From Genesis to Revelation.

Egypt. You’ve been reading about it in your Bible for years. Now you’re here.

The land of Abraham and Joseph. Moses and the Exodus. The land that sheltered Jesus. And this is where our journey begins.

Standing before the pyramids and the Great Sphinx, the sheer scale of Egypt hits you. Then to the Step Pyramid of Saqqara where tombs and pyramids enjoy the limelight but like so many other places, we learn it shares the landscape with the remains of the early Christian monastic life.

Already, you will see more than you ever imagined. Hidden in plain sight. And we are only on our first day.

When I first came to Egypt in 2012, I was a complete New Age pagan. In fact, Jude was the first book of the Bible the Holy Spirit used to convict me in no uncertain terms and I was convinced Jude was writing to me!

I wasn’t looking for Jesus. But He found me.

Back then, I could not have imagined that this country would become part of how the Lord brought me to faith—or that, 14 years on, I would be bringing you to Egypt to discover its place in the story we all belong to.

Those years matter. The friendships. The roads travelled. The villages I’ve stayed in and the people who welcome me back each time. Together with my trusted Egyptian team, I’m bringing you into an Egypt I know and love.

Bring your Bible. Bring your questions. There’s a reason you’re drawn to Egypt—come and see.

A tree. A spring. The child Jesus. And a story that reaches back almost 2,000 years before He ever arrived with Mary and Joseph—to another Joseph, and a world of pagan worship. Think about that time span.

We think 2,000 years and forget there were many thousands of years before Christ, documented, here. This is a land that anticipated Him for millennia and the connections across those centuries are extraordinary. They’re part of what I want to open up for you as we explore Egypt together. Bring your curiosity and your questions. There is plenty to talk about.

Afterwards, Coptic Cairo, where the stones cried out—and where, in 2016, I came to believe in Jesus.

I’ll bring you here. Into the place where my faith story began, where God stopped the boats, and He changed me, forever.

We’ll explore ancient churches and the stories held within them, tracing connections with names you know from Scripture and discovering a Christian Egypt that rarely makes the headlines. Mark is an enormous part of that story. So are the generations who have kept the faith here ever since.

This is why I keep coming back. And why I want to bring you with me.

And then there’s Khan el Khalili. Where the pedal hits the metal, and Kingdom meets Empire—and you learn to how haggle Egyptian style! It's an absolute baptism of fire, but my travellers love it. We often return 2 to 3 times if the itinerary allows. We help you find your feet amongst the bustle, Abdou does the bargaining for you as the maestro he is, and you will pick up the many things you didn’t know you needed or that you left at home. You can pick it all up here.

Many hours later, with several Egyptian pieces you couldn't live without, 3 brand new scarves and a cup of tea. You feel quite accomplished as your first real cultural immersion is complete. Consider it practice for the tour! You’ll thank me later.

The New Testament closes, but the Church does not disappear. So what happened next?

Come with me into the Egyptian desert.

At Wadi El Natrun, we step inside the monasteries of the Desert Fathers. Prayer. Work. Worship. A life given to God, carrying on while the world outside races past.

This is part of the Egypt I want you to meet. The living Christian faith behind the ancient walls.

We read our Bibles, we know the Apostles, and then there can be an enormous gap in our historical memory. Here is an invitation to step into this world, that was thriving around the time of the Nicean Council and where we begin to explore that gap together. Who carried the faith forward? What did they preserve? And what might we learn from them today?

I’ve included these places in our journey because they deserve our attention. Come with your questions—and a willingness to encounter a Christian life that time mostly forgot.

The Desert Fathers and Mothers had plenty to say about the human heart. Some of it is startlingly relevant for right now. We’ll spend time with their wisdom along the way. You may recognise more of yourself than you expected.

Then a whole other world, in Alexandria. The Mediterranean. The cultural mix of people and cultures with the precious sea air. This is a different pace, and another important part of Egypt’s Christian story, that takes its place in Scripture, and it's there waiting for us.

There is so much more to this country. And this is why I want to bring you here.

Egypt was shelter for Jesus as a child. Now we meet the city where Mark brought the news of who He was. Think Scholars. Ships. Pagan temples. And yes, that Library.

Caesar’s fire was some ninety years before Mark arrived. What was lost? What survived? And where did we get the story we’ve been telling ever since?

