Blooming Desert Oases & Pharaoh's Legend

Itinerary

• Day 1: International Arrival, Cairo

  Upon arrival at Cairo Airport, you will be met by our representative, assisted through formalities and transferred to your hotel.

  • Cairo

• Day 2: Cairo, Memphis & Saqqara

  After breakfast, follow your private tour guide to explore the ancient capital Memphis, where the Alabaster Sphinx and the statue of Ramses II resides; and Saqqara, where the famous Unas Pyramid is located; King Zoser Step Pyramid, Mastaba of TI, and the Tomb of Ptahotep. This afternoon, continue on to the great Pyramids of Giza and the mysterious Sphinx, a colossal lion with a pharaoh's head.

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  • Cairo

• Day 3: Cairo, Egyptian Museum and Old Cairo

  Today's sightseeing begins in the Egyptian Museum, where houses a magnificent collection of Pharaonic antiquities, especially the golden treasures of Tutankhamun.

  In the afternoon you will proceed to Old Cairo to visit the citadel of Salah El Din, and the Mohammed Ali Mosque situated high above the city, continue to visit the Church of Abu Serga, Moallaqa Church (Hanging Church) and Ben Ezra Synagogue, the oldest Jewish synagogue in Egypt. Stop at the Khan El Khalili Bazaar to browse and shop as you wish.

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• Day 4: Cairo - Baharia Oasis

  Early in the morning, head to Bahariya Oasis (about a 5.5-hour drive), which is dominated by agriculture. There visit the Village of the Golden Mummies and the grave of Bannentiu. After lunch in a local restaurant take a tour of the area with a walk through the palm grove. Then you will visit the Roman Sources.

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  • Baharia Oasis

• Day 5: Baharia Oasis - White Desert - Farafra Oasis

  Today you will have a stunning ride through the white desert (about 3 hours drive) and go visit the Crystal Mountains. Final destination of the day is surrounded by bright limestone rocks Farafra Oasis, dinner and overnight at the hotel. Before dinner, you have the opportunity to take a dip in the "Hot springs" to enjoy.

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  • Farafra Oasis

• Day 6: Farafra Oasis - Dakhla Oasis

  In the morning you stroll through the charming gardens and winding Streets of the Farafra Oasis. And then drive to the fertile oasis of Dakhla (about 4.5 hours drive), which already from the distance through rice fields, date groves and lemon orchards announces. 

  After lunch, explore the more than 10,000 years populated area with the charming old quarter El- Kasr, the museum with an exhibition on the life in the Dedicated to Oasis and the ruin of the gods Amun, Mut and Khonsu Shrine of Deir -El - Hagar.

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  • Dakhla Oasis

• Day 7: Dakhla Oasis - Kharga Oasis

  After breakfast, drive to Kharga Oasis (2.5 hours drive), where with more than 200,000 date palms is fitted and have already led to Pharaonic and Roman times Caravan routes through the area.

  Today you will discover the picturesque old district, with its winding streets, and visit the museum and the cemetery of El- Bagawat with over 260 tombs.

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  • Kharga Oasis

• Day 8: Kharga Oasis - Village Baris - Luxor

  The last day of the oases tour takes you from the southernmost oasis Kharga through the desert with meters high sand dunes to the lovely Nillandschaft (about 5.5 hours drive). See the sleepy village of Bari and visit the remains of a built for Isis and Serapis temple from Roman times. At the Late afternoon you will reach Luxor. 

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  • Luxor

• Day 9: Nile Cruise: Luxor

  After the breakfast, you will embark your ship for the Nile Cruise. After the lunch, you will visit the great Luxor Temple and the magnificent Karnak Temple of Amon with its famous Hypostyle hall and the 134 huge columns, the statue of Ramses II, the Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut and the Sacred Lake.

  Note: The cruise itinerary below is subject to change without prior notice due to navigational and security restrictions. The change will be only in the sequence of the itinerary. The visit will be same.

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  • Luxor

• Day 10: Nile Cruise: Luxor-Edfu

  Today you will marvel at what Luxor offers: Focusing on the sites of the Nile's West Bank (Thebes), including royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the Hatshepsut's funerary temple at Dier El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Then you will be back to the ship and continue sailing to Edfu via Esna.

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  • Nile River Cruise

• Day 11: Nile Cruise: Edfu - Kom Ombo - Aswan

  Enjoy a relaxing morning before paying a visit to Horus Temple in Edfu, a well preserved temple from the Ptolemaic era. Late in the afternoon, you will sail to Kom Ombo. Upon your arrival, you will visit Sobek Temple shared by two gods Sobek & Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Enjoy the dinner and Galabia Party in the evening.

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• Day 12: Nile Cruise: Aswan

  After the breakfast, you will set out to the High Dam, the Temple of Philae & unfinished Obelisk at quarries. Later in the afternoon, you will take an Egyptian felucca passing by the Elephantine Island, and then step ashore the Botanical Gardens on the Kitchener Island.

  Note: Felucca is completely driven by natural wind, when there is no enough wind, you will take motor boat instead.

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  • Nile River Cruise

• Day 13: Aswan - Hurghada

  After breakfast, disembarkation from the ship, transfer to Hurghada (about 7 hours drive). Upon your arrival at Hurghada, check in the hotel and have a relax evening.

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  • Hurghada

• Day 14: Hurghada Free Day

  Free day at leisure, enjoy the fabulous of the red sea.

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  • Hurghada

• Day 15: Hurghada Free Day

  Free day at leisure, enjoy the fabulous of the red sea.

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  • Hurghada

• Day 16: Hurghada - Cairo

  Transferred to Hurghada Airport for a short flight back to Cairo. Upon arrival our representative will pick up you and transfer to your hotel for overnight.

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  • Cairo

• Day 17: Cairo, Departure

  Enjoy time of leisure in Cairo before drive to the airport for your onward flight.

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