Sean McCabe is a 33rd Degree Freemason and the Supreme Magus of the Societas Rosicruciana in Hibernia.
He is also Hierophant of the Golden Dawn Temple in Ireland,
a Gnostic Bishop and qualified as a Tao Instructor under Master Mantak Chia.

Sean was spiritually aware from an early age and started practicing ceremonial magic when he was fourteen years of age.

He was ordained as a priest in 1980 by a Church of Ireland Minister, the late Rev. Lawrence Durdin-Robertson - Lord Stratloch.

In the Fellowship of Isis Sean runs an esoteric sister Centre - a Lyseum called the Goddess of the Golden Morn chartered in 1983.

He was Knighted by Lady Olivia Robertson (who trace their ancestry back to the kings of Scotland and Egypt)
and was conferred with the honour of Knight Commander of the Noble Order of Tara.

He is a Past Assistant Grand Registrar for Instruction of the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Ireland
and a Past Grand Scribe of the Grand Council of Knight Masons.
He was responsible for the design and refurbishment of the Grand Council Chamber, Molesworth Street - a neo-Persian Temple.

A graduate of the University of Ulster, he was conferred with a Doctorate in Divinity by the United Theological University in 2019.

In 1994 he qualified as an airline pilot, lectured in meteorology at the College of Technology, Dublin
and works for the Irish Meteorological Office at Dublin Airport.

Sean traveled to Egypt with Sacred Sites Journeys Director and Andrea Mikana-Pinkham.



FROM SEAN: About My Experience in EGYPT...and What I Offer You...
I expected the highlights of pyramids and temples that are glamourised in Hollywood but what I experienced was far superior to that.
This was mainly for two reasons.
One, I had the good fortune to meet Andrea Mikana-Pinkham and Vivian Zaki whose longtime experience and professional expertise
enriched my adventure rather than just another visit to an ancient civilisation.
Secondly, although I have many years' experience in esoteric science and spirituality,
I was guided in the correct sequence to the precise locations to activate the energies within me and connect with very powerful frequencies.

One experience that stands out was in our private entrance to the Resonance Chamber in the Great Pyramid.
In the sarcophagus I received a very powerful kundalini vibration that could only be described as a gilt-edged psychic upgrade.
The Beings were fascinating who carried out the operation and the dimensional transmission.

What I Have to Offer as a Meditation and Spiritual Facilitator during the Egypt 2026 Pilgrimage:
I have taught many people esoteric science, meditation, and ritually initiated
hundreds of seekers on the path to self-realisation.
In my capacity as a meditation and spiritual facilitator I will present workshops
followed by a guided meditation to open the relevant chakra prior to activation and initiation at the associated temple.

ANDREA MIKANA-PINKHAM
Featured Speaker and Meditation Facilitator



Teacher of the Ancient Egyptian Mysteries
Researcher & Teacher of the Goddess Tradition and Ancient Megalithic History
Co-Founder of The Temple of the Golden Serpent

Andrea Mikana-Pinkham has been leading spiritual pilgrimages
around the world since 1994, and yearly to Egypt since 2000.
She is a longtime avid practitioner of The Goddess Path.

During this spiritual journey she will facilitate meditations, guided visualizations and rituals
to assist you to connect with the powerful energies of the various Gods and Goddess of the Egyptian pantheon
at their various sacred sites and temples.

Andrea is a trained shamanic practitioner, Reiki Grand Master of Ichi Sekai (One World) Reiki, and a spiritual counselor.

FROM ANDREA: About My Experience Leading Journeys to EGYPT...and What I Offer You...
As a young child I was fascinated by the civilization of ancient Egypt,
and had a lifelong desire to travel to see the pyramids and the Sphinx.



My husband Author Mark Amaru Pinkham
and I founded our sacred travel company in 1993.
We operated and led spiritual pilgrimages to Peru for many years.
In 2000 we also began offering and leading sacred journeys to Egypt. 
Since then we've been taking groups yearly (or sometimes more often!)
to experience the magic and mystery of this ancient land
and its many secrets and theories about its spirituality and ancient civilizations.
It's one of my passions and joys in life to be able to support others to make
their own special connections in beloved Egypt!

For more information about Andrea, Click Here


VIVIAN ZAKI, PhD
Egyptologist/Tour Guide

Andrea and Vivian in the Sekhmet Chapel at Karnak Temple

From Andrea: I have been working with my dear friend and spiritual Sister Dr. Vivian Zaki since 2005.
During these past 20 years, we've developed a working relationship and longtime friendship
that supports our group members to have the best experiences possible during their their time in Egypt.
Our sacred travelers have found her to be extremely knowledgeable,
very professional, and also very warm and friendly.
And she is very open to our spiritual focus.

Vivian's dual degree is in Archaeology and Tourism,
and she has over 28 years experience guiding groups in Egypt.

Another Important Message from Andrea: Why Come To Egypt With Us?



During the last 25+ years that I've been leading our sacred travel groups to Egypt
I've made long-lasting connections with some of the best hotels, cruise ships and local shop owners.
And, very importantly, with the guards at the temples who will make it possible
for us to have the time and space for our meditations and initiations.
I can assure you that all of these people will all do their utmost to work with me
to support you to experience Egypt in ways that most people never do!
I've designed this spiritual pilgrimage to Egypt so that you have the auspicious opportunity
to easily engage the ancient initiatory energies on a very deep level at the ancient pyramids
and sacred temples that are chakra sites along the Nile.

We'll be able to leisurely explore the temples and pyramids
with our Egyptologist Guide Dr. Vivian Zaki, our Featured Speaker Sean McCabe and myself.

