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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.

Sun, Oct 17: Dashur, Egypt Was it bent by design, or a change in plans halfway through? Maybe they went with the lowest bidder? Enter the pyramid, stoop and step down tunnel, then get to a chamber with a stepped, vaulted ceiling. It’s hotter inside the pyramid than outside.

Sun, Oct 17: Dashur, Egypt The UnchartedX Egypt tour is run by local Egypt tour companies: Khemit School of Ancient Mysticism, and Select Egypt Tours. Our main guide is Yousef Arywan from Khemit; our Tour Coordinator is Mo Taha from Select Egypt. And of course, the master organizer is Ben van Kerkwyk at UnchartedX. The…

Sat, Oct 16: Cairo, Egypt Flew from Doha to Cairo (3 hours 25 minutes) on Qatar Airways. What to do when you arrive in Cairo Airport? Upon arrival into Cairo, the UnchartedX tour company representative will be holding a sign with your name as you enter the baggage claim area. There is an ATM machine…

Fri, Oct 15: Doha, Qatar The Qatar Airways Al Safwa First Lounge at the Doha Airport is a luxurious place to relax for your layover. It’s connected to the shopping area of the airport. Head up the escalator to the Al Safwa Lounge on Level 3 and you are transported to a cavernous space. The…

Fri, Oct 15: Doha, Qatar Doha airport in Qatar is my home for a 12 hour layover before my next flight to Cairo. Based on internet searches, I thought I would take a quick tour of the city, but it was on complete lockdown. No exiting the airport. At least they had a bunch of…

Thu, Oct 14: San Francisco, CA First flight leg from San Francisco (SFO) to Doha, Qatar on Qatar Airways (15 hours, 10 minutes). My longest flight ever. Thank goodness for Qatar Airways Business Class Qsuite and Netflix downloads for making time fly by. This is the the beginning of my UnchartedX Egypt Tour. There was…