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May 2024
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2025 Tour "Return to Amarna." Let's visi...

DOMINIC PERRY
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A new tour for February 2025 is now ready to announce and book. The tour includes a return to Amarna (Akhet-Aten), to explore the city of Akhenaten and Nefertiti. We visit some new sites, not seen on previous tours. And we have special permits for the tomb of Senuseret III at Abydos, and the tombs of Thutmose III and Horemheb in the Valley of the Kings. It's a great itinerary with a mix of famous favourites and new adventures. If you'd like to visit Egypt, come along in 2025!

Website with itinerary and cost breakdown: The History of Egypt Podcast 2025 — Ancient World Tours.

Questions about history/sites - egyptpodcast@gmail.com.

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