Day 01: Cairo
Arrival at Cairo International Airport, Meet and greeted by our representative who will assist groups through immigration and customs formalities. Transfer to Hotel & check-in.
Overnight in Cairo.
Day 02: Cairo
Breakfast. Excursion tour to visit, one of the Seven Wonders of the World: the Pyramids of Giza (Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus), Cheops is the most colossal ever built. Next is a close-up look at the sphinx - a huge funeral complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of king Chephren. Then visit the Step pyramid in Sakkara (Sakkara (Saqqara) is one of the most extensive archaeological sites in Egypt! It was the cemetery for Memphis, the capital of Ancient Egypt, yet it is still one of the virgin archaeological sites, despite the fact that so much has already been found here! The site is dominated by the Step Pyramid of King Zoser, which goes back to 2700 BC. It is one of the oldest stone structures in the world!). Then visit the cemetery for Memphis (Founded in the 1st Dynasty (3100 B.C) by King Narmar, Memphis was the capital of Ancient Egypt, and the first capital city founded after the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. It remained as the capital of Ancient Egypt throughout the Old Kingdom. Because of the many necropolises associated with Memphis, many Egyptologists believe that it was once an extremely large city, though no archaeological evidence proves this, at present!)
Overnight in Cairo.
Day 03: Cairo / Bahariya Oasis
Departure from Cairo at 8:00 AM to Bahariya Oasis (385km) about four hours. visit the antiquities of EL Bahariya Oasis, Greek Roman mummies at the antiquities office, Greek Roman cemetery from valley of mummies temple of Alexander the Great, Pharonic Temple “Ain El Muftella” (26th Dynasty), Pharonic Thumb “Banatiu” (26th Dynasty).
Dinner & Overnight at Hotel.
Day 04: Bahariya / White Desert Safari
Breakfast. Departure by jeep 4X4 to the White Desert. Visit of the Black desert and the dune area. We start our climb of a 50meter dune. Lunch in El Heiz Oasis. On the route to Farafra we visit the Crystal Mountain, the area of the wonders with the desert roses. We visit El Akabat and then we head to the White Desert. In the evening, we have a barbeque dinner and sleep in tents under the stars...
Day 05: White Desert Safari / Farafra
After Breakfast, drive to the small oasis of Farafra to visit the art museum the hot spring and the old oasis then have lunch after that continue driving to reach Dakhla. On the way we visit the Picturesque village of El Qasr, Deir El Hagar and visit the Roman burial Ground of Muzzawaka then drive to the painted rock at the yellow desert to enjoy the camel rock .
Dinner & Overnight at Hotel Or Camping.
Day 06: Kharga Oasis
After breakfast we drive to reach Kharga oasis and visit the temple of Hibis, the Christian tombs of Bagawat and then the old town of Kharga have a lunch in a local restaurant at the oasis after lunch drive to visit the nadora fortress area.
Dinner & Overnight camping.
Day 07: Luxor
Breakfast. From Kharga we head to Baris oasis 90-km we visit the temple of Dush, picnic lunch and later on we head to Luxor 300KM.
Overnight in Luxor.
Day 08: Luxor
Breakfast. Visit the West Bank including: Valley of the Kings (Is a valley in Egypt where for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the kings and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (the Eighteenth through Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt). The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile, across from Thebes (modern Luxor), within the heart of the Theban Necropolis.), Colossi of Memnon (The two colossi are made of sandstone, which during ancient times was brought from Gabal El Silselah. Each colossus, including the pedestal and the crown, is about 21m tall and represents King Amenhotep III seating on his throne, wearing the Memes, or royal headdress, with the divine cobra protecting his forehead. On the sides of the colossi there is a representation of the Nile god Hapi, bending together the lotus and the papyrus plants, symbolizing the union of Upper and Lower Egypt) and Temple of Queen Hatshepsute (Hatshepsut was the fifth Pharaoh of the18th-dynasty who was one of the handful of female rulers in Ancient Egypt. Her reign was the longest of all the female pharaohs. Her funerary temple still stands as a tribute to her incredible rise to power).
Overnight in Luxor.
Day 09: Luxor / Aswan
Breakfast. Morning transfer to Aswan. Arrival and Excursion tour to visit, Philae Temple (The Temple of Isis is one of the greatest Temples in Egypt and it occupies about a quarter of the island. It is the main Temple on the island, with its huge, complete, pylons and beautiful scenes), High Dam (One of the most outstanding architectural achievements of the twentieth century. It was constructed to replace the old Aswan dam built in 1902. The High dam was constructed to protect Egypt from the floods as well as providing irrigation and electricity all over Egypt. It is 3600 meters long. Visitors can easily locate lake Nasser which is a huge water reservoir) and Unfinished Obelisque (The beautiful red granites that were used in building the temples and monuments in the ancient days were brought from the quarries of Aswan. Now while you are on a trip to the Unfinished Obelisk you can see innumerable inscriptions in the area around the quarries. These are probably the descriptions of the various quarrying projects that were undertaken in the past days).Transfer to the Hotel.
Overnight in Aswan.
Day 10: Aswan
Breakfast. Today enjoy free time to explore more of Aswan and the surroundings.
Optional: "Why not visit The colossal Temple of Abu Simbel built by Ramses II (XIXth Dynasty) and lately saved from inundation of the Nile waters in among the glories of ancient Egyptian monuments. The temples were built out of a sandstone rock cliff, and representation of the deities to which each was dedicated is carved on its huge façade. Nearby, also saved, lies the small Temple of the King's wife Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess Hathor".
Overnight in Aswan.
Day 11: Aswan / Cairo
Breakfast. Visit by felucca to islands of Aswan Elephantine, Kitchener and view of Agha Khan Mausoleum. After finish on proceed to Aswan Train Station to board the First Class Train to Cairo.
Overnight on board.
Day 12: Cairo
Arrival, meet & assist by our representative and transfer to your hotel, after check in, start your Trip Visiting The Old part of Cairo, as Egypt was one of the first countries to embrace Christianity. We visit The Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, The Hanging Church, and we will also visit The Old Jewish Synagogue Ben Ezra Synagogue.
Overnight in Cairo.
Day13: Cairo
Breakfast. Excursion tour to visit, Egyptian Museum of antiquities. On display is a rare collection of 5000 years of art the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artefacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamen collection of treasures, gold, and jewellery, as it was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated. Then visit the renowned Saladin Citadel that was built by Saladin in the 12th Century and was the seat of power for the following 700 years. On the premises is the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali, one of the landmarks in Cairo whose minaret can be seen from any part of the city. The Mohammed Ali mosque was built in Turkish style, very similar to the Blue Mosque in Turkey. Then visit Khan El Khalili Bazaars (One of the earliest and greatest markets in the Middle East).
Overnight in Cairo.
Day14: Cairo
Breakfast. Transfer back to Cairo International Airport for departure.