( 10 Days / 9 Nights )
Cairo - Alex - Alamein - Siwa - Bahariya - Dakhla - Kharga - Luxor
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Day 1: ( Cairo )
Arrival Cairo International Airport , you will be met by our representative and assist you through customs formalities then transfer to your booked hotel . In the evening, enjoy dinner cruise on the Nile whilst watching a traditional folklore show. Overnight in hotel.
Day 2: ( Alexandria)
Breakfast, Depart your Cairo hotel, you will proceed to Alexandria, the city founded by Alexander the Great in 312BC which was the capital of Greco-Roman Egypt. Your first stop is the Catacombs of Kom ash-Shuqqafa, a Roman burial site which has a family tomb that shows the merging of Egyptian and Roman art and architecture. Descend below ground to visit the tomb as well as Caracalla Hall, which you will learn was incorrectly named as such. Back above ground, continue to Pompey's Pillar, a 82 foot (25 meter) granite column built to honor Emperor Diocletian who freed the besieged city and brought food to the starving people. Then proceed to visit and watch from outside The Qaitbay Citadel in Alexandria is considered one of the most important defensive strongholds, not only in Egypt, but also along the Mediterranean Sea coast, then proceed to The Montazah Garden visit cover an area of 370 feddans and contain trees, palms, and flowers. Overnight in Alexandria.
Day 3: ( El Alamein- Siwa )
Breakfast, Depart your Alexandria hotel. Drive to Alamein (110 KM/approximately 1 hour 30 minutes), where we visit the moving British and Commonwealth War Cemetery. continue through the desert to the Siwa Oasis (500 KM/approximately 6 hours). In the time of Alexander the Great, Siwa ranked with Delphi as one of the chief spiritualistic spas of antiquity. After breakfast we visit the Temple of the Oracle, where in 331 BC Alexander was confirmed in his status as a god. We also see the remains of the nearby Temple of Amun. In the afternoon we explore the el-Gabel tombs in the Mount of the Dead and take a look at Siwa’s small museum. Weather-permitting we will drive across the causeway to Fatnas Island to view the sunset. Overnight in hotel.
Day 4: (Siwa)
Today we walk through the abandoned Old Town of Siwa, mud dwellings piled up on the hillside like skyscrapers, set amongst date palms and presenting a picturesque yet mysterious scene. Afternoon free, with the option of taking a thrilling desert safari by 4-wheel-drive vehicles across the Great Sand Sea. Overnight in hotel.
Day 5: ( Bahariya Oasis )
Depart your hotel for Journey by 4-wheel-drive vehicles to the Oasis of Bahariya (428 KM/minimum 7 hours – timings could be longer depending on the number of road check points in operation), a key agricultural centre in Pharaonic times, exporting large quantities of wine, dates and olives to the Nile Valley, then proceed to visit El Bahariya’s Mummies Museum. Overnight in hotel.
Day 6: (Bahariya- White Desert )
After Breakfast we go 160km on/off road to the black desert and the dune area, we start our climb of 50 meter dune. On route to Farfra we visit the crystal mountain, the area of wonders with the desert roses and the arch, moving on we head to the white desert, we start exploring the formations and naturally carved sculptors that resemble both human and animal faces, also the formations that resemble the surface of different planets, the night in the desert, dinner and overnight camping.
Day 7: ( White Desert- Farfra- Dakhla )
Reaching Farfra Oasis 40km on road we visit the city, bathe in the hot spring, visit the museum of Badr- the local artist – then move to Dakhla Oasis 280 Km- Upon reaching Dakhla, we visit the old covered city with its oil press, school, courthouse and dwelling champers, Muzzawaka & Deir El Hagar, have lunch, dinner and overnight in the hotel.
Day 8: ( Dakhla – Kharga )
Leaving Dakhla behind, we head to Kharga 190-km, where we check in the hotel. In Kharga we visit El Bagawat cemetery, the temple of Nadura, Khraga Musuem and the temple of Hibis, dinner and overnight.
Day 9: ( Kharga – Luxor)
From Kharga we head to luxor. You may wish to visit the West Bank of the Nile visit The Valley of the Kings, (for an extra charge you can visit the Tomb of Tutankhamen, see your guide for more details), Hatshepsut's Temple and Colossi of Memnon. Afternoon visit Luxor & Karnak Temples. Overnight on hotel.
Day 10 ( Luxor)
Breakfast, Depart your Cairo hotel and then transfer to Cairo international airport for your back flight to home
Included in this tour
1 night hotel accommodation in Cairo on bed and breakfast basis
1 night hotel accommodation in Alexandria on bed and breakfast basis
2 nights hotel accommodation in Siwa on Half Board basis
2 nights hotel accommodation in El Bahariya Oasis on Half Board basis
1 night hotel accommodation in El Dakhla Oasis on bed and breakfast basis
1 night hotel accommodation in El Kharaga Oasis on bed and breakfast basis
1 night hotel accommodation in Luxor on bed and breakfast basis
All transfers with A/C vans
The service of meet and assist at all your destinations