Discover the world’s ancient civilization spanning three millennia. The rulers of Egypt amassed great wealth and expended it on grandiose architectural projects, of which the most spectacular were the Fourth Dynasty pyramids of Gizeh, the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the World. Also, many great tombs and temples are found in Egypt which has unique structures and sites.

Ancient Egyptians used Hieroglyphic script, a writing system, to represent their language. Because of their pictorial elegance, Herodotus and other important Greeks believed that Egyptian hieroglyphs were something sacred, so they referred to them as ‘holy writing’. Thus, the word hieroglyph comes from the Greek hiero ‘holy’ and glypho ‘writing’. In the ancient Egyptian language, hieroglyphs were called medu netjer, ‘the gods’ words’ as it was believed that writing was an invention of the gods. The script was composed of three basic types of signs: logograms, representing words; phonograms, representing sounds; and determinatives, placed at the end of the word to help clarify its meaning. Over a thousand different hieroglyphs were in use initially and later reduced to about 750 during the Middle Kingdom.

Each symbol in the hieroglyphs script has a deep meaning and tells a story. They are very interesting and show how the Egyptian culture evolved. The slogan of this travel adventure challenges us to uncover these symbols and to learn about them. These hieroglyphs are engraved on the stones and walls of tombs and temples, which give an extraordinary look to each site. The young and curious mind will definitely want to venture into such an adventure.