During the time that we've been taking our groups of sacred travelers to Egypt,
people have had awesomely transformative experiences in the ancient pyramids and sacred temples that we visited.
Our 2026 grand spiritual adventure will be no exception!

So....If it's been your lifetime dream to travel to Egypt, NOW is the time to make your dream come true,
by joining us in February 2026 for the spiritual adventure of a lifetime!




TOUR ITINERARY
Sacred Journey of Initiation,
February 1 - 14, 2026

With an Option to Join The Temple of the Golden Serpent
(B Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)

Day 1. Sunday, February 1. Arrive Cairo; Introductory Meeting; Welcome Dinner (D)



Sacred Sites Journeys is offering this spiritual pilgrimage as a Land Only sacred travel package.
You're responsible to book your roundtrip air to Cairo, Egypt.
If you live in the USA, Sacred Sites Journeys' business associates can assist you in booking your international flights.
As a full-service travel agency, they work with airline consolidators to find tickets to offer you at lower-than-normal prices.
Once you have registered, let us know if you'd like their assistance.
NOTE: We make no commission for this service, and their's is very small,
as they offer their expert assistance as a service to you, our valued clients.

Please book your airfare to arrive by noon on Sunday, February 1, 2026
in order to have time to check in at the hotel and rest before our Welcome Dinner.
You will be met upon your arrival at Cairo International Airport,
by our local SSJ tour representative who will assist you to obtain your Egypt Tourist Visa,
to clear Immigration and to claim your bag. He will transfer with you in a private car to the hotel in Giza to check in.
(At the end of the journey he will transfer with you back to the airport,
will assist you to check in for your international flight and will be with you until Immigration.)

Check in at the hotel.
The Pyramids Park Resort is considered a heaven in a unique landscape of greenery,
offering travelers a memorable experience
amidst a comfortable and relaxing 25 acres
of lush gardens and exotic rare plants.
The Resort is on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road,
across the street from the new Grand Egyptian Museum and only a few minutes away from the Giza Plateau.
It's the perfect place to use as our homebase for our overnight stays in Giza at the beginning and end of our journey.

You have free time to rest and relax. Lunch on your own.

6:30PM Group Meeting - Location to be announced.
7:00PM Welcome Dinner with Andrea, Sean and the group at the hotel restaurant.

Overnight Giza. Pyramids Park Resort.


Day 2. Monday, February 2. Giza: PRIVATE SUNRISE ENTRANCE at The Sphinx;
Giza Plateau: Great Pyramid, Camel Ride, Entrance into 3rd/Menkaure Pyramid (B/L)


Giza Plateau: The Sphinx and the Great Pyramid


Time To Be Announced Depart for an early morning Special Access PRIVATE ENTRANCE at the Great Sphinx!
Return to the hotel for Breakfast.

9:30AM Depart to the nearby ancient Giza Plateau, with a visit to the Great Pyramid.
As we gaze in wonder at this magnificent structure,
the only remaining of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World,
we ponder about its history and influence upon the Egyptian civilization.
Our Egyptologist Dr. Vivian Zaki will give us detailed historical information,
and Andrea and Sean will discuss various alternative theories relating to the ancient builders.
Will we ever really know the truth behind the building and construction of this and the other two main pyramids here on the Plateau?
Will we ever uncover all their hidden secrets?
These questions and more will offer us an interesting and exciting time among these ancient structures.

After a short Camel Ride, we'll enter the 3rd/Menkaure's Pyramid to explore its inner mysteries and ancient energies!

1:00PM Group Lunch at the new Nine Pyramids Restaurant, located at the highest point on the Giza Plateau.

Afterwards we return to the hotel.

Free time to sit out in the lovely garden or relax by the pool.

Dinner on your own.
Overnight Giza. Pyramids Park Resort.


Day 3. Tuesday, February 3. Giza: Grand Egyptian Museum
& Visit to Aromatherapist, Reiki Master & Psychic (B/L)




The Grand Egyptian Museum; Aromatherapist Gamal Abd'el Sami Zaki and Andrea

Breakfast at your leisure. Begins at 6:00AM

9:00AM Visit to the newly-opened Grand Egyptian Museum, with lunch included

2:30PM Visit to Sheikh Abdul Aromatherapist
We visit Andrea's long time friend, Gamal Abd'el Sami Zaki, a local Aromatherapist
to learn about the ancient Egyptian art of scent alchemy.
Gamal shares his vast knowledge with many people who come from many countries to study with him.
He is also a Reiki Master and excellent psychic.
Time allowing, he may offer each person a short psychic reading.

He'll share about the healing and alchemical properties of the essential oils,
especially as they're related to each of our chakras.
You'll most likely want to take some of these high energy essential oils home with you!

Return to the hotel.

Dinner on your own.
Overnight Giza. Pyramids Park Resort.



Day 4. Wednesday, February 4. Giza: Saqqara with visit to Unas Pyramid, Valley Temple, Causeway
and Entrance into the Step Pyramid (B/L)





Saqqara: Saqqara Temple and Step Pyramid, Pyramid of Unas, the ancient boxes in the Serapeum

Breakfast at your leisure. Begins at 6:00AM

9:300AM Depart to Saqqara, dedicated to the Neter Sokar
and believed by traditional Egyptologists to be the earliest necropolis,
or burial place, for the Pharaohs and royalty of the Memphis area.
We enter the site by walking through the temple complex filled with rows of columns,
where the ancient priests and priestess used sound to perform healings.

We'll visit and enter the Pyramid of Unas, a smooth-sided pyramid built in the 24th century BCE for the Egyptian pharaoh Unas,
the 9th and final king of the Fifth Dynasty. It's the smallest Old Kingdom pyramid, but significant due to the discovery of Pyramid Texts,
spells for the king's afterlife which are incised into the walls of its subterranean chambers.
The spells are the smallest and best-preserved collection of Pyramid Texts known from the Old Kingdom.
Though they first appeared in Unas's pyramid, many of the texts are significantly older.

