Pharaohs Rally
When: Oct 2010 (annual)
Where: Cairo
Cost: From €4000 participation cost

The Pharaohs Rally is a thrilling week-long endurance race across the Sahara attracting competitors from around the world. The 3000km circular route begins under the gaze of the Sphinx in Giza ending up back in the lively Egyptian capital, Cairo.

Festival of Tutankhamen Tomb Discovery
When: Nov 2010 (annual)
Where: Luxor

Egypt's Festival of Tutankhamen Tomb Discovery is an annual event organized by Luxor City Council. It celebrates the finding of the tomb on 4 November 1922, about 3500 years after the boy king was mummified. The festival is inspired by the ancient Opet, an Egyptian ceremony that commemorated the annual reunion of the Sacred Theban Triad (God Amon, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu) during the reign of King Tutankhamen.