TV art critic Alastair Sooke has been trekking across the Sahara and travelling along the Nile to discover the Treasures of Egypt for BBC Four’s The Birth of Art.
Go see for yourself with these offers: Discover Egypt (www.discoveregypt.co.uk) is offering a number of deals on city stays in Luxor and Nile cruises and twin centre to include Cairo. Seven-night city stays from £599 and Nile cruises from £899 in January and February, including flights with twin centre stays Luxor and Cairo from £799.
Luxor is home to a multitude of ancient sites including the Valley of the Kings and home to the tomb of Tutankhamun; the Temple of Hatshepsut in the Valley of the Queens; the Karnak Temple and the Temple of Luxor – where visitors can marvel at the wonderfully preserved ancient art carved on the walls.
It is also home to the Luxor Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art – a smaller museum than the often bewilderingly huge Egyptian of Museum in Cairo, but offering a collection of the highest quality artworks dating from the Predynastic Period through to the Islamic era. Its carefully selected masterpieces found in the area of ancient Thebes, illuminates the golden age of pharaonic Egypt.
Discover Egypt is offering a week at the five-star Steigenberger Nile Palace Luxor from £599 per person including flights, transfers in resort and bed and breakfast accommodation for departures in January and February. Based on two people sharing a double room.
Alternatively, a seven night Nile cruise that starts and ends in Luxor costs from £899 for departures in January, February and March, including return flights from Heathrow or Manchester, transfers in Luxor and the full board cruise on board the five-star Viking Princess, including 10 guided excursions to explore the ancient sites along the way.