These funerary texts were Inscribed for the first time in Unas's pyramid, and the tradition was carried on in the pyramids of subsequent rulers,
through to the end of the Old Kingdom, and into the Middle Kingdom through the Coffin Texts that form the basis of the Book of the Dead.

Ancient Egyptian belief held that the individual consisted of three basic parts; the body, the ka, and the ba.
When the person died, the ka would separate from the body and return to the gods from where it had come, while the ba remained with the body.
The body of the individual, interred in the burial chamber, never physically left;
but the awakened ba released itself from the body and began its journey toward new life.

Significant to this journey was the Akhet: the horizon, a junction between the earth, the sky, and the Duat.
To ancient Egyptians, the Akhet was the place from where the sun rose, and so symbolised a place of birth or resurrection.
In the texts, the king is called upon to transform into an akh in the Akhet.
The akh, literally "effective being", was the resurrected form of the deceased, attained through individual action and ritual performance.
If the deceased failed to complete the transformation, they became mutu, that is "the dead".
The function of the texts, in congruence with all funerary literature, was to enable the reunion of the ruler's ba and ka
leading to the transformation into an akh, and to secure eternal life among the gods in the sky.

Unas built his pyramid between the complexes of Sekhemket and Djoser, in North Saqqara.
Anchored to the valley temple at a nearby lake, a long causeway was constructed to provide access to the pyramid site.
The causeway had elaborately decorated walls covered with a roof which had a slit in one section allowing light to enter, illuminating the images.

The causeway joined the temple in the harbor with the mortuary temple on the east face of the pyramid.
The mortuary temple was entered on its east side through a large granite doorway,
seemingly constructed by Unas's successor, Teti.
Just south of the upper causeway are two long boat pits.
These may have contained two wooden boats: the solar barques of Ra, the sun god.
We'll thoroughly explore all of these areas!

We'll also have the auspicious opportunity to visit the mysterious Serapeum,
said by Egyptologists to have been associated with the cult of the Apis bulls,
and believed to have been built during the 18th dynasty.
Mainstream academics tell us that the bull was considered to be an incarnation of Ptah,
with a white blaze on its forehead and throat, a red saddle-like mark on its back, and a white belly.
They were so important that when they died, a day of national mourning would be declared.
After the bull was embalmed, its corpse was taken along the sacred way from Memphis to Sakkara,
where it was interred in the Serapeum.
However, there are other theories as to the use of these huge granite boxes.
Perhaps they are evidence of ancient advanced machining techniques
that cannot be reproduced today by engineers.

If we're fortunate to find ourselves alone here (which has happened during most of our journeys!),
we'll have time for meditation on your own among these ancient stone boxes and their very amazing energy.

1:00PM Group Lunch at the Palm Club Resort, a popular restaurant in the local area.

Afterwards we return to Saqqara to enter Djoser's Pyramid, also known as the Step Pyramid,
traditionally believed to have been constructed about 2630 BCE by Imhotep, architect to King Djoser (Dynasty III).
We'll hear from our Egyptologist why some experts believe this to be the world's oldest freestanding stone structure.
Andrea and Sean will share theories that refute this, to give us a different point of view of the history.
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We return to the hotel later afternoon.

You have free time to relax by the pool and/or to sort and pack for our flight to Aswan tomorrow.
If you have any souvenirs that you've purchased that you'd like to leave at the hotel
until we return on February 11th, pack them in a separate bag
to leave in the locked luggage room tomorrow morning before we depart.

Dinner on your own.
Overnight Giza. Pyramids Park Resort.


Day 5. Thursday, February 5. To Aswan: Papyrus Institute, Isis Temple Complex;
Optional Tour: Sound & Light Show at Isis Temple (B/L/D)



Aswan: Panoramic View, Temple of Isis Complex, Sound/Light Show at Temple of Isis

Time To Be Announced Pick up your breakfast box at reception and board our bus to transfer to Cairo International Airport.

Time to Be Announced Morning flight to Aswan.
Time to Be Announced Arrive Aswan.

After claiming our luggage, we drive into Aswan, one of the world's most beautiful resort towns in all of Egypt,
noted for its peace and quiet. Located on the First Cataract of the Nile and gateway to Nubia.
With its colorful bazaar, laid-back atmosphere, warm and welcoming people and a lovely promenade along the Nile,
Aswan is a favorite city in Egypt for many visitors from all over the world.

We'll visit a local Papyrus Institute.

Our lunch today is at a Nubian Restaurant located near the Temple of Isis complex.

We then continue for our visit to explore the Temple of Isis complex on the Island of Agilkia,
the small island where the temples that were on the
nearby Island of Philae were moved to when the Aswan High Dam was completed in 1970.

The name Philae comes from the ancient Egyptian word Pilak, meaning “the remote place.”
This southernmost site in Egypt was the last outpost of the 4,000 year-old ancient Egyptian spiritual tradition
that venerated Isis, the Neter of Healing and Magic, wife/sister of Osiris, and mother of Horus.

Isis may be the oldest deity in Egypt, and certainly the oldest
to survive in much the same form as in the ancient times.
She may also be the most important, as She was worshipped almost universally by all Egyptians.
As the major Goddess of the Egyptian pantheon, with many of the
same attributes of other Mother Goddesses found all over the world,
She was revered as the Great Protector, prayed to for guidance, and beseeched for peace in the world.
Her Egyptian name was Auset, which meant "female of throne", i.e. Queen of the Throne.
Teachings about the pre-dynastic Egyptians, from the oral tradition passed down through the ages,
say that it was a matriarchal and matrilineal culture, and that the woman was the power behind the throne.
The mother or sister chose the male who ruled. Thus the throne that is shown carved on Isis' head in hieroglyphs in the temples.

