Day 1: Arrive in Egypt

Our expert representative will meet you at the Cairo International Airport. You will then transfer to your hotel aboard a modern, air-conditioned vehicle, where you will spend the night.

Day 2: Giza Pyramids/Egyptian Museum

After enjoying breakfast, you will check out of your hotel and enjoy a trip to the Giza Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus. You will also visit the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple. Next on the list is the Egyptian Museum, where you will enjoy the sight of pharaonic artifacts.

Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. End the day souvenir shopping in the historic Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Finally, you will head to the Giza train station, where you will board a sleeper train to Aswan.

Day 3: Free Day in Aswan/Abu Simbel (optional)

You will be met at Aswan station and then transferred to your hotel. You have the option to enjoy a tour to one of Egypt's top tourist attractions, the Temples of Abu Simbel. These temples 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.

Day 4: Aswan Sightseeing

After enjoying breakfast, you will travel aboard an air-conditioned vehicle to the Nile River to enjoy a luxury Nile cruise. You will enjoy lunch, and then visit the Aswan High Dam, the famed Unfinished Obelisk and the Philae Temple. You will enjoy dinner and spend the night in Aswan.

Day 5: Kom Ombo, Edfu & Esna

You will enjoy breakfast aboard the ship and then set sail for Kom Ombo, where you will visit the Kom Ombo Temple. You will enjoy lunch on the ship, and then set sail for Edfu, where you will visit the Temple of Horus. The trip to Esna is accompanied by afternoon tea. You will stay aboard ship in Esna for the night.

Day 6: Luxor West and East Bank

After breakfast on the cruise ship, you will set sail for Luxor, where you will experience a tour of the West Bank, taking an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings. Next you will visit the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 15th century BC, at El-Deir El-Bahari. Furthermore you will enjoy a brief stop at the Colossi of Memnon.

On the East Bank of the Nile in Luxor you will explore the Karnak Temples, as well as the Luxor Temple. You will spend the night and enjoy dinner aboard the cruise ship once more.

Day 7: Disembarkation and the Oasis of Baris

You will rise early, enjoy breakfast, disembark from your Nile cruise and cross the Nile to board a 4x4 vehicle, complete with Bedouin guides for the trip to Oasis of Baris. You will camp under the stars for the night.

Day 8: Kharga and Dakhla

After breakfast, you will drive to Al Kharga, a famed oasis town, producing dates, cereals and vegetables. Here, you will see the Temple of Hibis, built in the Roman period. You will also be able to visit the Al Bagawat Christian burial grounds, which date from the 7th century. You will end your day in Dakhla, in a traditional reed hut.

Day 9: Dakhla Oasis Camel Trek

Enjoy a traditional breakfast, and then enjoy the medieval mud brick town of Al Qasr, which features a unique school, as well as an olive press and a granary.

You will visit the Ethnological Museum and natural hot springs for a bit of rest and relaxation. Lunch will be taken in Dakhla, and you will set off after the heat of the day aboard camels, bound for the Great Escarpment, where you will enjoy dinner and camp for the night.

Day 10: Farafra & White Desert

You will head north of Dakhla to Farafra Oasis, where you can explore the Badr Museum and explore the sulfur springs. Later that day, you will enter the White Desert, where you can enjoy a sunset walk and camping in the desert. Warm clothing is recommended for this trip during the months of October through March.

Day 11: Bahariya Sightseeing and Back to Cairo

You will stop in Bahariya Oasis on your return trip to visit Crystal Mountain and the Black Desert before heading back to Cairo. You will spend the night in Cairo.

Day 12: Final Departure

After you enjoy breakfast, you will head to the Cairo International Airport for your departing flight.


Tour begins every Friday, Sunday and Tuesday

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Inclusions:

• Meet and assist at Cairo International Airport upon arrival and departure
• Accommodation in Cairo for 2 nights, including daily breakfast
• Accommodation on sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan for 1 night on half-board basis
• Accommodation in Aswan for 1 night, including breakfast and taxes
• Accommodation on a Nile cruise ship for 3 nights on full basis
• Accommodation in Kharga (camping) for 1 night on full board basis
• Accommodation in Dakhla at Al Dehoos Hotel for 1 night on half-board basis
• Accommodation in Dakhla (camping) for 1 night on full board basis
• Accommodation in White Desert (camping) for 1 night on full board basis
• All sightseeing tours as stated in the Egypt Sightseeing Adventure Tour itinerary
• All sightseeing tours on your Nile cruise as stated in the itinerary
• Camel riding in Dakhla for about 20 km
• Transfer from Cairo to Dakhla/Kharga to Luxor by an air-conditioned vehicle
• All transfers from Kharga to Bahariya by 4x4 car
• Entrance fees to all sites as indicated in the itinerary
• Lunch during sightseeing tours
• Mineral water and soft drinks during camping in the desert
• English Egyptologist guide during your trip
• All transfers to/from airport/station and hotels by an A/C vehicle
• Mineral water during your trip
• Portage when needed
• Free mobile phone during your stay in Egypt which is good for approximately 30 minutes of local calls, or 2 minutes of international calls
• All service charges and taxes
  

Exclusions:

• Any optional tours not mentioned in the Egypt Sightseeing Adventure Tour itinerary
• Meals except where indicated
• Drinks and any personal expenses
• Tips and gratuities