We’ve got some questions.

Know this though, I honestly thought I knew Egypt. Fourteen years after my first visit, the pearls it uncovers still stops me in my tracks. It sends us back to our Bibles, asking questions we hadn’t thought to ask. The Holy Spirit is our teacher.

Mark arrived here around a decade after Pentecost with the Holy Family’s time in Egypt still within the living memory of the Egyptian people. Abraham and Joseph belonged to this same part of the world, some two thousand years before them. This is why I called it Genesis to Revelation.

To put it in perspective: the Church here was taking root while the New Testament was still being written. Nearly 2,000 years on, they’re still worshipping here.

I told you, this place is old. And I get the honour of taking you there.

Palms. Fertile fields. Where water hugs the desert. And the everyday life of a quiet Egyptian village.

Long before we packed our bags, Christians were making their way to this part of Egypt. We come with a comfortable air-conditioned bus. They certainly didn’t.

An Egyptian soldier who refused to deny Christ. A martyr whose burial place became an entire city, renowned across the Christian world as a place of healing and blessing. People travelled here with faith, grief in their hearts and prayers of their own. This is Abu Mena, southwest of Alexandria.

And then there’s Fayoum, which found a place in my heart in 2023.

The peace. The connection with nature. Inspired places to stay. A tranquil resting place.

In Tunis village, pottery workshops sit alongside the homes and studios of artists, poets and writers drawn here from Egypt and abroad. Yet it stays true to its roots. Village life, fertile fields, and people who came and stayed.

You’ll see why.

We nestle into Tzila Fayoum. Warm, earthy rooms, and time to catch your breath after everything we’ve encountered.

There is more to Egypt. There is always more. It’s why I keep returning.

Long before there were ever pyramids, temples and kings, people were living beside these waters, farming, fishing and making a life where water meets desert.

Seen from above, Fayoum is positioned off the Nile like the leaf on a stem. And running into it is the Bahr Yussef — Joseph’s River. And Scripture speaks. It's still here.

We’ll travel out toward Wadi El Hitan — the Valley of the Whales, then back through the Fayoum basin: lake, palms, fields, villages and people. Depending on the season and where the birds are feeding, we may even see flamingoes along the water's edge.

Today is a day to immerse in the land itself. Two nights is barely enough, but it's enough to give you a taste of what we came for.

Water beside wilderness. Fertility beside desert. Life where, from a distance, there appears to be none. God's blessing nestled in the natural wilderness.

Genesis lands differently when you stand in places like this. Sometimes Scripture comes to life when you take the time to look around.

After a few hours exploring more of what Fayoum has on offer, we turn west towards Bahariya Oasis, on a White Desert safari.

Today, you're invited to explore a world where the ancient scripture meets the living earth with the wonders of the White Desert. This is a place where wind, water and time have shaped the chalk into a gravity-defying landscape and another glimpse into the deep aquatic history of the Sahara. To me, these rocks stand as a profound witness to the grand mysteries of God.

“The waters wear the stones.” — Job 14:19

Only a relative few number of travellers to Egypt get to witness this. For me, this desert stands as a physical monument to the eternal passage of time—a landscape carved by water, sculpted by wind, and preserved in brilliant white chalk.

On this 4WD journey of a lifetime, we’ll make our way through an endless sea of formations together and watch the light change through the sunset.

“Look up at the sky and count the stars,” God told Abram. — Genesis 15:5

Gather with us around the crackling campfire for a traditional, freshly prepared Bedouin dinner under the stars. Then we will head back to the oasis and Tzila Bahariya for the night.

The wilderness hits different now. Egypt is always the same, and yet everything has changed.

Egypt’s remarkable gift of preservation is a profound part of its testimony to antiquity.

The unforgiving desert sands have held tightly onto what was once thought lost—papyri, textiles, manuscripts, ordinary daily records, fragments of Scripture, and even the words and music of the early Church.

Today, we travel through the desert to Al-Bahnasa—ancient Oxyrhynchus—one of the world’s greatest archaeological treasure houses for Scripture.

Among its sands were found remarkably early copies of the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of Mark, and the Letter of James—discoveries that played a vital role in validating the very Bibles we hold in our hands today.