During the Greco-Roman period, this sacred island was the main cult center of Isis.
Her worship lasted here until the 6th century CE, when it was outlawed by the Emperor Justinian.
Though it died out here, Her influence spread to Greece and Rome and on throughout Europe.
Some researchers believe that the Black Madonnas found in many cathedrals
 were representations of Isis and Her son Horus.

Andrea and/or Sean will facilitate our Group Meditation & 1st Chakra Initiation
at the site of the original Isis Temple complex on Philae Island.
As Her priestesses and priests did in ancient times, we'll call in Her
Divine Feminine Mysteries and offer our heartfelt requests for healing and transformation.

4:00PM Continue to the hotel and check in.
The Basma Hotel is located on the highest point of Aswan
next to the famous pharaonic monuments and overlooking the beautiful greenery and the amazing Nile Views.
Authentic unique art, hand-painted walls and ceilings immediately give you
a head start on the beauty you will enjoy here during your stay.

6:30PM Optional Tour Sound/Light Show at Temple of Isis
Depart to Agilkia Island & the Temple of Isis complex with our local tour representative
where you'll enjoy an unforgettable experience as you travel back through history tonight.
The show brings this magical temple back to life, especially the Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, like Isis, Osiris and Hathor!
This exceptional journey will steal your heart by revealing some of the ancient secrets and mysteries.
Return to the hotel.

Begins at 7:00PM Buffet Dinner at hotel.
You can go whenever you like, whether you go to the Sound/Light Show or not.
Overnight Aswan. Basma Hotel.


Day 6. Friday, February 6. Aswan: Elephantine Island & Spice Market;
Embark Cruise Ship, Sail to Kom Ombo (B/L/D)

Elephantine Island: Andrea & Vivian on the felucca, Elephantine Island: Temple of Khnum and Sean at Granite Shrine


The M/S Chateau Lafayette Cruise Ship, our home for our 3-night cruise on the Nile!

Breakfast at your leisure. Begins at 6:00AM

9:30AM Depart to the dock, where we board a felucca (small sailboat) for our short trip across the Nile to
Elephantine Island, named for the Greek word meaning 'elephant'.
The more common name for the city by ancient Egyptians was Sehel.
The name describes the city's function as a gate to the South, since elephants
were basically brought from the Nubian lands south of here.

We explore the ancient Temple of Khnum the main cult center of the ram-headed creator god.
Khnum was the Neter of fertility, water and the Great Potter at their conception.

Andrea and/or Sean will lead a Group Meditation to assist you to connect with the creative energies of Khnum!

Afterwards we'll see a huge granite shrine, an amazing smoking gun
that shows that the ancient pre-dynastic Egyptians used advanced machining techniques!
We can also surmise about what natural catastrophe
in the distant past could have knocked this huge box over on its side.
We can use our psychic archaeology as we meditate individually next to this ancient artifact.
Will you discover who built it? When? And why?

Noon Depart Elephantine Island, return to the mainland. We visit the local souk/marketplace!
You'll be able to buy scarves, galabayahs, blouses and shirts, tablecloths and more from Vivian's friend
who is the local wholesaler to the vendors in the market!
Afterwards we'll stop in at the spice market, where you can buy just about any kind of spice you can think of.
They'll be expertly packaged so that you can easily take them home to use in your cooking.

After our retail therapy time, we drive to our cruise ship the M/S Chateau Lafayette
and embark for our 3-night cruise aboard.

1:00PM Lunch onboard

Free Time to settle into your cabin. And to sit up on the sun deck and relax.

4:00PM Tea time. Location to be announced

7:00PM Dinner onboard - Italian Buffet

9:00PM Nubian Show.

Sail to Kom Ombo

Overnight M/S Chateau Lafayette Cruise Ship.


Day 7. Saturday, February 7. Cruise Ship: Kom Ombo, Sail to Edfu (B/L/D)


Temple of Kom Ombo, Sobek Altar and Haoeris Altar

7:00AM - 8:30AM Breakfast at your leisure

11:0AM Group Meeting and Presentation by Andrea and/or Sean
to prepare us for our visit this afternoon to the dual Temple of Kom Ombo
and our 2nd Chakra Initiation

1:00PM Lunch onboard. Mexican buffet

2:00PM Sailing to Kom Ombo. More free time to relax onboard.

4:00PM Tea time. Location to be announced

5:00PM We dock in Kom Ombo and depart to the Temple of Kom Ombo,
a magnificent edifice of energy-filled ruins overlooking the Nile.
Our visit will take us through this famous dual temple dedicated to the Neters
Sobek, the crocodile-headed Neter and Haoeris, (Horus the Elder), an early form of Horus.
Among other things, they represent the Light (Haoeris) and the Dark (Sobek) within ourselves.
During our explorations you'll have time for individual meditation
at or near each of the main altars of the site to balance the Light & Dark within yourself.

Afterwards we return to the boat. Free time to rest, relax
and integrage the powerful energies we encountered at Kom Ombo.

6:30PM Begin sailing to Edfu.

7:30PM Cocktail party

8:00PM Oriental Dinner onboard.
This is an a traditional Egyptian meal featuring dishes like
mashed fava beans, koshary (a mix of pasta, lentils, rice, chickpeas, and tomato sauce),
grilled meats, vegetables like eggplant, stuffed grape leaves,
and various Egyptian side dishes and desserts

9:30PM Galabayah Party.
Overnight M/S Chateau Lafayette Cruise Ship.


