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WAYNE AND CAROL TAMARELLI, , 2019

KINGDOM OF THE NUBIAN PHARAOHS

January 7 to 22, 2020

a program of the stanford alumni association The endless sands of Sudan have so many stories to tell. Known by the Egyptians as Kush, this arid desert region, with the mighty River coursing through it, was a flourishing center of trade and culture for centuries. From the pyramids at Napata and Meroë to the busy modern-day market of , we’ll get a glimpse unlike any other into Sudanese life. Join us on this unique travel experience, where you will learn about millennia of human history and connect with the people who call this country home today.

BRETT S. THOMPSON, ’83, DIRECTOR, STANFORD TRAVEL/STUDY Highlights EXPLORE the Royal WANDER the Omdurman JOIN locals to watch an Necropolis of Meroë, souq outside , exciting Nuba wrestling where we’ll see ancient filled with Sudanese match, a sport that blends tombs in the Nubian produce, glassware, both traditional Nubian Desert, far from any pottery, leather goods and modern aspects of souvenir shop. and handcrafted jewelry. wrestling.

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KHARTOUM Faculty Leader GRANT PARKER, currently chair of Stanford’s department of classics, is also a faculty affiliate of the Center for African Studies and the Stanford Archaeology Center. Born and raised in , South , he earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees there before earning a PhD at Princeton. Dr. Parker specializes in Latin literature and Roman culture of the imperial period; several of his publications and courses have also addressed the classical tradition in modern times. His research projects typically involve cross-cultural exchange and representations, as well as museums, monuments and collective “Fascinating places, memory. Dr. Parker’s interests also include the literature of travel, the history of collecting, historic maps and public history. During brilliant professors, our program, he will lecture about the centuries of civilizations that have thrived in what is modern-day Sudan, and those civilizations’ amiable fellow pyramids, temples and other structures that still stand today. He will also touch upon the religious beliefs that pervade the region travelers of similar and will survey their different traditions. — Joined Stanford University’s department of classics interests—it’s all in 2006; associate professor since 2009; department chair since 2015 one could want — Richard E. Guggenheim Faculty Scholar since 2016, Stanford University from a travel — Resident fellow, Toyon Hall, Stanford University — Author, The Making of Roman India (2008), translator experience!” and commentator, and The Agony of Asar: a thesis on slavery by the former slave, Jacobus Eliza Johannes MARY BETH WHEELER, Capitein, 1717–1747 (2000) SUDAN, 2019 — PhD, classical philology, 1999, Princeton University

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MEROË CAMP Soleb Sabu-Jaddi Third Cataract Fourth Kerma Tombos Cataract S UDAN Jebel N i l Barkal e

Nuri R Karima i Old v Bayuda e

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El-Kurru Desert

Meroë Kabushiya UDAN S Musawwarat es-Sufra Naga Omdurman Khartoum

Thutmose III that were moved monolith believed to be the Itinerary from the sub- source of kingship for Nubian mergence area. At sunset, and Egyptian rulers. NUBIAN REST attend a ceremony performed HOUSE KARIMA (B,L,D) TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, by Dervishes near the tomb of JANUARY 7 & 8 Ahmed Al Nil before returning to MONDAY, JANUARY 13 U.S. / KHARTOUM, KARIMA / OLD Khartoum for dinner. CORINTHIA SUDAN HOTEL (B,L,D) DONGOLA / TOMBOS Board planes for overnight Our first stop today is the flights arriving in Khartoum on SATURDAY, JANUARY 11 archaeological site of Old Wednesday and transfer to KHARTOUM / Dongola, with its Coptic our hotel. CORINTHIA HOTEL OMDURMAN churches and arabesque Cross to the west bank of the columns. Enjoy lunch at the THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 Nile from Khartoum to explore home of a local Nubian family, KHARTOUM nearby Omdurman, Sudan’s where we get to engage with Gather this morning for a capital in the 1880s, and visit locals in a way few tourists do. welcome lunch at our hotel the city’s vast souq—the largest Continue on to Tombos before before we embark on a cruise and most famous market in all arriving at our rustic tented to the of the Blue of Sudan. In the afternoon, drive camp, home for the next two and Rivers. CORINTHIA north of Khartoum to watch nights. PRESET CAMP (B,L,D) HOTEL (B,L) Nuba wrestling, a sport typical of the Kordofan region. CORINTHIA TUESDAY, JANUARY 14 FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 HOTEL (B,L,D) TOMBOS / THIRD KHARTOUM CATARACT / SABU- This morning continue our tour SUNDAY, JANUARY 12 JADDI / SOLEB of Khartoum, passing by the KHARTOUM / Today we travel to a nearby , former WESTERN DESERT / Ottoman fort for a stunning residence of Sudan’s post- KARIMA view of the Third Cataract of independence rulers, and view After breakfast, head into the the Nile. Next, stop at Sabu- the exterior of the nearby silver- Western Desert, taking in Jaddi to view its hundreds of domed tomb of El , a ageless, 360-degree vistas on images, ranging from prehistoric religious leader of the Samani- our way to Wadi Muqaddam to Egyptian times. Continue to yya order. After lunch at a local where we stop at an authentic the Temple of Soleb, arguably restaurant, visit the National chai (tea) house. Later, we arrive the most beautiful Egyptian Museum of Sudan. Also, view at Karima and check into our temple in all of Sudan and rich two temples built by Queen charming lodgings, not far with hieroglyphic inscriptions, Hatshepsut and Pharaoh from , an isolated bas-relief figures and elegant columns. PRESET CAMP (B,L,D) Soleb Sabu-Jaddi Third Cataract Fourth Kerma Tombos Cataract S UDAN Jebel N i l Barkal e

