Escorted Tours 2022-23 Brochure - Mercury Holidays

Africa and the Middle East 4 Meet the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt Cairo The Egyptian Museum holds a treasure trove of over 120,000 ancient Egyptian antiquities and relics. From golden masks of Pharaohs including Tutankhamun, to towering statues of Egyptian gods, discover how life unfolded in this ancient civilisation that has so captured mankind’s interest. • See pages 140-142 5 Roam the ancient ruins of Jerash Jordan Jordan’s largest ancient Roman site, the imposing ruins of Jerash are located outside the capital Amman. Incredibly well preserved, wander amongst its ceremonial gates and colonnaded avenues and imagine life in this imperial city • See pages 146-149 3 Explore the vast plains of the Maasai Mara Tanzania Home to the synonymous Maasai people, the Maasai Mara is an area of preserved Kenyan savannah along the Tanzanian border and one of the most important conservation areas in Africa, renowned for its populations of big cats, elephants and wildebeest. • See pages 154-155 4 5 6 Witness Africa’s watery wonder Victoria Falls, Zambia Known in the Sotho language as ‘the smoke that thunders’, Victoria Falls is one of the largest waterfalls in the world. Follow in the footsteps of Dr Livingstone and watch as over 1000 tons of water roar over the edge of the falls every second. • See page 157 6 139 Hundreds more escorted tours are available on our website www.mercuryholidays.co.uk