Day 8. Sunday, February 8. Cruise Ship: Edfu; Sail to Luxor:
East Bank - Temple of Karnak, with Sekhmet's Chapel (B/L/D)


Edfu: Temple Entrance, Holy of Holies and Statue of Horus




East Bank of Luxor: Karnak Temple and Sekhmet Chapel

Time To Be Announced Depart for our early morning visit to Edfu Temple,
dedicated to the Neter Horus, son of Isis and Osiris,
the falcon-headed Neter who is the symbol of the Higher Self.
The temple complex is one of the finest examples of Ptolemaic art in Egypt
and perhaps one of the best-preserved of the entire ancient world!

We'll explore the various areas of the temple complex with our Egyptologist Vivian,
viewing the richly decorated important scenes
related to the divinities associated with the cult of Horus:
Osiris, Isis, Sokar, and Khonsu.

Return to the boat. 7:30AM - 9:00AM Breakfast

7:30AM Sailing to Luxor

11:0AM Group Meditation and 3rd Chakra Initiation by Andrea and/or Sean

1:00PM Lunch onboard. Barbecue Buffet.

Followed by free time to rest and relax until we dock in Luxor.

Time to Be Announced We depart to the East Bank for our visit to Karnak Temple, including Sekhmet's Chapel
Our first stop at Karnak Temple is the incomparable Sekhmet Chapel located in the Temple of Ptah.
Sekhmet is one of the oldest of the Neters. Her name means "Mighty One" or "Powerful One"
and is derived from the Egyptian word 'Sekhem', which means "power" or "might".
She was the patroness of physicians, surgeons and healers.
Because of Her power, She is sometimes portrayed in a negative way by traditional Egyptology.
They often overlook Her qualities as Healer, Mother and Protector.
Sekhmet's black granite statues show Her standing with a scepter
in the shape of the papyrus, heraldic plant of Lower Egypt.
Sekhmet seems to have recently been reinvented; to some people
She has become the symbol of the modern-day empowered woman.
She is still approached as a healer, bringer of justice and as a guardian or protector, but the emphasis has shifted
so that She has transformed from what was almost a force of chaos into an icon of immanent female power.

Andrea and Sean will facilitate a Group Meditation to assist you to connect with Sekhmet
and Her powerfully protective Unconditional Love of the Mother,
as well as the the transformative energy that destroys the ego
and brings you into alignment with your Higher Self.
We'll call Her timeless energies to us for a great blessing.
She will enfold you in Her loving arms and bless you with an initiation
that will gift you with increased empowerment of the Divine Feminine in your Being.

Afterwards, we explore the vast Temple of Karnak, the largest columned temple in the world!
Once connected to Luxor Temple, two miles away, by a long avenue of Sphinxes
(which are still partially intact),
Karnak is dedicated to the Neter Amun-Ra, the hidden Power of Creation,
and his feminine counterpart, the Neter Mut.

As the Egyptian creator deity par excellence,
Amun was self-created and was thus hidden from humanity.
However, the addition of "Ra" to His name revealed Him.
Ra was the common Egyptian term for the sun, thus making Him visible.
Hence, Amun-Ra combined within Himself the two opposites of divinity, the hidden and the revealed.
We'll explore the Temple of Amun, including the Holy of Holies.

We'll find an out-of-the-way area where you can meditate on your own to connect with
the energies of Amun-Ra and Mut, to balance the male and female energies within.

Return to the boat.
7:30PM Dinner onboard. Seafood Buffet.

9:00PM Belly Dance Performance

Overnight M/S Chateau Lafayette Cruise Ship.


Day 9. Monday, February 9. Luxor: Optional Hot Air Balloon; Disembark Cruise Ship;
West Bank: Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut's Temple & Colossi of Memnon; Luxor Temple (B/D)







Hot Air Balloon Ride
West Bank: Valley of the Kings: King Tut's Tomb and Queen Hatshepsut's Temple; Colossus of Memnon
Luxor Temple

5:00AM Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride
Depart before sunrise to the West Bank of the Nile,
where you'll watch your hot air balloon being inflated, receive safety instructions from your captain, and then board your balloon.
As the sun rises over the sacred river, you'll be taken back in time as you serenely drift above the ancient temples and monuments.
Then you'll come back to the present as you hover over today's modern fields and villages.
Sigh! Moments of peace and solitude never to be forgotten.
You'll drift slowly back down to the ground, landing in an open field.
After departing your gondola, you'll be transported back to the boat for breakfast.

6:00AM - 8:00AM Breakfast

9:15AM Disembark cruise ship

9:30AM Depart to meet Vivian and Andrea's long time friends and spiritual brothers,
a Sufi family who own and operate Radwan Jewelers and Gallery.
You'll be able to find the perfect sacred amulet of your favorite Neter.
Will it be Isis? Hathor? Sekhmet? Horus? Osiris? Who is calling you?
This family of excellent silver and goldsmiths
have many options from both types of metal for you to choose from.
You can also order T-shirts for yourself, as well as for gifts,
with your name embroidered in hieroglyphs.

Afterwards we cross the Nile for our morning visit to the West Bank to explore the
Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut's Temple and the Colossi of Memnon
Depart across the Nile to the West Bank, which includes
the Necropolis of Thebes, or the Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut's Temple.
In the Valley of the Kings we explore the Mysteries of Death & Resurrection,
as we visit ancient tombs of the pharaohs,
still vibrant with scenes of ancient daily life and esoteric teachings about the afterlife.
You have the option to buy a special ticket to visit the famous tomb
of King Tut-Ankh-Amen, whose mummy is in situ.

