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Djed Arts and Nu-Beyond
are proud to announce our first study tour entitled
INFOCATION: the Information – Vacation to Egypt
/ Kemit 2008. We have created this concept to capture
the fact that we recognize that we all need a break
from the stresses of Living in Babylon, so what better
than to have an INFOCATION in the original Afrikan
nation where you can combine the best of both worlds;
whilst checking out an awesome contribution that our
ancestors made to world history and civilization.
The tour will be led by Bro Rey Bowen
who has been travelling to Egypt regularly since 1984
and he has worked, lived and lectured there. He organised
the first ever African-centred study tours from the
UK, led by Dr Charles S Finch III, in 1989. Rey has
built up an impressive list of contacts in Egypt with
his 24 years experience of personal research, study
tours and network building.
His forthcoming book: Maat, Precision in
Time and Space: How Kamite (Egyptian) Science, Technology
and Religion Affects us Today, London: (2008)
Learning By Choice Publications, will be the focus
of his lectures as he demonstrates how an understanding
of the past is crucial to living in the present and
safeguarding the future. There will also be lectures
by Dr. William ‘Lez’ Henry and we will
have regular reasoning sessions as well as a lot of
fun in one of the most beautiful places on the planet.
Below are links to sites providing details of the
hotels the tour group will stay at:
http://www.thomson.co.uk/destinations/africa/egypt/egypt-nile/luxor/hotels/steigenberger-nile-palace-hotel.html
http://www.moevenpick-hotels.com/hotels/Cairo_Media_City/welcome.htm
http://www.moevenpick-hotels.com/hotels/Aswan/welcome.htm
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BOOKING FORM
INFOCATION
ITINERARY
31/7/08:
Fly from UK - PM Arrive Cairo - Met at airport and
transferred to hotel - Eve: Orientation session and
Group Introductions
1/8/08: AM. After breakfast drive
to sites with air conditioned bus to visit the Giza
complex of Pyramids and the Pyramids at Saqqarah to
see the first ever written religious and philosophical
texts. Also see Zoser’s Step Pyramid designed
by the Great architect and Medical Doctor, Imhotep.
Return early afternoon, free time. (Eve: Lecture)
2/8/08:
AM. Visit the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, the
largest collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts on
the planet. This collection will fulfill your every
dream when you see a portion of what Africa gave to
the rest of the world. Afternoon tour to the Khan
Khalili the largest Bazaar in Africa, where you can
buy pharaonic designed bone-china dinner sets, material,
curtains, etc. PM. We will have a group dinner at
Felfela a popular restaurant which serves authentic
Egyptian food. Once you have tasted their falafels
and vegetable or meat Kebabs there will be no turning
back.
3/8/08:
AM. Drive to the rock tombs of Beni Hassan. Here you
will see early depictions of dance and gymnastics,
and for martial art enthusiasts there are paintings
of warriors going through their forms. The martial
art visuals predate any showing Ta Mo, the Indian
monk, who brought martial arts to the Shaolin Temple,
China, by over 1000years. PM. We will fly to Aswan,
where we will be met and transferred to our hotel.
4/8/08:
AM An early morning drive through the Nubian Desert
to the Sudanese border on the banks of Lake Nasser
to visit the magnificent colossuses at Abu Simbel.
Here you will see the rock hewn temples of Ra Mes
Ses II and his first Royal Wife, Nefertari. These
magnificent structures are accurately aligned to solar
risings. In the afternoon, visit a Nubian Village
to get hair plaited and to experience African-Egyptian
culture. (Eve: Lecture)
5/8/08:
AM, visit the Temple dedicated to Aset (Isis) on the
island of Philae and then to the Temple dedicated
to the neter Sobek, the crocodile, at Kom Ombo. Kom
Ombo has carvings of the medical instruments used
during the dynastic period to carry out operations
on people.
6/8/08:
Chill out: or optional visit to the Tombs of the Nubian
Nobles, Nubian Museum and/or a camel ride in the Nubian
desert to visit the Christian Monastery of St Simeon.
PM Fly to Luxor
7/8/08:
One day Nile Cruise from dawn to dusk, from Luxor
to Denderah, visiting the temple dedicated to Hat
Hor. Here you will see an early sculpture of the circular
Zodiac. This will be one of the most peaceful times
you will ever experience sailing down the Nile with
stupendous African imagery viewed on either side of
this great African river.
8/8/08:
AM, East Bank, visit Luxor Temple made over a 500
year period to symbolize the inner meaning of the
human journey through life and death and used as an
institute of learning. Then to Karnak Temple, a massive
600 acre complex where each successive pharaoh tried
to outdo one another by adding more impressively built
sections, including the 1st courtyard built by the
25th Napatan Dynasty from Sudan. All temples were
accurately aligned to various solar and stellar risings.
(Eve: Lecture)
9/8/08:
AM. West Bank, visit the original art deco temple
of female pharaoh Hatshepsut. Mr R Van Loo, ex-chief
survey of a London borough said on visiting this site
and seeing the design: “This temple isn’t
supposed to be here at this site for another 3000
years in the future, in our time. How could the architect
have conceived such ideas, back then!” Then
onto the tombs at the Valley of Kings and the little
known tombs of the Valley of the Queens, and a visit
to Ra Mes Ses III’s temple complex at Medinat
Habu. (optional visit to the restored tomb of Nefetari
and/or Luxor Museum) (Eve: Lecture)
10/8/08:
Air conditioned coach trip to the Red Sea. Enjoy a
boat trip to the coral reef where you can swim, snorkel
or beach comb in this magnificent part of the world.
(Eve: Lecture + Debriefing)
11/8/08:
Return to the UK
Pictures from previous Djed Art Egypt Tours |