Online Safari Egypt Holidays Discovering Alamein, Siwa, Bahariya, White Desert, Farafra, Dakhla, Kharga, Luxor

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Desert Safari

12 days / 11 nights
Per person Euro 1210 (minimum 2 persons)
Day 1

Memphis Tours representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, and handle all your procedures through passport control, luggage area & customs formalities. Then you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2

Breakfast, enjoy an excursion to the Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus. Then onto the Sphinx and Valley Temple. After that pay a visit to the Egyptian Museum where you can see the collection of Tutankhamun among other splendid pharaonic artifacts. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 3

Breakfast, drive to Alexandria, the second capital of Egypt, visiting Qaitbay Citadel, built in the 15th century by Sultan Qaitbay on the spot of Alexandria's ancient lighthouse. Continue to the grand Montazah Palace, which combines Turkish and Florentine architectural styles, then move onto the new and much acclaimed Alexandria Library. Also visit the Roman cemetery cut out of the rock, the Catacomb. Overnight in Alexandria.

Day 4

Breakfast, drive to Alamein, the site of a great battle during WW II, and visit the WW II Museum and Cemetery. Proceed to Siwa oasis & overnight.

Day 5
Breakfast, proceed to the ancient tombs in the Mountain of the Dead as well as the oracle temple that Alexander the Great consulted. After that you will be driven to Bahariya Oasis and overnight in a hotel.
Day 6
Breakfast , enjoy your visits in Bahariya Oasis by a tour around the old village and see the groves of palms and fruit trees. Then take a trip to the ruin on a hill, 'the English House' at sunset and enjoy the panoramic view. Overnight in Bahariya.
Day 7
After breakfast, drive to the White Desert, passing through the Black Desert and the Valley of El Haize with its hot spring. Stop off to see the quartz crystal at Crystal Mountain and the volcanic rocks in the Valley of Agabat. Camping in the mystical silence of the White Desert and enjoy watching the stars. Dinner with Bedouin entertainment.
Day 8
Drive to Farafra Oasis where you can see the palm groves and hot springs. Visit local artist Badr's unique mud brick museum as well as the old village of traditional mud brick houses. Drive on to the lush Dakhla Oasis surrounded by rose-colored cliffs. Overnight in Dakhla.
Day 9

Breakfast, then a tour around Dakhla, visiting the Roman temple Deir El Hagar in its serene surroundings and the Roman burial ground Mezzawaqqah. Travel to Kharga Oasis and overnight.

Day 10

Breakfast, then visiting the the local sights at Kharga Oasis, Qasr el Labeka - a Roman fortress on the old caravan route, and the oasis' ethnic museum. Then see the Roman Temple of Hibis as well as the early Christian cemetery with its chapels painted with murals at Bagawat, nearby. Overnight in Kharga.

Day 11

Drive back to Cairo & overnight

Day 12

Breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for departure.

THE PRICE INCLUDES:
1- Meet & assist at Cairo International Airport upon arrival & departure
2- Accommodation in Cairo at 3 star hotel for 3 nights including daily breakfast
3- Accommodation in Alexandria at 3 star hotel for 1 night on half board basis
4- Accommodation in Siwa at 3 star hotel for 1 nights on half board basis
5- Accommodation in Bahariya at 3 star hotel for 2 nights on half board basis
6- Accommodation in White Desert camping for 1 night on full board basis
7- Accommodation in Dakhla at 3 star hotel for 1 night on half board basis
8- Accommodation in Kharga at 3 star hotel for 2 night on half board basis
9- All sightseeing tours mentioned in the itinerary including transfer by an air-conditioned vehicle, entrance fees, lunch & English Egyptologist guide during your trip
10- All transfers to / from airport / hotel by A/C vehicle
11- A bottle of mineral water during your trip
12- Portage at airports and hotels
13- Free cell phone with local SIM card to keep in touch with home and your Tour Operator

14- Free travel insurance covering your holiday by USD 20,000 by AIG Travel Guard
15- All taxes & service charge

THE PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
1- Entry visa to Egypt
2- Any optional tours not mentioned in the itinerary
3- Meals except where indicated
4- Drinks and any personal expenses

NOTES:
1- Prices are quoted in Euro and based on double occupancy. Also, prices are valid till 30/4/2009 except during Christmas, New Year’s Eve & Easter Feasts. Moreover; rates could be changed without prior notice, shall the government increase taxes.

2- You must have a valid passport to enter Egypt. (You must have at least 6 months of validity beyond your scheduled return date.)

3- There will be extra 20 Euro per day incase you need to use GPS.