Then we visit Queen Hatshepsut's magnificent Temple to Amun at Der el Bahari.
The 5th Pharaoh of the18th dynasty, Hatshepsut or Maatkare (Beloved of Maat") was of one of
the most famous of the few handful of the female Pharaohs who ruled Egypt in dynastic times.
Her mortuary temple, Djeser Djeseru ("Splendor of Splendors"),
is one of the most dramatically situated in the world
and was designed by her architect/lover Senenmut.
We visit the Birth Colonnade, the Anubis Chapel, the Punt Colonnade,
the Chapel of Hathor and the Upper Terrace,
where the Sanctuary of Hatshepsut and the Sanctuary of Amun are located.

We'll find an out-of-the-way area to sit and meditate on your own for a few minutes to connect with
the energies of this remarkable Pharaoh, inviting in the energy of the Divine Feminine.

Our last stop is at the Colossi of Memnon, enormous statues
that are the remains of the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III.
Recent excavations at the site have also unearthed other statues of this famous Pharaoh,
father of Amenhotep IV, who became known as Akhenaten.

Afterwards we depart to our hotel and check in. Lunch on your own.
Free Time to relax in your luxurious room or at the pool.
Take advantage of the spa facilities; get a relaxing massage!

5:30PM Depart for our evening visit under the stars to magnificent Luxor Temple, a real treat!
We walk the well-worn pathways of this amazing structure and connect with its ancient energies.

7:30PM Return to the hotel. Group dinner.
Overnight Luxor. Sonesta St George Hotel.


Day 10. Tuesday, February 10. Luxor, Abydos with PRIVATE ENTRANCE into the Osirieon (B/Box L/D)



Temple of Seti I, Wall Panel in Western Hall, The Osirieon, Flower of Life Symbol

Breakfast at your leisure. Begins at 6:00AM

7:45AM Be in the lobby ready to depart

8:00AM Depart to Abydos

11:30AM Arrive Abydos and check into the hotel.

Relax in your room or out by the pool. Box lunch included.

1:00PM Visit the Temple of Seti I
Today we're at the cradle of the oldest dynasties, the holy city that was the burial place
for the first kings of a unified Pharoanic Egypt, as well as where an ancient
pre-dynastic civilization built the magnificent Osirieon.
Ancient Egyptians were required to make a pilgrimage here at least once in their lifetimes;
today we make ours!

The Temple of Seti I is dedicated to Osiris/Ausar, Neter of Death and the Underworld,
as well as Resurrection and Renewal.
Osiris was a Realized Being or Serpent of Wisdom/Priest King from the mists of time who was believed
to have taught the skills of civilization to those living in the area.
Mark Amaru Pinkham, Sacred Sites Journeys Co-Founder & Featured Speaker on many previous Egypt pilgrimages,
writes about this in his reivsed and expanded popular classic
The Return of the Serpents of Wisdom - Special Edition,
Andrea will share some of this information while we're here at this sacred site today.

The Ptolemaic temple contains some of the best-preserved wall panels in all of Egypt!
We explore the various rooms that are temples to the various Neters
with our Egyptologist, Dr. Vivian Zaki.
One temple wall contains the King's List, the chronological list of the cartouches
 of 76 kings and Pharaohs of Egypt, produced by scribes of Seti I.
It's composed of the pharaohs from the Early Dynastic Period before 3100 BCE
through to the end of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, when Egypt became
a province of Rome under Augustus Caesar in 30 BCE.
Absent from the list are the "heretic" pharaoh Akhenaten,
as well as Hatshepsut and other women pharaohs.

We'll also discuss how according to the Papyrus of Turin, which is a complete list of the Kings or Pharaohs
up to the New Kingdom before Menes (before 3000 BCE) the "...venerables Shemsu-Hor (Followers of Horus),
reigned 13,420 years" and there were "reigns up to the Shemsu-Hor, for 23,200 years".
According to their documents, the total years of Egyptian history goes back 36,620 years.
Dynastic Egypt was a legacy from its past, as well as from a previous precessional period!

In the Western Hall we'll see one of the most famous depictions in the Egyptian Mystery Tradition
of the Djed Pillar, the Backbone of Osiris.
On a mundane level it symbolized strength and support.
On the more esoteric level it represented the kundalini, the spiritual energy that the initiate strove to
awaken and move up the spine to the top of the head, awakening all energy centers
during the process and eventually achieving Enlightenment.

Return to the hotel. Take time for more rest and relaxation.

Time To Be Announced for our evening PRIVATE ENTRANCE to the Osirieon

As the sun in setting we'll return to the Temple of Seti I to visit the mysterious Osirieon,
built with gigantic stones only found in one other place in Egypt
- the Valley Temple next to the Sphinx that we'll visit during our day on the Giza Plateau.
With no mortar between these gigantic stones, this powerful building resembles
many of the other ancient megalithic sites around the world,
such as Sacsayhuaman in Peru and Stonehenge in England.
Could it be that a civilization more technologically advanced than we are today existed
in the world at the same time, many thousands of years ago?

On one of the pillars in the temple we'll see the ancient symbol of the Flower of Life, the building block of all life,
which Mark Amaru Pinkham writes about in his book Sacred Geometry and The Creation of the Universe,
Who painted or etched (which is it?) these ancient esoteric symbols on the pillar here?
When? Why? How? We'll explore this enduring mystery!

When the Oserion was first discovered by Seti I when building his temple it was completely buried by Nile silt.
According to John Anthony West and other geologists, this could have been the result of the temple
having once been close enough to the Nile River to receive the mud from its annual overflow.
And that would have been around 12,000 years ago!

