Desert Adventure
At the footsteps of Alexander the Great
Cairo/Alexandria/Alamein/Matrouh/Siwa/Bahariyya/Cairo

08 Days / 07 Nights

In this tour package you'll travel deep into the Western Desert via the Mediterranean
following the legendary route of Alexander the great, drive through endless desert and
camp under the stars amid surreal scenery. This is a rare chance to experience a non-
such Egypt' wonderful desert.

Day 01:

Upon Arrival at Cairo airport, meet and assist by our representative, then transfer to your
hotel in Cairo, check in hotel dinner and overnight.

Day 02:

Breakfast, then meet your professional Egyptologist tour guide and start visiting:
The Egyptian Museum of antiquities.
Stop for lunch in a local restaurant, the visit the Giza pyramids and the sphinx.
In the late afternoon drive to Alexandria, upon arrival, check in hotel, free at leisure, dinner
and overnight in hotel in Alexandria.

Day 03:

Early morning – breakfast, then tour in Alexandria, to visit the Catacombs of Kom IL Shokafa
and the Pompey's pillar, after lunch in a local sea food restaurant, drive to the famous
Alamein City, which witnessed the allied forces' decisive victory over the axis forces in W.W
II, in Alamein you'll visit the Museum and the two main Italian & German cemeteries, then
drive to the city of Mersa Matrouh, upon arrival, check in hotel, dinner and overnight in hotel
in Mersa Matrouh.

Day 04:

Early morning – breakfast, then transfer to Siwa Oasis (300 KM, a true attractive green island
amidst the vast western desert , inhabited since antiquity, with a now population of berber
origin, still speaking their own berber together with Arabic, the oasis is home of 200.000
palm trees and 50.000 olive trees, here in Siwa according to legends the divinity of Alexander
the Great as son of Zeus-Amon was confirmed and in its main temple, the so called temple of
the oracle , he was crowned. Upon arrival, check in hotel, then start your adventure in siwa,
visiting:
Gebel EL Dakrour (Dakrour Mt: famous for its hot sand, the best place for sand bath,
effective as a natural cure), The temple of oracle/ the gebel AL Mawta (Mount of the dead)/
the old fortress of Shali and the Siwa house Museum/ relax at Cleopatra's pool to enjoy
swimming.
Dinner and overnight in hotel in Siwa.

Day 05:

Early morning – breakfast, then another desert adventure awaits for you, as you drive by a
safari jeep 4x4 from Siwa to Bahariyya oasis. Arrive at lunch time, check in your Camp,
check in and lunch, rest for an hour, then visit the English Mountain, enjoy a Bedouin tea by
the salt lake-side. Back to the camp, dinner and overnight in the camp.

Day 06:

Breakfast in the camp, then start historical visits in Bahariyya, including:
The Oasis' Museum which houses artifacts of the late pharaonic period, together with the
outstanding golden mummies found in the oasis more than a decade ago, proceed to visit the
two pharaonic tombs of "Bannantiu & Zed Amun Ef-Ankh, while the former was a high
official lived in the 26 th dynasty under the rule of king Amasis II, and enjoyed a good wealth
apparent from the size and decoration of his tomb, while the latter was the son who even had
a larger tomb, showing the wealth of a family worked in trade or land owners.
After lunch, free time in the oasis for shopping at the local market, dinner and overnight at the
Camp.

Day 07:

Early morning -Breakfast in the camp, check out, then drive back to Cairo, arrive at lunch
time, lunch in a local restaurant, then visit the famous Egyptian Museum of Antiquities and
the treasures of king Tut, then drive to visit the famous Khan IL Khalili Bazaar, dinner and
overnight in hotel in Cairo.

Day 08:

Breakfast, then transfer to Cairo airport to fly back home.

Tour Package includes:
- All Transfers, guiding, entrance fees & Accommodation as per program
- Meals as indicated
- Porters at Airports & Hotels
- All Taxes and Service Charge.
Tour Package excludes:
- any Air Fare
- any extras
- Tipping
- Entry visa