Middle East Tour and Dig 2011
The 2011 Middle East tour will be departing Australia on Tuesday, 19 April 2011. We have an optional 2 day pre-tour of Alexandria and the Faiyyum Oasis planned and the our usual optional archaeological dig in Israel at the conclusion of the tour. Our group international flights will be flying Singapore Airlines to Cairo via Singapore. The tour will be escorted by Archaeological Diggings Managing Editor Michael Browning who has been running tours with David Down since 2007. Michael has been study the revised chronology with David for the past 3 and a half years and is also studying an MA in Egyptology at Macquarie University in Sydney.
Included in the price is your return international airfares from Australia, internal flights as per the itinerary, accommodation, breakfast and dinner at the hotel each day, all transportation and transfers as per the itinerary, all site entries, visas as required, tips and portage. The only extra costs are your lunch each day, any drinks, travel insurance and personal expenses. Join us for 23 thrilling days visiting some of the worlds most amazing and ancient sites.
International travelers are welcome to join our tour in Cairo for the land cost only. You will need to arrange your own airfares to arrive in Cairo prior to Tuesday 19 April 2011 and then departure flights from Tel Aviv on Tuesday 10 May 2011. Contact Michael Browning via email for further information. The address is michael@diggings.com.au.
Highlights for the 2 day pre-tour option will include:
- Roman theatre
- Villa of the Birds and the beautiful mosaic floors
- Pomepy's Pillar and subterranean galleries
- The catacombs
- The Alexandria National Museum
- Pyramid of Seneferu at Meidum
- 12th Dynasty pyramid at Hawarra
- 12 dynasty pyramid at el Lahoun
- Workers village at Kahun
- Dahshur pyramids
- Pharaonic Village and Cairo Museum
- Tutankhamun's treasures
- Pyramids of Saqqara and Giza
- Temples of Karnak and Luxor
- Valley of the Kings and royal tombs
- Tutankhamun's tomb and mummy
- Medinet Habu and Deir el Bahari
- Abydos and Dendera
- Temples of Abu Simbel and Philae
- Sound and Light show at the Giza Pyramids
- Petra and Jerash
- Citadel Ummayed Palace
- Jordanian Archaeology museum in Amman
- Swim in the Dead Sea
- Ajlun castle
- Madaba, Mt Nebo and Kerak crusdader castle
- Mount Nebo and Madaba
- Bethlehem and Nazareth
- Hazor and Capernaum
- Dan and Caeserea Philippi
- Sepphoris
- The Herodion where Ehud Netzer found Herod's tomb
- Ride in a 'Jesus boat' across the Sea of Galilee
- Mount of Olives, Garden of Gethsemane and Mount Zion
- Old city of Jerusalem and the Via Dolorosa
- Pool of Bethesda and Western Wall
- Visit the City of David and walk through Hezekiah's Tunnel
- Qumran and Masada
- Caesarea, Megiddo and the Jordan River
- Plus much more...
- Work each day on our own site at Mareshah in Israel
- Each afternoon tour the many cave systems and sites located in the area
- Full day touring to sights including the Sorek cave, valley of Elah (where David fought Goliath) and Ashqelon.
- The price of the dig includes accommodation, 3 meals a day, dig fee's and any entry fee's required
- Experience the thrill of finding artifacts that have been buried for 2200 years
Highlights for the Middle East tour will include:
Archaeological Dig
If you are traveling alone we can arrange for you to share with another member of our group - depending on availability. Booking early will assist with placement.
Our groups are small and friendly and places are strictly limited so book early to avoid disappointment. Bookings will be opened very soon.
Download the Annual Middle East Tour 2011 - Itinerary and prices
Download an Annual Middle East Tour 2011 - Application Form
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