Pyramids, Oases & Nie Cruise
Egypt tour and oasis safari expedition, visit Cairo sights, Luxor and Aswan highlights including a Nile cruise tours with Egyptian adventure to Bahariya Oasis, Dakhla Oasis, Farafra Oasis, Kharga Oasis in the Western Desert
What’s included:
- Meet & assist at Cairo International Airport upon arrival & departure.
- All transfers to / from airport / station & hotels by an A/C vehicle.
- Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo including breakfast.
- Accommodation for 1 night in Bahariya on half board.
- Accommodation for 1 night in White Desert camping on full board.
- Accommodation for 1 night in Dakhla on half board.
- Accommodation for 1 night in Kharga camping on full board.
- Accommodation for 1 night in Luxor including breakfast.
- Accommodation for 4 nights on 5* superior Cruise on full basis.
- Accommodation for 1 night on sleeping train on half board.
- Transfers from Cairo to Bahariya by a private A/C vehicle.
- All transfers inside the Oases by jeep 4×4.
- 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 Egypt Holidays Travel group.
- Tour to Giza Pyramids and the Egyptian Museum.
- Tours from Bahariya, White Desert, Dakhla, Kharga Oases.
- 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.
- All transfers by an air-conditioned vehicle.
- Camping equipment like sleeping bags, camel blanket and tents.
- Meals as mention in the above itinerary.
- Bottled Water & soft drinks daily during camping in the deser
- Bottled water during your trips.
- Portage when needed.
- Free loan of phone during your stay in Egypt charged with 30 min local calls / 5 min. international calls.
- All service charges and taxes.
- International Airfare
- Entry visa to Egypt
- Any optional tours
- Personal expenses
- Tipping
Accommodation Plan:
- Grand Pyramids Hotel Cairo
- International Hot Spring Bahariya
- Camping in the White Desert
- Al Dehoos Hotel Dakhal Oasis
- Camping in El Kharga Oasis
- M/S Nile Dolphin Cruise
- El Luxor Hotel
May – Sep. | Oct. – April | |
Double | $ 1499 | $ 1575 |
Single Cabin | $ 1650 | $ 1790 |
Full Itinerary Day1:Arrival Cairo
Welcome to Cairo, Egypt (Around The Clock)
Your tour manager will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) after luggage and customs holding a sign reflects your name or our company name (Egypt Holidays Travel) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At hotel the tour manager will assist you to check-in smoothly and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Overnight in Cairo.
Welcome Drink
Day 2:Pyramids / Museum
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then at 09:00 AM you will be met and accompanied by your personal guide to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren, Mykerinus, famous Sphinx , varying between six-thousand and even thirteen-thousand years old ,and Valley temple facing the great statue. Lunch at a good quality local restaurant. Then head to the Egyptian Museum, enjoying Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Combining fascinating history with shopping in a lively Khan El Khalili Bazaar, this dates back to 1382. Back to hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3:Bahariya Oasis
Breakfast at hotel, check out from your hotel in Cairo at 06:00 AM, met by our representative and then travel by a modern air conditioned vehicle to Bahariya Oasis about 4 hours drive from Cairo. Upon arrival, enjoy local tour to the hill top ruin ‘the English House. Then transfer to see Museum of Golden Mummies, Tombs of the Nobles, Alexander Temple, and Temple of Ain Meffetla. Back to your hotel and overnight in Bahariya.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4:White & Black Desert
After Breakfast, move to the White Desert passing through the Black Desert and the El Haize Village with its natural spring. Stop off to see the Crystal Mountain and the volcanic rocks and petrified wood in the Valley of Agabat. Upon arrival at the White Desert, tour to the amazing rock formations, watch the sunset and camp under the stars in this paradise of tranquility. Bedouin dinner in the desert. Overnight in a camp.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, Dinner
Day 5:Farafra & Dakhla
Breakfast, then drive to Farafra Oasis where you can enjoy Bir Setah hot spring as well as local artist Badr’s unique mud brick museum. Drive from Farafa to Dakhla for about 3 hours to see 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.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 6: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
After breakfast, you will be transferred by vehicle to Luxor; it takes about 6 hours drive. Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 8:Luxor Sightseeing
After breakfast, transfer to embark 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 9:Luxor Sightseeing
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 10: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 11: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 12:Disembarkation
Disembarkation after breakfast. Free time at leisure in Aswan on your own Or Optional Tour to visit Abu Simbel Tour from Aswan by Land. Transfer to Aswan train station for departure to Cairo by sleeper train. Dinner and overnight on train.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 13:Back to Cairo
Breakfast aboard the train and then arrive Giza train station. Meet & assist by Egypt Holidays Travel REP and transfer to your hotel. You will arrive at Giza station about 06:00 am and I will do my best to do early check in for you. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 14:Final Departure
Breakfast, check out at 12:00 PM and then picked you up by our representative to transfer to Cairo international Airport for final departure.
Meals: Breakfast