Egyptian adventure this festive season

Britain’s oldest museum, the Ashmolean founded in Oxford in 1683, opened its doors to six newly refurbished galleries housing collections from Ancient Egypt and Sudan. Visitors are treated to 40,000 antiquities collected by the museum over 300 years...

Britain’s oldest museum, the Ashmolean founded in Oxford in 1683, opened its doors to six newly refurbished galleries housing collections from Ancient Egypt and Sudan.

Visitors are treated to 40,000 antiquities collected by the museum over 300 years from around 100 archaeological sites.

These antiquities include mummies that have never been seen by the public before. Those interested in Egyptology will be fascinated by the collections that tell some of the most interesting stories of archaeological discovery ever.

If this inspires a visit to Egypt, specialist tour operator, Discover Egypt, is currently offering fantastic deals on Nile cruises – a great option for seeing the best of Egypt’s many ancient sites, said a spokesman for the exhibition.

Highlights for holidaymakers include visiting the Valley of the Kings, the burial place of the Pharaohs including Tutan-khamen, the Valley of the Queens, the Temples of Karnak, Colossi Memnon, Esna and Edfu, Aswan and its High Dam, the Un-finished Obelisk and the Old Granite Quarries.

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