Pyramids, Nile & Oasis

Short Itinerary
Day
Schedule
Sleeping in
Meals
1
Cairo
Cairo
Welcome Drink
2
Pyramids - Museum - Old Cairo - Khan
Cairo
Breakfast, Lunch
3
Alamein - Marsa Matrouh
Siwa Oasis
Breakfast, Dinner
4
Alexander Temple - Amun Ra Temple - Mount of the Dead
Siwa Oasis
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
5
Bahariya
Bahariya Oasis
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
6
valley of El Haize - Crystal Mountain
White Desert
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
7
Mud Brick Museum - Roman temple - Mezzawaqqa
Dakhla
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
8
Qasr El Labkha - Roman Temple - Temple of Dush
Kharga
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
9
Drive to Luxor
Luxor
Breakfast
10
Karnak Temple - Luxor Temple
Nile cruise
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
11
Valley of the Kings - Hatshepsut - Colossi of Memnon
Nile cruise
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
12
Edfu - Kom Ombo
Nile cruise
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
13
High Dam - Philae Temples - Unfinished Obelisk
Nile cruise
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
14
Cairo
Cairo
Breakfast
15
Fly Back Home
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Breakfast
What's included:
  • Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports.
  • Assistance of our guest relations during your stay.
  • All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
  • Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo including breakfast and taxes.
  • Accommodation for 2 nights in Siwa Oasis on full board.
  • Accommodation for 1 night in Bahariya on full board.
  • Accommodation for 1 night camping in White Desert on full board.
  • Accommodation for 1 night in Dakhla Oasis on full board.
  • Accommodation for 1 night in Luxor including breakfast.
  • Accommodation for 1 night camping in Kharga on full board.
  • Accommodation for 4 nights on 05 star Nile Cruise on full board.
  • Transfers from Cairo to Siwa by a private A/C vehicle.
  • All transfers inside the Oasis by jeep 4x4.  
  • Transfers from Kharga to Luxor by a private A/C vehicle.
  • Private English-speaking guide in Cairo and Oases.
  • All sightseeing tours on the cruise sharing Memphis Tours group.
  • Tour to Karnak and Luxor Temples.
  • Tour to Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple & Colossi of Memnon.
  • Tour to Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples.
  • Tour to the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Temple of Philae in Aswan.
  • Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary.
  • Domestic flight Aswan - Cairo.
  • Camping equipment like sleeping bags, camel blanket & tents.
  • Meals as mention in the above itinerary.
  • Bottled Water & soft drinks daily during camping in the desert
  • Bottled water during your trip.
  • Portage when needed.
  • All service charges and taxes.
  • Free loan of phone during your stay charged with 30 min local calls / 5 min. international calls.
What's excluded:
  • International Airfare.
  • Entry visa to Egypt.
  • Any optional tours.
  • Personal expenses.
  • Tipping.
Prices Per Person
Accommodation Plan:A
  • - Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel & Spa 5*
  • - Ghaliet Ecolodge & Spa in Siwa 3*
  • - International Hot Spring in Bahariya 3*
  • - Camping in the White Desert
  • - Desert Lodge in El Dakhla
  • - Camping in El Kharga Oasis
  • - Sheraton Luxor Hotel 5*
  • - M/S Sonesta Nile Goddess Cruise 5*
 May - Sep.Oct. - April
Double $ 2100 $ 2250
Single $ 2450 $ 2590
Accommodation Plan:B
  • - Kempinski Nile Hotel Cairo
  • - Taziry Ecolodge Siwa
  • - Qasr El Bawity Ecolodge in Bahariya
  • - Shahrazad Camp in the Desert
  • -Desert Lodge in Dakhla
  • -Tabuna Camp in Kharga
  • -Sheraton Luxor Hotel, Junior Suite
  • -Sonesta St. George Nile Cruise
 May - SeptOct.- April
Double $ 2710 $ 3199
Single $ 3310 $ 3999
Day 1:Arrival Cairo

Welcome to Cairo, Egypt (Around The Clock)
Your tour manager 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. Overnight in Cairo.
Welcome Drink

