Egypt Safari Holidays, Safari Tours in Alamein, Siwa, Bahariya, White Desert, Farafra, Dakhla, Kharga, Luxor

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Tour Name Moon of Egypt
Tour Type Safari Holidays
Duration 10 Days
Tour Price Per person € 1236
Destination(s) Cairo - Fayoum - Luxor - Oasis
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Day 1: Arrival Cairo
Welcome to Egypt, the gift of the Nile as described by Herodotus. Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be met and assisted by Memphis Tours representative who will help you during passport control, luggage area and customs formalities. Then you will be transferred to your hotel in Cairo by a private air-conditioned vehicle for check in and overnight in Cairo.
Day 2 Cairo Sightseeing
After breakfast, enjoy an excursion to the Giza pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion's body, dates from the time of Chephren. The tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple which belongs to the Pyramids of Chephren. After that visit the Egyptian Museum where you can see the great pharaonic treasures including those of Tutankhamun.Overnight in Cairo.
Day 3: Bahariya
Drive to Bahariya Oasis. Enjoy a tour around the old village of the oasis and see the groves of palms and fruit trees. Then a trip to the ruin on a hill, 'the English House' at sunset and enjoy the panoramic view. In the evening, visit the village and shops. Overnight at Bahariya.
Day 4: White Desert
Move on 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 Mountainand the volcanic rocks in the Valley of Agabat. Camp in the mystical silence of the White Desert, watching the stars. Dinner with Bedouin entertainment.
Day 5: Farafra / Dakhla
Drive to Farafra Oasis and enjoy a tour around this oasis to see the palm groves and hot springs as well as the old village with its traditional mud-brick houses, and local artist Badr's unique mud brick museum. Move onto the lush Dakhla Oasis surrounded by rose-colored cliffs. Overnight in Dakhla oasis.
Day 6: Dakhla Oasis
Trip around Dakhla Oasis, the last place in Egypt where the water wheels, driven by buffaloes, are constructed. Visit the Roman temple Deir El Hagarin its serene surroundings and the Roman burial ground Mezzawaqqah. Travel to Kharga Oasis, also famous for its hot springs. Visit Qasr el Labeka - a Roman fortress on the old caravan route. Overnight in Kharga oasis.
Day 7: Kharga / Luxor
Visit the oasis' ethnic museum. Then see the RomanTemple of Hibis as well as the early Christian cemetery with its chapels painted with murals at Bagawat, nearby. Travel by road to Luxor and overnight.
Day 8: Luxor Sightseeing
Pay a visit to the Karnak Temples, the greatest example of worship in history that was dedicated to the God Amon, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu. It was constructed from the beginning of the Middle Kingdom to the Graeco Roman period. Then pay a visit to Luxor Temple that was built by Amunhotep III in the 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom and it was completed by Ramesses II during the 19th Dynasty. Transfer to Luxor train station. Dinner & overnight on board.
Day 9: Cairo
You will be met and assisted at Giza train station and transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 10: Final departure
Breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
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