Since the discovery of the Osirieon there have been many debates regarding its builders and its original purpose.
It has been speculated that the builders were the same Atlanteans who built the Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx,
because the construction of the Valley Temple, which is right next to the Sphinx and just as old, is nearly identical to that of the Oserion.
And if the Oserion was built by missionaries from Atlantis, then they were most likely alchemists from the Motherland
because Abydos was destined to become the headquarters of the alchemical cult of Osiris.
This appears even more likely considering that Osiris united with Ptah to form the Egyptian neter Ptah-Osiris,
and Ptah was the Egyptian manifestation of Neptune, the patron of the Atlantean Kaberoi Order.
Thus, there is good reason to believe that Kaberoi alchemists from Atlantis built the Oserion
and then morphed into the Egyptian Priesthood of Osiris.

If the Osirieon was indeed constructed by Atlantean alchemists then it should have had
a similar purpose as the Great Pyramid, which was also built by the Atlanteans.
That purpose would have been to serve as an alchemical initiation chamber.

Like the Upper Chamber of the Great Pyramid (also known as the King's Chamber), the Osirieon
was designed to generate the Golden Spiral and built with amplifying granite.
This would have created the perfect alchemical environment for the generation and amplification
of the alchemical serpent fire and make it a powerful alchemical crucible for an initiate.
Thus, instead of being the tomb of Osiris, as many believe today, the Osirieon was more likely
the "alchemical tomb" for those candidate's being initiated into the ancient Osirieon Priesthood.

Here, among these very ancient and still very-powerful energies Andrea and/or Sean
will facilitate our 4th Chakra Meditation.
Focus to receive the ancient energies into your heart as the Initiates of old did.
You'll be supported to move your djed energies upward for the rebirth of your "New Self".
Open your heart and rejoice as the old patterns that no longer serve you
fall away and more Love and Light take their place.

Afterwards we return to the hotel for our group dinner.
Overnight Abydos. The House of Life Hotel.


Day 11. Wednesday, February 11. To Dendera, To Luxor, To Cairo (B/Box L)




Temple of Hathor, Top of Hathor Column, Dendera Zodiac


8:00AM Breakfast

9:00AM Depart to Dendera .

11:00AM Arrive Dendera and visit the magnificent Ptolemaic temple dedicated to
the Neter Hathor / Het-Her, the wife of Horus / Heru.

Dendera is a Greek transliteration of the Egyptian Enet-t-neter or "Home of the Goddess".
The temple is often referred to today as "the Lourdes of ancient Egypt" because
in ancient times it was a healing center and sacred place of initiation
into the mysteries of male/female balance and sensual love.

Hathor's priestesses and priests offered miraculous cures,
practicing all types of magical and psychological therapies.

Hathor was also known as the Neter of Motherhood, with titles such as
"The Great Cow Who Protects Her Child" and "Mistress of the Sanctuary of Women".

Her oracular priests and priestesses predicted the fate of the newborn; as well,
they were also the midwives who delivered them.

As the Protectress of Music and Dance, Hathor was associated with percussive music, in particular the sistrum.
Her traditional votive offering was two mirrors, the better with which to see both Her beauty and your own.
Her head was used to decorate sistrums and mirrors.

She was also the Neter of Joy who was deeply loved by the general population.
She was very revered by women, who aspired to embody her multifaceted role as wife, mother, and lover.
Her worship was so popular that more festivals were dedicated to her honor than any other Egyptian deity,
and more children were named after Her than any other.

In one of the upper rooms we'll view the replica of the famous Dendera Zodiac,
the only complete working Zodiac that survives from antiquity!
(The original one resides in the Louvre Museum in Paris.)
The zodiac is referred to by many researchers who have studied it for years as "intentional art",
a work of sacred art deliberately encoded with information.
It's one of the most well-known sacred calendric artifacts in the world,
on the level of Stonehenge and the Aztec calendar.
Showing the positions of the stars and planets as they would have been seen at 50BCE,
it nevertheless projects its messages forward to 2216 CE!

Here, in one of the out-of-the-way rooms of the ancient temple,
among the powerful transformational energies of this sacred site,
Andrea and Sean will facilitate a Group Meditation to assist you to
connect with the Greater Mysteries of Hathor and the Divine Feminine.

Time allowing, you may be able to take the optional visit to the Crypt of the main temple
where you'll be able to to see some amazing controversial wall panels.
Do the lightbulb-like objects represent an ancient technology of electricity,
or some other form of energy known to and utilized by the ancient Egyptians?
Are they symbols esoteric teachings about spiritual evolution?
In ancient times entrance into these underground chambers was limited to only the highest initiates,
as the wall panels contain very esoteric information pertaining to alchemy, prehistory, and ancient wisdom.

Afterwards we depart for our drive back to Luxor. Enjoy your box lunch along the way.

We arrive in Luxor later afternoon and drive directly to the airport for our evening flight to Cairo.
Dinner is on your own. You'll have a chance to purchase an informal meal at the airport;
pizza and sandwiches are available for sale.
Time to Be Announced Flight to Cairo.
Time to Be Announced Arrive Cairo. We claim our luggage and transfer to our hotel in Giza.

Overnight Giza. Pyramids Park Resort.


Day 12. Thursday, February 12. Giza: Dashour; Free Time; Group Meeting (B/D)


Dashour: The Red Pyramid, the Bent Pyramid

Breakfast at your leisure. Begins at 6:00AM

8:30AM Depart to Dashour, with entrance into Red Pyramid & visit outside Bent Pyramid
We start our day at Dashour, located on the southern border of "Land of Osiris",
where we'll explore the Red Pyramid, possibly a Per Neter ("house of nature")
built out of limestone and granite, possibly to function as an energy device.
We'll explore this theory and test it first-hand during our time inside, when we experience the acoustic harmonic resonance.
Andrea and Sean will facilitate a Group Meditation and 5th Chakra Initiation
to enliven the sacred frequencies, perhaps as the priests and priestesses did in ancient times, to reach higher states of consciousness.