Day 2:Pyramid / Museum

Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then met your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus and Sphinx then to the Valley temple facing the great statue. Have your lunch at a good quality local restaurant. Then transfer to enjoy the Egyptian Museum, Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen. Proceeding to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Combining fascinating history with shopping in a lively Khan El Khalili Bazaar, which dates back to 1382. Back to hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 3:Alamein - Siwa Oasis

Memphis Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo, then drive to Alamein, about a 3 hour drive. At Al Alamein, you will enjoy the site where the great battle took place during WW II, and visit the WW II Museum and the Cemetery. Then drive on to the beautiful bay of Marsa Matrouh on the Mediterranean Coast then continue to Siwa. It is about a 6 hours drive from Alamein to Siwa. Dinner and overnight in Siwa.  
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 4:Siwa Oasis

After breakfast, enjoy a visit to the Old City of Siwa (Shali). Then transfer to see the Alexander Temple, at Aghurmi Village which is dedicated to the God Amon- 26 Dynasty and then see Amun Ra Temple at Um Ubeyda. After that transfer to Cleopatra Spring (Ein Guba). Head to see the Siwa House Museum. After that visit The tombs inside the Mountain of the Dead ( Gabal El Maouta ) enjoying watching  some interesting tombs like SI Amon, MSW Isis, Crocodile Tomb. After that see Dakrour Mountains. In the afternoon transfer to enjoy the unique Sunset view at most of the guide books at Fitnas Island. Overnight in Siwa.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5:Siwa-Bahariya

After breakfast, you will be transferred by 4x4 car to Bahariya a 06 hour journey. Lunch served during your trip to Bahariya. Dinner and overnight in Bahariya Oasis.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6:Bahariya Oasis

After breakfast, enjoy local tours to the hill top ruin ‘the English House. Then transfer to see Museum of Golden Mummies, Tombs of the Nobles, Alexander Temple, Temple of Ain Meffetla. Lunch in Bahariya. Head to the White Desert, passing through the Black Desert and the Valley of El Haize with its famous spring. Stop off to see the quartz crystal at Crystal Mountain, the rocky formation in the Valley of Agabat. Dinner and overnight camping in White Desert.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7:Farafra / Dakhla

Drive to Farafra Oasis where you can enjoy Bir Setah hot spring as well as local artist Badr's unique mud brick museum. From Farafa to Dakhla is about 03 hours driving.  Upon arrival, enjoy a trip to the Roman temple Deir El Hagar in its serene surroundings and the Roman burial ground Mezzawaqqa. Then pay a visit to Islamic Village of Al Qasr, about 35km from Mut, houses ruins of an Ayubid mosque. Overnight in Dakhla at Oasis Style Hut.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8:Kharga Oasis

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 from outside as well as the early Christian cemetery with its chapels painted with murals at Bagawat, nearby. Move onto the Temple of Dush, dedicated to Isis and Serapis. Overnight camping in Kharga 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 9:Kharga to Luxor

After breakfast, you will be transferred by vehicle to Luxor; it takes about a 06 hour driving. Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast

Day 10:Nile Cruise

After breakfast, transfer to then taken by an air-conditioned vehicle to board your 5 star Egypt Nile cruise to check in. After lunch on board, enjoy a visit to the impressive Karnak Temples and Luxor Temple. Dinner and overnight on board Nile cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 11:Sail to Edfu

After breakfast on your Nile cruise, 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 in the 15th century BC. Proceeding to the Colossi of Memnon. After lunch, you will sail to Edfu enjoying a leisurely dinner on board. Overnight on board Nile Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 12:Edfu / Kom Ombo

After breakfast on Nile Cruise, visit the well-preserved Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to Horus at Edfu. Sail to Kom Ombo to see the unique Temple of Sobek, dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god, and Horus the falcon-headed god. Lunch on board. Continue sailing to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board you deluxe Nile Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 13:Aswan Sightseeing

After breakfast on Nile cruise, enjoy a day’s sightseeing in Aswan. Start with the High Dam and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk, then on to the beautiful Temple of Philae, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor. Dinner and overnight on board deluxe Nile Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 14:Back to Cairo

Disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast, then transfer to Aswan airport for flight back to Cairo. Upon arrival you will be transferred to your hotel, overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast

