If you’re like me, museum visits were regular and cherished outings before the pandemic started. These days, I find myself fantasizing about walking through museum galleries, wandering from case to case and from civilization to civilization. The pandemic necessitated that cultural institutions around the world prioritize virtual learning over in-person visits and many museums have…
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5 Ways to Visit Egypt from Home
In February, I was fortunate enough to spend a few weeks in Sudan before the world shut down in March. Since then, I’ve been doing everything I can to alleviate some of my homesickness for the African continent. When you can’t travel to Egypt in real life, here are five ways you can visit from…
Hunting for Hieroglyphs at Philae
In October, the Nile Scribes led their first tour to Egypt, stopping in Aswan, Luxor, and Cairo. Agilika Island, located in the river at Aswan, is now the home of Philae Temple. It was moved there in the 1960s, piece by piece, from neighbouring Philae Island, now underwater. The island is a regular spot for…
Scribes on the Nile Tour Highlights
Over the last year tourists have begun to return to Egypt in exponential numbers and the Nile Scribes were happy to join them last month as part of their first Scribes on the Nile tour. Our group of fifteen travelers, most of them first-timers to Egypt, were eager to try many new experiences along the way, from sugar…
Top 5 Guidebooks for Your Trip to Egypt
With the end of summer upon us, the Nile Scribes are getting closer to our first ever Scribes on the Nile tour leaving for Egypt on October 17 from Toronto! With our group of 15 participants, Thomas and Taylor will be travelling up and down the Nile from Cairo to Aswan and back, taking in the sights…
5 Places Not to Miss in the Egyptian Delta
As it makes its way north toward the Mediterranean Sea, the Nile, which the Egyptians called simply “The River,” opens into a papyrus-shaped fan branching out northward from the base at Egypt’s capital. Today, we call this landscape the Egyptian Delta because its shape resembles the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet: delta (Δ). Archaeological…
5 Must-See Graeco-Roman Temples in Egypt
Many visitors to Egypt make their way down to Luxor to take a look at the largest temple in Egypt: Karnak. In this travel blog, the Nile Scribes travel up the Nile to visit five temples in Upper Egypt built during Ptolemaic and Roman times that should not be missed.
Top 5 Museums to Visit in Cairo
Thousands of years ago, the capital of Egypt was centered at Memphis just south of the core of modern-day Cairo. Today, the city is a bustling metropolis of over 20 million people and one of the largest cities on the continent of Africa. The city also boasts a large number of museums and heritage centres….
Auguste Mariette’s Memorial at the Egyptian Museum
This week the Egyptian Museum in Cairo is celebrating its 116-year anniversary since it first opened its doors to the public on November 15, 1902. Since then it has become a must-visit destination for any tourist coming to Egypt. On the blog this week, the Nile Scribes take you to visit a hidden monument that museum-goers…
5 Things to See at Karnak Temple
Karnak Temple, located on the east bank of modern-day Luxor, was the largest cult centre in ancient Egypt. Dedicated to the prominent state-deity Amun-Re, Karnak incorporates a temple also to his son, the god Khonsu, and is connected to a temple precinct to the south dedicated to his wife, the goddess Mut. In modern times,…