Remarkably, much of what survived was recovered from the ancient city’s rubbish mounds. More than a century after excavations began, its treasures are still coming to light, including a magnificent 3rd-century hymn with musical notation offering praise to the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Inspired by Wes Huff’s Can I Trust the Bible series, this will be my very first time visiting this region, and I cannot wait to experience it with you.

There is something deeply moving to note here: in a land where temples to false gods thrived and empires rebelled, early Christians were boldly proclaiming and worshipping Jesus Christ right alongside them. That fragile, triumphant testimony survived, preserved perfectly in the sand.

From Al-Bahnasa, we continue through the traditional Holy Family landscape towards Gabal al-Tair, where we settle in for two nights.

Tomorrow, we step further into the story of the Child who came into Egypt—and the land and its people who would one day proclaim His name.

We wake up at Gabal al-Tair. Look out across the vibrant fields towards the winding Nile. We have another night here, and this morning, we have time to catch up and slow down.

Here we visit the Church of the Virgin, where Egyptian Christians have long remembered Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus finding refuge.

The biblical text (Matthew specifically) itself is remarkably silent on the Holy Family's time in Egypt, giving us only the barest details of their flight to this region. Yet, surrounded by this timeless landscape, we will listen to the rich traditions this local community has carried faithfully through generations.

Where scripture is silent, their local history speaks—offering raw stories of shelter, protection, and the profound recognition of exactly Who had entered their land.

Jesus came to Egypt as an infant. Carried by His mother. Protected by Joseph. Fleeing a tyrant king who called for His death. And they knew who He was.

Enjoy a somewhat slow and easy morning, perhaps time in the church, enjoy a nap or a swim or a lovely walk. Find some shade. Bring your journal, observe, reflect and enjoy the tranquillity.

In the afternoon, we have an opportunity to step back in time another 1,350 years to visit Amarna, where the famous Amarna Letters were unearthed—clay tablets carrying correspondence between Egypt’s court and rulers across Canaan, Syria, and the wider Near East.

What was happening in Canaan that had its rulers sending desperate appeals to Pharaoh for help? And who was that Pharaoh? There's so much to explore.

Today, we hit the road early and leave the Holy Family Hotel for the journey south to Abydos—and deeper into the hidden story of Jesus in Egypt.

First, we visit Al-Ashmunein, where we see familiar connections with 1 Samuel 5 and the prophecy of Isaiah 19 here, written some 700 years prior. Ancient stories tell of the Holy Family’s arrival and massive pagan idols falling prostrate before the infant Christ Child. It's all profoundly Biblical.

Al-Muharraq — Mount Qusqam

From there, we continue south to Al-Muharraq Monastery, where the Coptic Church records the Holy Family remaining in the village for 185 days. Almost six months. Try to picture it: an otherwise ordinary family living a humble, vulnerable daily life—but with the very Son of God in their care.

Here, the scriptural silence breaks. An angel appears to Joseph in a dream. It’s time to take the Child and His mother back to Israel. We open Matthew 2:20 together and consider their long journey north, back the way we’ve just come. And we’ve had air-conditioned buses and comfort the whole way.

And the altar? The Coptic Church has long connected it with these words:

“In that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt.” — Isaiah 19:19

Prayer and worship continue in this living monastery to this day. We will take time to pray here before continuing south to the House of Life at Abydos for the night.

This trip is an immersion into the care of those who have kept these holy places, and their stories, alive for centuries.

We wake at the House of Life in Abydos. After breakfast, we head out early to explore the Temple of Seti I.

Today, we turn the page to a new chapter on our journey—one that sets the scene for the next five days.

Abydos — Death, resurrection and eternal life

At Abydos, we stand inside an ancient world with a people since the earliest times, obsessed with death, resurrection and eternal life. What were they hoping for here? What were they afraid of? It's interesting when we keep Christ’s words in mind: “I am the resurrection and the life”

And wonder of wonders: Abydos eventually became a centre of Christian worship. You don't hear that every day.

Dendera — Churches beside the temples

From there, we continue to Dendera and the Temple of Hathor. Begun in 54BC, by Egyptian standards, this one is practically new. Among all the grandeur, and hidden in plain sight, we can see how Christianity took root here while Egypt’s old religious world was still active. Christian and Pagans coexisted side by side.