Afterwards we'll stop nearby at the Bent Pyramid, built in the distant past from locally quarried limestone.
What is the reason for the bend in the construction? We'll explore various theories.
Does the bend in the construction of the outer surface produce
two different sound frequencies, and thus two different energies?
Egyptology says the structure was built by the Pharaoh Sneferu.
Other theories say that it was built by the pre-dynastic Egyptians, and that the name Sneferu was not the name of any person,
but rather that it translates as "double harmony", thus indicating its purpose
as a resonance device with two different angles which produces two different tones.
Time permitting you may be able to have an optional entry.

Noon Return to the hotel. Lunch on your own. Free time.

4:00PM Group Meeting and Presentation by Andrea and/or Sean
to prepare for our PRIVATE ENTRANCE into the Great Pyramid tomorrow
and our 6th and 7th Chakra Initiations.

7:00PM Group Dinner.
Overnight Giza. Pyramids Park Resort.


Day 13. Friday, February 13. Giza: Optional Initiation into The Temple of the Golden Serpent;
Great Pyramid PRIVATE ENTRANCE; Farewell Dinner (B/D)

The Great Pyramid, Grand Gallery, Resonance Box in Upper Chamber


Optional Initiation into The Temple of the Golden Serpent

Breakfast at your leisure. Begins at 6:00AM

Free time to sleep in, rest, relax by the pool, or have a massage.

11:00AM Optional Initiation into The Temple of the Golden Serpent with Andrea and Sean.

Lunch on your own. More free time. Begin your packing for your flight home tomorrow.

5:00PM PRIVATE ENTRANCE into the Great Pyramid
As we enter and climb up through the Ascending Passage and the Grand Gallery
take some time to look around, as you'll surely marvel at the amazing construction techniques
used by the ancient pre-dynastic builders!

We enter the Upper Chamber for our Closing Meditation and 6th and 7th Chakra Initiations.
In our private space away from the crowds, you'll experience the powerful interdimensional energies
that are very palpable in this ancient enigmatic edifice and you'll be able to connect with more of your higher frequencies.



Andrea and Sean will assist you to activate your inner alchemical force in your chakra centers of power along your spine
so that your inner Ba or Spirit can further awaken and rise up through your 6th and 7th chakras,
initiating you as a Kheper, the "Arisen One," a term derived from the Neter Khephri, the "resurrected" scarab beetle.
Welcome Home to more of your True Self!

Return to the hotel

8:00PM Group Farewell Dinner.
Overnight Giza. Pyramids Park Resort.


Day 14. Saturday, February 14. Depart EGYPT (B)

Breakfast at your leisure. Begins at 6:00AM
Tour ends after breakfast.
Note: You can book your flight to depart anytime after midnight on Saturday night/Sunday morning.
If you need a breakfast box, one will be provided to you.

You'll be transferred to the airport in a private car by SSJ's local tour representative
who will assist you to check in for your flight and will be with you until you enter Immigration.


Note: This itinerary is subject to change due to conditions beyond our control.






TOUR INCLUSIONS
Your Sacred Sites Journey to EGYPT Includes:
- Meet/greet upon arrival in Cairo, assistance to obtain your Egypt Tourist Visa
and transfer in a private car airport/hotel
- Transfer in a private car hotel/airport at the end of the tour,
with assistance at the airport until you reach Immigration
- Egypt Tourist Visa
- Domestic Flights in Egypt: Cairo/Aswan and Luxor/Cairo
- 5* Accommodations on MS Chateau Lafayette Cruise Ship,
including shore excursions and all meals
- Accomodations at the following 4* Hotels: Pyramids Park Resort in Giza, Basma Hotel in Aswan,
Sonesta St George Hotel in Luxor and House of Life Hotel in Abydos,
including daily buffet breakfast, hotel taxes and service charges
- Other lunches/box lunches and dinners listed in the above itinerary
- Ground transportation in private air-conditioned vehicles
- Baggage handling at airport and hotels
- Pre-paid gratuities, including cruise ship
- All site entrance fees

SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
- Travel with other like-minded, spirit-centered travelers
- Escorted from Cairo by Andrea Mikana-Pinkham, Director of Sacred Sites Journeys,
Featured Speaker and Teacher of the Ancient Egyptian Mysteries
- Featured Speaker: Sean McCabe, Teacher of the Ancient Egyptian Mysteries
- Excellent English-speaking Egyptologist/Tour Guide Dr. Vivian Zaki, PhD
- Meditations at pyramids and sacred temples facilitated by Andrea Mikana-Pinkham & Sean McCabe
- Group Presentations by Andrea Mikana-Pinkham and Sean McCabe
- Chakra Initiations by Andrea Mikana-Pinkham and Sean McCabe
- PRIVATE ENTRANCES: 1) The Great Sphinx in Giza 2) The Osirieon at Abydos and 3) The Great Pyramid in Giza

OPTIONAL TOURS
Additional Pricing listed below
ASWAN: Isis Temple Sound & Light Show
LUXOR: Hot Air Balloon Ride

NOT INCLUDED:
- Roundtrip international airfare to Cairo, Egypt
- Meals not included, as indicated in the itinerary
- Cost to obtain valid passport
- Any items of a personal nature such as laundry, drinks, internet service, telephone calls
- Any item not specifically detailed on the website or in the final itinerary





IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!
Our Sacred Sites Journeys are smoke-free sacred travel experiences.
All forms of tobacco, as well as e-cigarettes are not allowed at any time.
Thanks for your cooperation.





TOUR PRICING
All prices listed are in U.S. Dollars
and are payable via check, bank wire, Zelle (US residents only) or a money transfer site (non-US residents).