Day 15:Final Departure

After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
Meals: Breakfast

Prices Per Person
Accommodation Plan:A
  • - Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel & Spa 5*
  • - Ghaliet Ecolodge & Spa in Siwa 3*
  • - International Hot Spring in Bahariya 3*
  • - Camping in the White Desert
  • - Desert Lodge in El Dakhla
  • - Camping in El Kharga Oasis
  • - Sheraton Luxor Hotel 5*
  • - M/S Sonesta Nile Goddess Cruise 5*
 May - Sep.Oct. - April
Double $ 2100 $ 2250
Single $ 2450 $ 2590
Accommodation Plan:B
  • - Kempinski Nile Hotel Cairo
  • - Taziry Ecolodge Siwa
  • - Qasr El Bawity Ecolodge in Bahariya
  • - Shahrazad Camp in the Desert
  • -Desert Lodge in Dakhla
  • -Tabuna Camp in Kharga
  • -Sheraton Luxor Hotel, Junior Suite
  • -Sonesta St. George Nile Cruise
 May - SeptOct.- April
Double $ 2710 $ 3199
Single $ 3310 $ 3999
General info

Prices
Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person per trip and valid till April 30.2013 except during Christmas, New Years & Easter holidays. Single room occupancy is applied for those coming with other and prefer single occupancy. So there will be a different rate for solo traveler. 

 

Children Policy
0 - 01.99 Free of Charge
2 - 5.99 25% pay 25% of tour price
6 - 11.99 50% pay 50% of tour price
12+ pay full tour price as per adult person
If your tour package includes airfare then an extra charges for your children may apply. 

 

Payment Policy
Reservations should be made as early as possible to book the desired Egypt tour, spaces will be secured upon receive a deposit of 25 %, and during the Christmas and New Year holidays and tour packages inclusive international airfare the required deposit is 50%. This deposit forms part of your final payment. Deposits can only be made by credit cards, wire transfer and or Western Union 

 

Egypt Entry Visa
You need to have a valid passport at least 6 months beyond your scheduled return date to enter Egypt and you can obtain a visa from the Egyptian Consulate before departure. Also, entry visa is available upon arrival Egypt airports against USD 15 per passport for specific nationalities and need to check before.

 

Additional Entry Tickets
All our Egypt tour packages and programs don't include entrance fees to special archaeological sites such as entering one of the Pyramids inside, to visit the Mummies Room at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, to visit the Solar Boat Museum at the Pyramids area or to enter the Tomb of Tutankhamen at Valley of the Kings in Luxor 

 

Tipping
It is a customary attitude for expressing ones satisfaction of good services rendered to him by staff on duty with him. We advise if you are willing to offer it, this would be great and if not, you are not obliged to do it

General info

Prices
Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person per trip and valid till April 30.2013 except during Christmas, New Years & Easter holidays. Single room occupancy is applied for those coming with other and prefer single occupancy. So there will be a different rate for solo traveler. 

 

Children Policy
0 - 01.99 Free of Charge
2 - 5.99 25% pay 25% of tour price
6 - 11.99 50% pay 50% of tour price
12+ pay full tour price as per adult person
If your tour package includes airfare then an extra charges for your children may apply. 

 

Payment Policy
Reservations should be made as early as possible to book the desired Egypt tour, spaces will be secured upon receive a deposit of 25 %, and during the Christmas and New Year holidays and tour packages inclusive international airfare the required deposit is 50%. This deposit forms part of your final payment. Deposits can only be made by credit cards, wire transfer and or Western Union 

 

Egypt Entry Visa
You need to have a valid passport at least 6 months beyond your scheduled return date to enter Egypt and you can obtain a visa from the Egyptian Consulate before departure. Also, entry visa is available upon arrival Egypt airports against USD 15 per passport for specific nationalities and need to check before.

 

Additional Entry Tickets
All our Egypt tour packages and programs don't include entrance fees to special archaeological sites such as entering one of the Pyramids inside, to visit the Mummies Room at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, to visit the Solar Boat Museum at the Pyramids area or to enter the Tomb of Tutankhamen at Valley of the Kings in Luxor 

 

Tipping
It is a customary attitude for expressing ones satisfaction of good services rendered to him by staff on duty with him. We advise if you are willing to offer it, this would be great and if not, you are not obliged to do it

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