Afterwards, we pass Nag Hammadi, known for the discovery of ancient Gnostic texts—another conversation for the road—before arriving in magnificent Luxor, ancient Thebes, for the evening.

Seriously, you could walk straight past the Christian story here. We won’t.

Wake up in Luxor. Today, take a breath. We’ve arrived.

We have journeyed far, and it has been quite the ride—the raw desert, the ancient manuscripts, the remote churches, and the monasteries and temples. A lot to take in.

For those needing a quiet afternoon by the pool, or a lovely wash and blow-dry, it is highly recommended! Trust me, you have never truly been to a hairdresser if you have not experienced an Egyptian hair stylist.

We purposefully leave room today for individual outings and the needs of our group. Give yourself time to reflect, rest and enjoy the beauty around you in preparation for what is to come.

Over the coming days, we will explore ancient Thebes, with its grand temples, royal tombs, and the stories of the people who lived and worshipped here. Our expert Egyptologist will help us make sense of it all, while we continue to open the Scriptures together, pray and give thanks for all God has provided on this journey.

Fancy a sunrise hot-air balloon experience? What about exploring Luxor after dark? We can talk through the options for your time here. Don’t worry—we will keep you thoroughly amused.

But for today, rest is a perfectly good plan.

Today, we start early for Luxor’s West Bank, exploring the Valley of the Kings and the magnificent Temple of Hatshepsut.

Valley of the Kings

Green fields give way to gigantic rock cliffs and, hidden deep within them, the royal tombs. We step inside and look closely. Brilliant colour, striking figures and intricate writing cover the walls. Decades spent preparing for death. What did they believe came next?

We have already begun asking where ancient Egypt placed its hope. Here, that hope is written and carved directly into the mountain.

Hatshepsut — From Temple to Monastery

Hatshepsut’s Temple looks almost modern, its clean sandstone terraces rising against towering limestone cliffs. Who was she, and why have so few heard of her?

One of Egypt’s most remarkable rulers, a female pharaoh—and someone we need to talk about as we explore the world of Moses and the Exodus.

But there’s another chapter here. Centuries later, once again, Christians lived and worshipped on these very terraces. There’s more to this place than its Pharaoh.

Luxor brims with splendour and the pursuit of wealth, power and immortality. Yet all that royal grandeur could not keep its kings from the grave.

We have to ask ourselves: what does it profit a man to gain the whole world? Quite a place to consider that question.

Welcome to beautiful Aswan — ancient Syene mentioned by Ezekiel in the Bible, at Egypt’s southern edge, looking towards the Biblical land of Cush.

Think an African "silk road" on a watery superhighway. Merchant traders, military outposts and Kings and Queens. Think boats made of gold, ivory tusks, peacocks and lions and precious frankincense and myrrh. Cultures met. Languages crossed. Money changed hands.

This is where we first encounter Hatshepsut who re-established international trade routes sending ships to the land of Punt, bringing back treasures from the deep south that included ebony and spices, and living myrrh trees for temple gardens.

We’ll visit the Unfinished Obelisk, attributed to her reign, still lying in Aswan’s granite quarry. An enormous ambition left in the rock.

Across the water, we visit Elephantine Island, a Jewish community where they built a temple for burnt offerings to their God. Wait til you hear what their papyri revealed when they surfaced some 2,400 years later.

Then over to Philae Temple — where the worship of Isis held on for centuries after Christianity reached Egypt. These stones have more than one story to tell.

You will love Aswan — one of my favourite places in the world, with its unique Nubian heritage, beautiful fresh food, vibrant sunlight, markets, people and colour. We’ll visit a place that has become part of my own story in Egypt, because sacred travel is not only about what happened thousands of years ago. It is also about how that place meets you in the here and now.

Today we board our Nile cruise, where the road gives way to the river.

Wake up on the Nile and settle into the rhythm of this famously ancient river. Feel the peace and serenity that comes with living on board a beautiful vessel for the next few days of our Biblical journey.

Palms and fields, and villages, mosques and churches pass by us. People work along the banks. Children wave. Fishermen move across the river. Everyday life continues beside the Nile much as it has for millennia.

This river has been part of our conversation since the beginning. This is Biblical history and we are in the Word lands differently when you are actually in the Biblical setting itself. It's scripture, come to life.

