Last year, archaeologist Kathleen Martinez unearthed hidden tunnels in a temple in Alexandria.
Guests who can shell out at least £11,950, about $15,365, will be able to trace Martinez's work in his search for the long-lost tomb of Cleopatra and Mark Antony.
Luxury expedition company The Luminaire is offering a six-day Egypt experience that includes allowing guests to take part in live excavation and restoration work within a labyrinth of ancient passages in the Great Temple of Osiris, Taposiris Magna.
Participants will be able to explore shafts and tunnels that archaeologist Kathleen Martinez's team has previously discovered and observe what the company calls “state-of-the-art robots” used to digitally map the area and create three-dimensional models of the structures that Martinez believes guard the tomb of Cleopatra.
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced in a press release last year that an archaeological team led by Martinez discovered a tunnel carved into the rock some 13 meters below the ground surface during an excavation near the temple in Alexandria.
Mustafa Waziri, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Archaeology, said the tunnel is about 2 meters high and almost a kilometer long.
Archaeologists believe that part of the temple's foundation is underwater and that the tunnels collapsed under the pressure of earthquakes and tidal waves. Martinez believes these tunnels could lead to Cleopatra's tomb.
Egyptian authorities considered the discovery “remarkable” because artifacts were found, including coins with photos and names of Cleopatra and Alexander the Great, as well as a series of statues of the goddess Isis, among other objects.
The travel itinerary also includes a behind-the-scenes look at new discoveries at Saqqara, Egypt's largest archaeological site, on a private access tour. Visitors will also get an exclusive preview of the Grand Egyptian Museum before its opening.
For accommodation, guests will stay two nights at the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo in Nile Plaza, followed by three nights at the Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria in San Stefano.
Those willing to pay a little more will get private access to the Temple of the Oracle of Amun in the remote, UNESCO-protected Siwa Oasis and a stay in an “off-the-grid retreat,” according to the company’s website, as well as seeing the Great Sphinx with lectures led by a local Egyptologist.
Source: Artnet News