Egypt Grand 15 Days Nile and Desert Safari Holiday

July 22, 2012 - PRLog -- Day 1: Welcome to Egypt
Arrive to Cairo airport, meet and assist by your tour manager then transfer to your hotel for check in with an exclusive air conditioned modern van. Our rep will provide you with detailed info about your holiday itinerary advice all procedures and finalize all pick up time for your holiday time, overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: Giza Pyramids / Egyptian Museum Tour
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then met by your personal guide who will accompany you in day tour to the Great Pyramids of Giza and Sphinx, varying between six-thousand and even thirteen-thousand years old, and Valley temple facing the great statue. All places are wheelchair accessible. Lunch at a good quality restaurant. Then move onto the Egyptian Museum, well-paved place, where you can see the collection of Tutankhamen among other splendid pharaonic artifacts. Then transfer to see Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 03: Alamein - Siwa Oasis
Our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo, then drive to Alamein, about a 3 hour drive. At Al Alamein. Your first stop at the Military Museum including displays of weapons, military garb and tanks. Descriptions of the actions of Montgomery, Rommel and the others participated in the battle are also on display. Then continue to visit the WW II Cemeteries, located on the west of the town, on a small peninsula overlooking the sea. The citadel like cemeteries is the final resting place for Common wealth, Greek, Italian and German soldiers. It is about a 6 hours drive from Alamein to Siwa. Dinner and overnight in Siwa.

Day 04: Siwa Oasis
Breakfast at the hotel – then enjoy the visit to the Old City of Siwa ( Shali) – then continue to Visit The tombs inside the Mountain of the Dead ( Gabal El Maouta ) enjoying watching some interesting tombs like SI Amon, MSW Isis, Crocodile Tomb. Then transfer to Abu Sherouf, one of the Siwan Villages to enjoy the Bedouin style life and enjoy the Roman Spring eye and handcraft. Then transfer to visit Cleopatra bath and the Alexander Temple, at Aghurmi Village which is dedicated to the God Amon- 26 Dynasty. Dinner and overnight in Siwa.

Day 05: Going to Bahariya Oasis
After breakfast, you will be transferred by 4x4 car to Bahariya a 06 hour journey. Lunch served during your trip to Bahariya. Then enjoy a trip to the ruin on a hill, "the English House" and enjoy the panoramic view. Dinner and overnight in Bahariya Oasis.

Day 06: Bahariya Oasis
Breakfast, enjoy your visits in Bahariya Oasis. Enjoy a tour around the old village and see the groves of palms and fruit trees.Then onto the Mummies Museum from the Graeco-Roman period, then visit the Tombs of the Nobles. 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 petrified wood and volcanic rocks in the Valley of Agabat. Bedouin dinner and entertainment. Overnight camping in White Desert.

Day 07: Farafra - Dakhla Oases
Drive to Farafra Oasis where you can see the palm groves and hot springs as well as the old village of traditional mud brick houses and local artist Badr's unique mud brick museum. Enjoy a trip to the Roman temple Deir El Hagar in its serene surroundings and the Roman burial ground Mezzawaqqah. Then pay a visit to Islamic Village of Al Qasr, about 35km from Mut, houses ruins of an Ayubid mosque. Then move onto the lush Dakhla Oasis, surrounded by rose-colored cliffs. Overnight in Dakhla at Oasis Style Hut.

Day 08: 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 from outside as well as the early Christian cemetery with its chapels painted with murals at Bagawat, nearby. Move onto Nadora Temple and the Temple of Dush, dedicated to Isis and Serapis, and see Baris Oasis. Overnight camping in Kharga.

Day 09: Luxor
After breakfast, you will be transferred by vehicle to Luxor; it takes about a 06 hour driving. Overnight in Luxor.

Day 10: Nile Cruise
After breakfast, transfer to then taken by an air-conditioned vehicle to board your 5 star Nile cruise to check in. Later after lunch on board, you will enjoy a visit to the Karnak and Luxor Temple. Dinner and overnight on board Nile cruise.

Day 11: Sail to Edfu
Breakfast on board Nile cruise, then you will be taken in an excursion to the royal Luxor west bank, start at the famous Valley of the Kings, then to Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and finally to the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch on board then sail to Edfu enjoying a leisurely dinner on board. Overnight on board Nile Cruise.

Day 12: Edfu / Kom Ombo Temples
Breakfast on board Nile Cruise, then enjoy a visit to the Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to the falcon headed god Horus at Edfu. Sail again to Kom Ombo and visit the Temple dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god. Lunch on board. Continue sailing to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board your deluxe Nile Cruise.

Day 13: Aswan Sightseeing
Breakfast on Nile cruise, enjoy a day’s sightseeing in Aswan visiting the High Dam, Philae Temple and the Unfinished obelisk. Dinner on board and overnight in Aswan.

Day 14: Disembark the Nile Cruise/ Back to Cairo
Disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast, then transfer to Aswan Airport for your flight to Cairo, meet and assisted then transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 15: Final Departure
After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure.

Tour  includes
- Meet and greet service at airports.
- Assistance during your stay length.
- All transfers as per itinerary by a private Ac vehicle.
- All transfers inside the Oases by jeep 4x4.
- 03 nights in Cairo hotel breakfast and taxes.
- 02 nights in Siwa Oasis on full board.
- 01 night in Bahariya Oasis on full board.
- 01 night camping in White Desert on full board.
- 01 night in Dakhla Oasis on full board.
- 01 night in Luxor hotel with breakfast.
- 01 night camping in Kharga on full board.
- 04 nights on 05 star Nile Cruise on full board.
- Personal qualified tour guide in Cairo and Oases.
- All tours on the cruise sharing group.
- Entrance fees as per itinerary.
- Domestic flight ticket Aswan - Cairo.
- All necessary camping equipment.
- Meals as per above itinerary.
- Bottled water daily during trip.
- Portage when needed.
- Free Mobile phone during your stay with 30 min Local calls or 2 min. International Calls.
- All service charges and taxes.