Nuri R Karima i Old Dongola v Bayuda e

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El-Kurru Desert

Meroë Kabushiya UDAN S Musawwarat es-Sufra Naga Omdurman Khartoum NAGA KARIMA

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 some 82 tombs have been MONDAY, JANUARY 20 TOMBOS / KERMA / discovered at Nuri, with most MEROË / NAGA / KARIMA incorporating a pyramid. MUSAWWARAT Today we make our way to NUBIAN REST HOUSE (B,L,D) ES-SUFRA / Kerma, the first capital of the KHARTOUM Kingdom of Kush. It is home SATURDAY, JANUARY 18 Today we visit two archaeo- to seven remarkable statues KARIMA / BAYUDA logical sites. The first, Naga, of the Kushite Pharaohs. DESERT / MEROË is a collection of ruins dating Return to Karima, where we Today we enter the Bayuda from the Meroitic Period, and stay for the next three nights. Desert, which played a crucial its temples are a showcase NUBIAN REST HOUSE (B,L,D) role in the formation of one of of Kushite culture. Continue the world’s first civilizations. on to Musawwarat es-Sufra, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16 Take a pontin (ferry) across the located in a valley and known KARIMA / JEBEL Nile. Continue driving through for its “Great Enclosure,” one of BARKAL / EL-KURRU the desert to the Royal Necrop- northern Sudan’s major ancient Venture out to the foot of Jebal olis of Meroë, which encom- monuments. Returning to Khar- Barkal (“Holy Mountain” in Ara- passes more than 40 pyra- toum, enjoy dinner at our hotel. bic), a UNESCO World Heritage mids, some of them perfectly CORINTHIA HOTEL (B,L,D) site that’s often referred to as preserved. Head to our camp “the Mount Olympus” of the and view the necropolis and its TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, Nubian kings, then spend some myriad pyramids in the setting JANUARY 21 & 22 KHARTOUM / U.S. time at the Karima market. After sun. MEROË CAMP (B,L,D) lunch, travel to the ancient site Return to the National Museum of El-Kurru, a vast complex of SUNDAY, JANUARY 19 to see artifacts from the ancient tombs and pyramids. In the MEROË / KABUSHIYA Kush kingdom and ’s late afternoon, return to Karima This morning, we enter the Christian period, as well as rel- to relax before dinner and an Royal Necropolis of Meroë. ics from the Al Saltan Al-Zarqa evening of traditional music and After exploring the site, stop era. Then gather for our farewell dance. NUBIAN REST HOUSE (B,L,D) in the small village of Kabushiya. reception and lunch, before a This afternoon visit the ruins of relaxing afternoon at leisure and FRIDAY, JANUARY 17 the ancient royal city of Meroë overnight flights home, arriving KARIMA / NURI much of which has yet to be in the U.S. on Wednesday. This morning, take a pleasant excavated. Return to our tented (1/21: B,L) cruise along the Nile. Following camp in the evening. MEROË lunch, visit the archaeological CAMP (B,L,D) site of Nuri, which was part of the Napata kingdom. To date, KARIMA

AIR ARRANGEMENTS You are responsible for booking and purchasing Trip Information airfare to the start location and from the end location of the program. These air purchases are NOT DATES included in the program cost. To assist you in January 7 to 22, 2020 (16 days) making these independent arrangements, we will send you information with your confirmation SIZE 28 participants (single accommodations materials on when to arrive and depart. limited—please call for availability) WHAT TO EXPECT We consider this to be a fairly strenuous program that is COST* $10,795 per person, double occupancy often physically demanding and busy; you should be in $12,995 per person, single occupancy good physical and mental health. The program includes *Stanford Alumni Association nonmembers walks at historic sites where surfaces consist of sand add $300 per person dunes, uneven stones and/or gravel walkways and can last a few hours with little shade. In many instances, INCLUDED guided tours require standing in one place for up to one 9 nights of superior or best-available accommoda- hour. Northern Sudan has a , with a wide

tions; 4 nights at rustic tented camps 13 break- thermal range between day and night—from 75 (°F) to

fasts, 13 lunches and 11 dinners Welcome and 100 during the day down to the mid-50s in the evenings.

farewell receptions Sight-seeing by four-wheel- Travel can be time-consuming and unpredictable,

drive vehicle, maximum of 3 travelers per vehicle sometimes precipitating unexpected changes to our All tours and entrance fees as described in the itin- schedule. During our program we travel between

erary Gratuities to porters, guides and drivers for destinations by four-wheel-drive vehicle, over unpaved

all group activities Group transfers and baggage and bumpy roads. Two of our drives are eight hours long,

handling on program arrival and departure days including stops. There are no bathrooms available during

Minimal medical, accident and evacuation insurance our drives so travelers should expect to use “nature’s

Visa fees Educational program with lecture facilities” or pit toilets. All accommodations are clean and series and pre- departure materials, including rec- comfortable but Sudan’s tourism infrastructure is basic. ommended reading list, a selected book, map and We will stay at two different tented camps. The first camp

travel information Services of our professional tour has pit toilets and no private bathroom facilities; the manager to assist you throughout the program second camp has private showers and toilets. We expect that participants will be a self-selecting group whose NOT INCLUDED International and domestic airfare Passport fees interest in the places we visit far outweighs the need for Immunization costs Meals and beverages other creature comforts. We welcome travelers 15 years of age than those specified as included Independent and and older on this program. private transfers Trip-cancellation/interruption and baggage insurance Excess-baggage charges Personal items such as internet access, telephone and fax calls, laundry and gratuities for non-group services OMDURMAN

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January 7 to 22, 2020

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