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Desert Adventure - 2
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White desert safari Package
Cairo / Bahariyya Oasis & White Desert
08 Days / 07 Nights
In this tour package you'll travel deep into the Western Desert to 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 international airport, meet & assist by our representative, then transfer
to your hotel in Cairo, check in, dinner and overnight in hotel in Cairo.
Day 02:
Breakfast, and then meet your professional Egyptologist tour guide to start a full day tour to
visit:
Memphis, the very first capital of ancient Egypt, founded by the legendary king Menes
around 3200 BC, then drive to Sakkara (The most famous necropolis in ancient Egypt –
containing monuments cover a span of 3000 years) to visit:
The step pyramid of king Zoser (the first stone building in the world), the pyramid of king
Unas (the first pyramid adorned from the inside with the so-called pyramid's texts) and the
Mastaba-Tomb of princess Idut.
Stop for lunch in a local restaurant, then proceed to visit one of the seven wonder of the
ancient world (the Giza Pyramids) and the sphinx.
Drive back to the hotel, dinner and overnight in hotel in Cairo.
Day 03:
Early morning – breakfast, and start to drive to Bahariyya Oasis (365KM). upon arrival,
check in the hotel / lodge camp, lunch and one hour rest for refreshment, then start touring the
Oasis, visiting: the English Mountain, enjoy a Bedouin tea by the salt lake-side. Back to the
hotel / lodge camp, dinner and overnight.
Day 04:
Early morning – breakfast, then drive by safari – jeep 4x4 to the white desert (180
KM from Bahariyya), today you'll enjoy a lifetime desert adventure, visiting:
The crystal mountain a gem on the way to the white desert, with its startling magical
scene, proceed through the land mark of every traveller of the Oasis through the ages,
Agabat (or the difficult passage way) Safari lunch by the magical spring, then drive to
the white desert, which is without doubt the most famous worldwide, announced as a
natural protected area, more than a decade ago, covering a total of 3000 sq KM, a
chalk white formation once the bottommost of the great sea covering all north Africa
millions of years ago, the now rocks of the desert are naturally formed in different
shapes (mushroom/animals/birds etc) by sunset drive back to bahariyya , dinner and
overnight.
Day 05:
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 discovered in 1938, which is a richly decorated
with scenes of the afterlife and scenes of different ancient Egyptian deities including
the Sun God Re starting his nocturnal journey.& then the tomb of 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, 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 in
Camp.
Day 06:
Breakfast, then drive back to Cairo, upon arrival check in hotel. And day free at leisure, in the
evening optional tour to attend the spectacular sound and light show at Giza pyramids, or
enjoy a fantastic dinner while cruising the Nile on board a 5 star floating restaurant, including
belly dance and tannura show (a sort of Dervish dance). Overnight in hotel in Cairo.
Day 07:
Breakfast, and then meet your Egyptologist tour guide to start touring Cairo visiting:
The famous Egyptian Museum of antiquities and treasures of king Tut, stop for lunch in local
restaurant, then drive to visit the Citadel of Saladin, where you visit the Alabaster Mosque of
Mohamed Ali, then transfer to the most famous Medieval Market (The Khan IL Khalili
Bazaar), back to hotel, 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.