subject: 12 Days Nile And Desert Adventure [print this page] Day 1: Welcome to Egypt Day 1: Welcome to Egypt
Arrive to Cairo airport, meet and assist by your tour manager then transfer to your hotel for check in with an exclusive air conditioned modern van. Our rep will provide you with detailed info about your holiday itinerary advice all procedures and finalize all pick up time for your holiday time, overnight in Cairo.
Meal plan: Welcome drink
Day 2: Giza Pyramids / Egyptian Museum Tour
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then met by your personal guide who will accompany you in day tour to the Great Pyramids of Giza and Sphinx, varying between six-thousand and even thirteen-thousand years old, and Valley temple facing the great statue. All places are wheelchair accessible. Lunch at a good quality restaurant. Then move onto the Egyptian Museum, well-paved place, where you can see the collection of Tutankhamen among other splendid pharaonic artifacts. Then transfer to see Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Later, you will be transferred to Giza railway station to board the sleeper train to Aswan-dinner and breakfast will be served on board. Overnight inside your compartment.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Arrive Aswan Optional tour to Abu Simbel
Pick up from Aswan train station and transfer to your hotel. Optional to enjoy a tour to one of Egypt's top tourist attractions, Abu Simbel temple, which were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BC, as a lasting monument to himself and his Queen Nefertari. Overnight in Aswan.
Meal plan: Breakfast
Day 4:- Nile Cruise
Breakfast at your hotel in Aswan. Then transfer to embark your Nile River Cruise before Lunch by 11:00 a.m, and then enjoy visiting the High Dam, Philae Temple and the Unfinished obelisk. Dinner on board and overnight in Aswan.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Nile Cruise Kom Ombo - Edfu
Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and visit Kom Ombo Temple dedicated to gods Sobek & Haeroris. Continue sailing to Edfu, lunch on board, then get a visit to Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: Nile Cruise Luxor West Bank
Sail to Luxor, breakfast on board then start your sightseeing in Luxor at the West Bank, and get the chance to enjoy the famous Valley of the Kings, then to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut & the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch on board. Enjoy afternoon visit to the Karnak complex and Luxor temple at the East Bank of the Nile River in Luxor and then drive back to the cruise ship. Dinner on board Overnight in Luxor.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7: Nile Cruise Baris Oasis
Breakfast on board the Nile cruise in Luxor, disembark from your Nile cruise and then transfer by private vehicle to Baris Oasis the journey takes about 5 hours drive, where you will spend your first night camping under the stars at this fantastic oasis of Baris
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 8: Kharga Dakhla
After breakfast, drive to Al Kharga, the largest of the oasis towns and a sizeable producer not only of dates but also cereals and vegetables. Just outside town are the remains of the Temple of Hibis, built by Darius I during the Roman period. There is time to visit the temple, as well as the Christian burial ground at Al Bagawat, dating to the end of the 7th century. We drive on, to Dakhla, where we spend the night at an Oasis style hut with reed huts, communal showers and basic facilities. Overnight in Dakhla.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9: Dakhla Oasis Camel ride in the desert
After breakfast, head off to the fabulous medieval mud-brick town of Al Qasr, exploring the timeless streets, seeing the old school, an ancient olive press and the granary. We also visit the excellent little Ethnological Museum, a locally-sponsored project which we support through our visits. There is also a hot spring nearby which makes a great rest stop either on the way out or when we return. We return for lunch and spend the afternoon relaxing while we wait for the heat of the day to pass. In the late afternoon we set off on camels, riding through a desolate windswept landscape to the base of a Great escarpment, where we spend the night under the stars (about 20 km).
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 10: Farafra - White Desert
North of Dakhla is Farafra Oasis where we have time to visit Badr Museum and enjoy a swim in another of the many natural sulphur springs. A little further on we enter the White Desert, a spectacular region of wind-eroded limestone formations. The continual erosion has left a layer of fine white dust on the desert sands, hence the name white desert. We enjoy a sunset walk in this surreal landscape and spend the night camping under the stars. Note it can be very cold in the winter months (Oct-Mar) so make sure you are well rugged up if you are travelling at this time. Overnight Camping in the White Desert.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 11: Back to Cairo
After breakfast, transfer to visit Crystal Mountain, Black Desert and Bahariya Oasis. Local tour to the hill top ruin the English House, the Temple of Ain El Meftella and The Golden Mummies Museum. After that transfer to Cairo from Bahariya about a 04 hour drive. Overnight in Cairo.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 12: Final Departure
After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
Meal plan: Breakfast
Price includes
- Cairo Airport Meet and assist service upon arrival & departure
- 02 nights in Cairo hotel with breakfast
- 01 night on sleeper train with breakfast and dinner
- 01 night in Aswan hotel with breakfast
- 03 nights on 5 star superior Cruise on full basis
- 01 night in Kharga camping for 01 night on full board
- 01 night accommodation in Dakhla on half board basis
- 01 night accommodation in Dakhla camping on full board basis
- 01 night in White Desert camping on full board basis
- Camping equipments like sleeping bags, camel blankets, tents
- All tours privately in Cairo as per itinerary
- All tours on the cruise sharing group
- Entrance fees to all sites as per itinerary
- Camel riding in Dakhla for about 20 km.
- Transfer from Luxor to Kharga & from Bahariya to Cairo by an A/C vehicle
- All Transfers from Kharga to Bahariya by 4x4 car
- Entrance fees to all sites as per itinerary
- Lunch during tours in Cairo and Oases
- Expert personal tour guide during your trips
- All ground transfers by private by an A/C vehicle
- Meals as mentioned in the above itinerary
- A bottle of Water per day per trip
- Bottled water during your trips
- Portage when needed
- Free loan of phone during your stay charged with 30 min local calls / 2 min. international calls
- All service charges and taxes.
Price Excludes
- International Airfare
- Entry visa to Egypt
- Any optional tours
- Personal expenses
- Tipping
Accommodation Plan
- Grand Pyramids Hotel Cairo
- Basma Hotel Aswan
- M/S Nile Dolphin Cruise
- Camping in El Kharga
- Al Dehoos Hotel El Dakhla
- Camping in El Dakhla
Extra Information
- Trip runs every Tuesday.
- Prices are quoted in US$ and based on double occupancy.
- Prices are valid in 2012, except during Christmas, New Years Eve & Easter Feasts.
- Discounts are available for groups and children.
- International flights are not included.
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