Nile & Desert Cairo, Baharya, White Desert, Farafra, Dakhla, Kharga and Nile Cruise 13 Days / 12 Nights

Enjoy An amazing Desert and Nile Cruise Tour.

Itinerary:

Day 1: 

Welcome to Cairo, Egypt (Around The Clock)
Arrival at Cairo international airport .meet and assist through customs and air port formalities. Transfer to the hotel and overnight.

Day 2: 

Full day tour of Cairo. Visit the great three Pyramids and their mighty guardian the Sphinx. Afternoon Visit the Egyptian Museum, the world famous Egyptian Museum, where you will admire the splendid collection of Tutankhamen alongside many other fascinating artifacts. Overnight Hotel.

Day 3: 

Breakfast. Drive towards the west, heading to the depression of Bahareya in the western desert. Upon arrival your vehicle will be changed by a 4×4 land cruiser. Here we start our adventure driving to the sand dunes, watching birds on the lake and moving to the Al Dest Mountain, a panoramic view of Bahareya from the Black mountain, while enjoying the sun set. A Beduin tea to be served upon descending dinner and overnight at the nature camp in African style huts.

Day 4: 

Breakfast. We drive to Bawiti (the capital of Bahareya) to visit the Golden Mummies Hall, the Tombs of the 26^th Dinasty. The ruins of Alexander the great temple. Then we drive to the black desert, where you will have some free time to walk around Al Marsous Mountain. On the way to Aqabat, A light lunch will be served in a Bedwin style near by a hot spring in El Heiz Village. Continue to Aqabat sand dunes and drive to the white desert. A stop at the old black desert to see the Mushroom Area and drive to the new white desert. Camping under the starry sky in tents. Special BBQ Dinner with bedwin music. Night in the unique white desert.

Day 5: 

Breakfast, followed by a free walk through the Calcarian rock formations, the theatre area with its richness in maritime fossils and crystal stones meet with the 4×4 land cruiser and drive to Farafra Oasis. Visit the Museum of the Famous Artist Badr followed by a thermal bath in Bier6. Continue to Dakhla Oasis. Before check-in Hotel we will Visit the temple of Deir Al Hagar, El Qasr Old Islamic City dating to the Ayoubid period. Check-in hotel Dinner and overnight.

Day 6: 

Breakfast, we drive to Kharga Oasis, on the way we will admire the sand dunes along the way. Arrive to Kharga and visit the temple of Hibis, Built by Durius during the Roman period. The Old Christian Tombs of El Bagawat, dating to the 7^th century. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 7:

Breakfast, drive to Luxor. Arrive Luxor & and check in hotel. Overnight. Optional Sound & Light show.

Day 8:

Breakfast. After breakfast on board, cross to the West Bank of the Nile and visit the Valley of the Kings, a vast city of the dead where the magnificent tombs of 62 pharaohs have been discovered. Deeply carved into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs. Visit the Funeral Temple of Queen Hatchesput.The only female pharaoh. On the way back to your Nile cruise vessel, stop at the famed Colossi of Memnon, two 66 feet, 1 thousand ton statues of Amenhoteb III.Transfer to the Nile Cruise, Lunch & dinner on board.

Day 9:

Breakfast. Visit Karnak Temple, called by some as the Temple of Temples. It is the largest place of worship ever built, covering an area larger than the whole of Notre Dame Cathedral. Proceed to the graceful Temple of Luxor built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II for ritual festivals and dedicated to the god Mainsail to Edfu passing by Esna.Cross the lock of Esna and continue to Edfu. Arrive Edfu and visit the Temple of Horus. Sail to Komombo.

Day 10:

Breakfast. Visit the Temple shared by the two gods Sobek & Haroeris.Sail to Aswan. Visit Aswan High Dam, Egypt`s contemporary example of building on a monumental scale. Proceed to the granite quarries, the quarries still hold the Unfinished Obelisque the world largest piece of stone ever handled, it would have weight over 1.100 tons. Continue with a short motor boat ride to the Temple of Philae on the island of Agilka, dedicated to Isis a sister/wife of Osiris. Overnight on board.

Day 11:

Breakfast and disembarkation. (Optional Excursion to the Temples of King Ramses II and his beloved spouse Queen Nefertary in Abu.Simbel).Transfer to the airport to fly back to Cairo. Arrival Cairo, transfer to the hotel and overnight.

Day 12:

Breakfast and free at leisure.

Day 13:

Breakfast and Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.

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