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Safari
in All Egypt
Cairo/ Fayoum
/ Bahariya / Siwa / Farafra /Dakhla / Kharga / Luxor
15 Days / 14 Nights
04
Nights Cairo /
01 Nights Fayoum / 02 Nights Siwa / 02 Nights Bahariya
01 Nights Farafra / 01 Nights Dakhla / 01 Nights Kharga
/ 02 Nights Luxor
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Day 1 |
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Arrive Cairo International airport,
meet and assist by our representatives. Transfer to hotel
for overnight. |
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Day 2 |
Breakfast. Start your full day visiting the Egyptian
museum of antiquities. On display is a rare collection
of 5000 years of art the largest most precious collection
of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including
an exhibit dedicated to the Tut- Ankh -Amon collection
of treasures, gold, and jewelry, as it was enclosed in his
tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s when
his tomb was excavated. Visit the great pyramids -
Cheops, Chephren & Mykerions. Cheops is the most colossal
ever built. Next is a close-up look at Sphinx - a huge
funeral complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the
face of king Chephren. Then visit Khan El Khalili Bazaars.
Shops in this district are legendary for fine brassware, copper,
perfumes, leather, silver, gold, antiques …etc. At the end
of the day we will transfer you back to your hotel.
Overnight at your hotel in Cairo. |
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Day 3 |
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Breakfast. Start your full
day tour visiting Sakkara, cemetery for Memphis,
used continuously for 3,000 years. See the earliest monumental stone tractor
in Egypt, a stepped pyramid built for King Zoser
(c. 2650 BC). The renowned Citadel that was built by Saladin
in the 12th Century and was the seat of power for the following
700 years. On the premises is
the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali, one of the landmarks
in Cairo whose minaret can be seen from any part of the
city. The Mohammed Ali mosque was built in Turkish
style, very similar to the Blue Mosque in Turkey. (The tour
includes lunch without drink).
Overnight stay in Cairo. |
| Day 4 |
(Fayoum)
After breakfast, checkout and start your safari program.
We begin with a short drive from Cairo to the Ptolemaic
ruins in Kom Oshim in El Fayoum Oasis and visit
the Temple Quasar El Sagha. We then enjoy the Pharonic
sunset overlooking the vast expanse of Lake Qaroon.
Camp and overnight in Fayoum. |
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Day 5 |
(Bahariya Oasis)
After an early morning breakfast, continue your trip up to
Bahariya Oasis. You will be camping next to a hot water
spring in the isolated oasis of Bir El Ghaba. Overnight
Bahariya. |
| Day 6 |
(Siwa)
Today we head west to touch the edges of the grand Sahara
until you reach Siwa
Camp and overnight |
| Day 7 |
(Siwa)
A visit to the temple of Amun and the famous Dakrouny mountain,
and then enjoy swimming at Cleopatra’s spring desert campground.
Camp and overnight in Siwa. |
| Day 8 |
(Bahariya)
You will leave Siwa heading east until you reach Bahariya.
Camp and overnight in Bahariya. |
| Day 9 |
(Farafra)
After an early morning swim in the spring you move to Farafra
through the black desert and white desert. When you arrive
at Farafra you will be camping next to a water source from
which you have a panoramic sunset view.
Camp and overnight Farafra. |
| Day 10 |
(Dakhla)
Today you trek beautiful terrain until you reach Dakhla Oasis
where you explore all its sights, the Bashandy craft center
and The Ethnographic Museum.
Overnight Dakhla. |
| Day 11 |
(Kharga)
You will proceed to Kharga Oasis, where you will visit
the Greco-Roman Temple as well as the Christian Necropolis
of al Bagawat.
Overnight in Camp in Kharga. |
| Day 12 |
(Luxor)
Moving south, you will visit the Oasis of El Gaga then continue
to reach the river Nile in Luxor.
Overnight at hotel. |
| Day 13 |
(Luxor)
Breakfast. Start your full day tour visiting (Valley of
Kings-Deir El Bahari Temple-Colossi of Memnon and the Temple
of Queen Hatshepsut).
Excursion to the Necropolis of Thebes, on the Eastern bank.
Crossing the Nile, drive to the Valley of Kings; visit the
tombs of various Dynasties, the Temple of Deir El Bahari.
On the return journey stop at the Colossi of Memnon which
are two gigantic sitting statues representing Amenopis III
facing the Nile. And visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
Overnight in Luxor |
| Day 14 |
Breakfast. start your full day visiting East Bank (Karnak
and Luxor Temple)
Excursion to the Luxor Temple to see its courtyard
and the granite statues of Ramses the Great
Proceed by carriage or bus to Karnak, which is a serious of
temples built in different reigns. Starting by the Avenue
of Sphinxes visit the Unfinished Propylon, the Hypostyle Hall
with it's 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatchepsut
and Tutomosis III, the temple of Amon adorned with
lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of
Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake. Transfer to Luxor
airport for your flight to Cairo. Arrival and transfer to
your hotel for Overnight in Cairo. |
| Day 15 |
After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport
Program includes:
1. 4 nights hotel accommodation in
Cairo on bed breakfast basis;
2. 8 nights desert
safari on full board basis.
3. 2 nights hotel accommodation in Luxor on half board basis.
and Khan El-Khalili.
4. All transfers.
5. Multilingual
expert Egyptologist guide.
6. All your tours and excursions are with A/C bus.
7. The service of meet and assist at all your destinations.
8. All your visits include entrance fees.
9. Our prices include all taxes and services.
10. 1 full day in Cairo including Egyptian Museum, Citadel,
Pyramids & Sphinx.
11. 1 full day Cairo, Sakkara, Memphis & Citadel.
12. 2 full days in Luxor visit the Valley of Kings and Queens,
Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon & Luxor
and Karnak Temples.
Not Included:
1. Visa Entry
for Egypt.
2. Personal items.
3. Tipping.
4. Any other items not mentioned
5. Domestic air tickets Luxor/Cairo |