Thu, Oct 21: Luxor, Egypt I signed up for the optional sunrise hot air balloon ride over Luxor. It was a $150 and ran from 4:00 AM – 8:00 AM. There were other crazy people who signed up, too. What is the Luxor Hot Air Balloon Ride? The hot air balloon ride run by a…
Wed, Oct 20: Abydos, Egypt The Osirion Temple (or Osireion) is a seemingly out of place, megalithic stone building located behind the Temple of Seti I in Abydos, Egypt. We had a special access via an UnchartedX private tour. The odd part is that the Osirion temple is well under the ground level of the…
Wed, Oct 20: Abydos, Egypt Temple of Seti I. Home of massive stone columns, the “king’s list”, and the helicopter hieroglyph.
Tue, Oct 19: Luxor, Egypt Back in Luxor for a sunset visit to Luxor Temple. See what we did in this Ben UnchartedX livestream.
Tue, Oct 19: Dendera, Egypt Temple of Hathor in Dendera. It’s famous for a stone relief called, the Dendera Lightbulb. Nice, fat columns here, with some original faded colors, even on the ceiling.
Mon, Oct 18: Luxor, Egypt Flew on EgyptAir from Cairo to Luxor, a one hour flight.
Ben van Kerkwyk runs the popular YouTube channel, UnchartedX. He is renowned for long-form deep dives into ancient civilizations and technology. As part of his research, he runs tours of ancient Egypt. As you will soon see, this tour covers all the iconic sites you’d expect, but also many lesser-known, and private, invitation-only sites as…
Fri, Oct 29: Cairo, Egypt Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian, stated that the builder of the Great Pyramid was buried underground inside a granite sarcophagus where there was water. Let’s explore whether the Osiris Shaft matches his story. The UnchartedX private tour of the Osiris Shaft is one opportunity you won’t want to miss. I…
Mon, Oct 18: Cairo, Egypt In the Egyptian Museum, there are pieces that show machine marks, and finely crafted granite. Did the Egyptians inherit them? Now check out King Tut’s long toes in the Valley of the Kings, or the underground passageways where the precision stone jars were found under the Step Pyramid in Saqqara.
Sun, Oct 17: Dashur, Egypt The Red Pyramid has a large inner chamber with steps to get to a smaller space at the top. It has that same stepped vaulted ceiling. It is the third largest pyramid in Egypt.