Today we stop at Kom Ombo Temple and those who wish to go ashore can explore with our Egyptologist. Or you may choose to remain aboard, rest, read, pray, or simply enjoy the river.

There’s time now to watch, read, talk, rest — and allow some of what we’ve already seen to settle.

There will be temples and stops along the way, but just being here is enough.

Another morning on the Nile.

Settling into the rhythm of the river. Enjoy Breakfast. Conversation. Scripture. Rest. Watching Egypt pass by as many have done before you into antiquity.

The Nile has carried Egypt for thousands of years.

Food. Fertility. Transport. Trade. Life.

And throughout Scripture, water keeps appearing too — from Exodus to the words of Jesus, and finally to the river of life in Revelation.

Sitting here, those verses land differently.

Today, another temple on offer: we stop at Edfu, a temple completed only decades before the birth of Jesus. Ancient Egyptian religion had not disappeared when the Gospel came. Its temples, priests and systems of worship were still very much alive.

Visiting Edfu Temple with our Egyptologist, or choose to remain aboard — rest, read, pray, worship, or simply enjoy the peace.

Afterwards, enjoy some downtime to read, pray, worship, talk, rest — and allow some of what we’ve already seen to settle.

Sometimes just being here is enough.

The rhythm of the Nile, the palms, fields, villages and desert. Conversations, connections and reflections. This is our final full day on the Nile.


Boats crossing the river. Villages along the banks. Green fields giving way to desert. Time to read, pray, worship, talk — or simply sit and watch.

We reflect with Exodus — Moses among the reeds, the river woven through the story of Egypt. And from Genesis to Revelation, rivers run through the biblical story.

And after everything we have already seen — temples, churches, monasteries, manuscripts, villages, desert and cities — there is time here to let some of it settle.

As we continue north, Esna is also offered as an optional stop for those who would like to go ashore. Those who prefer can remain aboard and enjoy the river.

Later, we return to Luxor.

Depending on timing, energy and how the day unfolds, we may visit Luxor Museum, see Luxor Temple by night, wander along the Corniche, or simply head out together for some sight seeing and absorb Luxor from a different angle.


This date carries a little extra weight for me.

Eleven years ago today, on 16 April 2016, I came to believe in Jesus here in Egypt, after a sandstorm brought the Nile cruise I was leading to an abrupt halt.

I can tell you, that the day that happened, I could never have imagined then that eleven years later I would be travelling this river with a group of Bible believers, opening Scripture together on our way towards Sinai.

God used Egypt to change me.

Tomorrow we leave the Nile and turn towards Sinai.

We conclude our immersive Nile experience and travel together by air toward Sinai, watching the green valleys give way to the rugged wilderness from above. This intentional transition day shifts our focus entirely—carrying us from the historic river to the shores of the sea as we prepare to settle into the holy shadow of Sinai for the night.

After our journey from Upper Egypt, we enjoy a gentler pace along the vibrant coast of Dahab. With space to walk the shoreline, breathe the salt air, and swim, or simply put up your feet, we let the tranquility of the waters restore us before we turn inland toward Sinai's wilderness.

Travelling inland through the wilderness, we arrive at St Catherine’s Monastery, an ancient desert fortress untouched by war for over 1,500 years. Inside its massive granite walls lie the biblical Burning Bush, the Well of Moses, and a legendary library holding the 4th-century Codex Sinaiticus—the world's oldest near-complete Bible.

We offer an early morning ascent for hikers in our group to enjoy an unforgettable sunrise over the desert peaks, at Mt Sinai itself, the place where Moses was handed the tablets. Others can quietly watch the first light illuminate the granite valley below. Standing together on the very ground where the old covenant was carved into stone, we reflect on our entire journey from Genesis to Revelation—celebrating the living truth that began in these wild valleys and ultimately finds its beautiful fulfilment in Christ.

A sacred day for quiet reflection, worship, and all that the journey has opened within you. After sundown, we gather for a deeply meaningful closing Passover Seder in an undisclosed destination in Sinai, celebrating together as Egypt: Genesis to Revelation comes full circle.

Our pilgrimage concludes. We help you with connections and transit to your final destination. with departure arrangements according to the final flight and transfer schedule.