meditation facilitated by Andrea.
1:30PM - Lunch at a nearby restaurant with a view of the Meidum Pyramid.
3:00PM - Transfer to Cairo, Giza by private air-conditioned bus.
5:00PM – Arrive in Cairo / Giza. Check into our hotel.
7:30PM - Dinner at the hotel, during which we’ll share about our experiences today.
Afterwards Gigal will give us an introduction for our visit to Dashur tomorrow.
Overnight 4***** Cataract Pyramids Resort. Sakkara Road, El Haraneya, Giza
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Day 6. Wednesday. December 5. Dashur, Memphis, Nile Dinner Cruise (B/L/D)
Breakfast at your leisure.
8:45AM - Be in the lobby ready to depart.
9:00AM – Departure to visit the Dashur Pyramids complex, the Bent and Red Pyramid with Gigal. Includes entrance into the Red Pyramid. Meditation facilitated by Andrea.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Afternoon visit to Memphis and colossal statue of Ramses II.
6:00PM – Return to the hotel.
6:30AM – Depart for the dinner cruise on a boat on the Nile in Cairo.
Overnight 4***** Cataract Pyramids Resort.
Day 7. Thursday, December 6. Saqqara including the Serapeum (B/L/D)
Breakfast at your leisure.
8:45AM - Be in the lobby ready to depart.
9:00AM – Departure by our private bus to Saqqara.
10:00AM - Special opening of the Serapeum mysterious undergrounds for you by Gigal.
11:00AM - Visit the site of Saqqara, including Djoser Pyramid .
Meditation facilitated by Andrea.
2:00PM - Lunch at the Blue Lotus Farm near Saqqara.
Later afternoon return to the hotel.
Optional visit to local papyrus institute.
8:00PM – Dinner at the hotel, during which we’ll share about our experiences today.
Overnight 4***** Cataract Pyramids Resort.
Day 8. Friday, December 7. Abusir (B/D)
Breakfast at your leisure
9:45AM - Be in the lobby ready to depart
10:00AM – Departure for our private entrance into Abusir: "The city of Osiris" by our private bus. Special opening for you by Gigal of the huge area full of pyramids and some surprise. The black strange stone.
Visit Abu Ghurab, with the solar temple of Niuserâ.
Meditation facilitated by Andrea.
2:30PM - Return to the hotel.
Lunch on your own.
Afternoon: Visit to local aromatherapist to learn about the ancient Egyptian art of scent alchemy.
8:00PM: Dinner in Nazlet Saman at the foot of the Giza pyramids in the restaurant of the archeologists with an extraordinary view on the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx.
Return to the hotel.
Overnight 4***** Cataract Pyramids Resort.
Day 9. Saturday, December 8. Giza Plateau: Private Entrance into the Great Pyramid; Khan el Khalili; the Citadel & Mokkatam Quarry (B/Box L/D)
Breakfast at your leisure.
8:15AM - Be in the lobby ready to depart.
8:30AM – Departure with Gigal to the site of the Great Pyramid. We’ll visit the boat pits and the Solar Boat Museum
Noon - Private Entrance into the Great Pyramid. Meditation facilitated by Andrea.
Box Lunch.
2:00PM – Depart to visit to the Citadel of Saladin in Old Cairo and visit to the top of the Mokkatam quarry.
Dinner at in Khan el Khalili at a restaurant that is an old Arabic palace.
Later evening return to the hotel.
Overnight 4***** Cataract Pyramids Resort.
Day 10. Sunday, December 9. Giza Plateau: Exploration of the Plateau & Private Entrance to the Sphinx; Cairo Museum (B/L/D)
Breakfast at your leisure
8:15AM - Be in the lobby ready to depart
8:30AM – Departure for an extensive visit to the 2nd and 3rd pyramids, with entrances if they are open.
Private entrance to visit the Sphinx. Meditation facilitated by Andrea.
Discussion to include the latest discoveries, new evidences for a complete new vision of the dating of these monuments.
1:00PM - Lunch at restaurant in Giza.
3:00PM - Visit to the Cairo Museum with Gigal, followed by free time to explore on your own.
5:00PM - Return to the hotel.
8:00PM - Farewell Dinner at the hotel, during which we’ll share about our experiences today.
Overnight 4***** Cataract Pyramids Resort.
Day 11. Monday, December 10. Depart Egypt (B)
AM: Group transfer to Cairo airport for international departure.
NOTE: This itinerary is subject to change due to conditions beyond our control.
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| For last-minute circumstances, visits may be proposed in a different order on different days. Keeping the program unless sudden prohibition of sites by the authorities. |
PRICING
NOTE: All prices are in US Dollars.
Land/International Air from New York City’s JFK Airport, per person double occupancy
$4,739.00 for payment via check, bank cashier’s check or bank wire
$4,989.00 for payment via credit card
Land/International Air from Paris CDG Airport, per person double occupancy
$4,019.00 for payment via check, bank cashier’s check or bank wire
$4,231.00 for payment via credit card
Note: This price is based on airfare that is subject to change until ticketed.
Land ONLY, per person double occupancy
You are responsible to book your roundtrip international air to/from Cairo
$3,529.00 for payment via check or bank wire
$3,715.00 for payment via credit card
Optional Single Room Supplement: This is the additional amount you will pay if you choose to have your own private room throughout the journey.
$375.00 for payments via check, bank cashier’s check or bank wire
OR $395.00 for payments via credit card
Roommates: If you're not traveling with anyone you know, and would like for Sacred Sites Journeys to try to match you up with a suitable roommate, we'll be happy to try to do so. Per our Terms and Conditions, we will hold the event registration open until 30 days before the date in order to try to match you with someone. If by that date we have not been able to do so, you will be responsible to pay for the single supplement. If you would like to be matched with a roommate, please register early.
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