This tour is one of the most recommended tours, because in this tour you can embark on this amazing adventure across Egypt, start from Cairo & Giza pyramids, then Aswan to the south of Nile valley, enjoy sailing in Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor & visit the temples on the long sailing. Then you will move to another Lifestyle in the western desert to see the Historical & natural places in Oasis & live adventure into the desert specially in the White Desert camp.
Day 1: Arrive Cairo
(Accommodation in Cairo), Meals: Welcome Drink
Day 2: Giza Pyramids – Museum – Old Cairo – Khan El Khalili.
(accommodation in Sleeper Train). Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 3: Optional Tour to Abu Simbel Temples.
(Accommodation in Aswan). Meals: Breakfast.
Day 4: High Dam – Unfinished Obelisk – Philae Temple.
(Accommodation in Nile Cruise). Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 5: Kom Ombo Temple – Edfu Temple (Accommodation in Nile Cruise). Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 6: Luxor sightseeing (East & West Banks of the Nile).
(Accommodation in Nile Cruise). Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 7: Baris Oasis – Dush Temple.
(Accommodation in Camping). Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 8: Kharga Oasis sightseeing / Dakhla Oasis.
(Accommodation in Dakhla Oasis). Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 9: Dakhla Oasis – Camel ride and Sightseeing.
(Accommodation in Camp). Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 10: Farafra/White Desert.
(Accommodation in White desert camp). Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 11: Bahariya / Cairo.
(Accommodation in Cairo). Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 12: Fly Back Home. Meals: Breakfast.
What’s Included:
– Meet and assist at Cairo Airport upon arrival & departure
– Accommodation for 2 nights in Cairo including daily breakfast
– Accommodation for 1 night on sleeper train on half board basis
– Accommodation for 1 night in Aswan including breakfast
– Accommodation for 3 nights on Cruise on full basis
– Accommodation for 1 night in Kharga camping for 01 night on full board
– Accommodation for 1 night in Dakhla on half board basis
– Accommodation for 1 night in Dakhla camping on full board basis
– Accommodation for 1 night in White Desert camping on full board basis
– Camping equipments like sleeping bags, camel blankets, tents
– All transfers to / from airport, station & hotels by an A/C vehicle
– Transfer from Luxor to Kharga & from Bahariya to Cairo by an A/C vehicle
– All Transfers from Kharga to Bahariya by 4×4 car
– All sightseeing tours in Cairo are private ones
– All sightseeing tours on the cruise sharing our group
– All sightseeing tours in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and Oases as mentioned in the itinerary
– Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary
– Camel riding in Dakhla for about 10 km.
– Entrance fees to all sites as indicated in the itinerary
– Lunch during sightseeing tours in Cairo and Oases
– English speaking guide during your trips
– Meals at hotels, cruise, camp and during tours as mentioned in the itinerary
– Bottled water during your trips
– All service charges and taxes.
What’s Excluded:
– International Airfare
– Entry visa to Egypt
– Any optional tours
– Personal Spending
– Beverage
– Tipping
Day 1: Arrival Cairo
Our representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At hotel the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Overnightin Cairo.
Meals: Welcome Drink
Day 2: Pyramids – Egyptian Museum – Coptic Cairo
Check out after breakfast at your hotel in Cairo. Then you will be accompanied by your personal guide to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus, famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Then transfer to enjoy the Egyptian Museum, Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Transfer to railway station & Overnight in sleeper train to Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 3: Optional Tour to Abu Simbel temples
Optional tour to Abu Simbel temples if you are interested. Our representative will meet & assist you in the railway station os Aswan and then you will be transferred to start your trip to Abu Simbel Temples. It takes about a 3 hour and half drive one way from Aswan to Abu Simbel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Upon arrival at Abu Simbel, enjoy the impressive Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel, which is dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, and to Ramesses II. Then return to Aswan. Overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast.
Day 4: Aswan Sightseeing
Breakfast at your hotel in Aswan. Then you will be picked up from hotel at 10:00 AM and then transfer to embark your Nile River Cruise before Lunch at 11:00 am, then enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam, The awesome Philae Temple, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor, and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk. Dinner on board and overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Kom Ombo / Edfu
Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek & Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that visit the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: Luxor Sightseeing
Sail to Luxor – have a breakfast on board then visit the West Bank, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut approximately in the 15th century BC at El-Deir El-Bahari & the Colossi Memnon. Lunch on board. PM tour to visit 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 and overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7: Luxor / Baris Oasis
Breakfast on board nile cruise in Luxor followed by disembarkation at 08:00 AM and then transfer by a private air-conditioned vehicle to Baris Oais about 5 hours driving, visiting Dush Temple and spend the first night camping in the Western Desert.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 8: Kharga / Dakhla
After breakfast move onto Kharga Oasis to visit Qasr El Labkha – a Roman fortress on the old caravan route, and the oasis’ ethnic museum. After that visit the Roman Temple of Hibis & Nadora as well as the early Christian cemetery with its chapels painted with murals at Bagawat, nearby. 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.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 9: Dakhla–Camel ride
After breakfast, head 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 enjoy a trip to the Roman burial ground Mezzawaqqah from outside and the Roman Temple Deir El Hagar in its serene surroundings. We return for lunch and spend the afternoon relaxing at hot spring while waiting 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. Camel ride is for about 10 km. Overnight camping in the desert.
Meals: 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 at the natural hot spring at Bir Setah. 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.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 11: Bahariya / Cairo
After breakfast, transfer to visit the Crystal Mountain and the Black Desert. Upon arrival in Bahariya, enjoy local tour to the hill top ruins ‘the English House. Then transfer to see Museum of Golden Mummies, Tombs of the Nobles, Alexander Temple, Temple of Ain Meffetla. After that transfer to Cairo from Bahariya about 4 hours drive. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
May – Sep. | Oct. – April | |
Double | $1690 | $1850 |
Single | $2950 | $3175 |