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You will be met and assisted at Cairo International Airport and transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo. |
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Breakfast, drive to Alamein, the site of a great battle during WW II, and visit the WW II Museum and Cemetery. Drive on to the beautiful bay of Mersa Matrouh on the Mediterranean Coast. Overnight in Mersa Matrouh. |
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Drive on to Siwa Oasis. Visit the old fortified town of Siwa, then see the ancient tombs in the Mountain of the Dead as well as the oracle that Alexander the Great consulted, and the Temple of Amun nearby. Overnight in Siwa. |
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Enjoy an excursion to the springs of Siwa, and bathe in the bubbling pool, Cleopatra's Bath. Overnight in Siwa. |
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Drive through the Great Sand Sea to Bahariya Oasis. Enjoy a tour around the old village and see the groves of palms and fruit trees. Then take a trip to the Black Mountains, the sand dunes and the salt lake. Visit 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. |
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See some of the recently discovered 'golden mummies' from the Greco-Roman period at the local museum, then visit the Tombs of the Nobles. Overnight at Bahariya. |
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Take off 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 Mountain, the petrified wood and volcanic rocks in the Valley of Agabat. Camp in the mystical silence of the White Desert, watching the myriad of stars. Bedouin dinner and entertainment. |
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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 mudbrick museum. Then move on to the lush Dakhla Oasis, surrounded by rose-colored cliffs. Visit the Roman temple Deir El Hagar in its serene surroundings and the Roman burial ground Mezzawaqqah. Overnight at Dakhla. |
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Enjoy a trip to the VI Dynasty pharaonic palace, and Balatt and Bashindi Village. Overnight at Dakhla. |
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Move on to Kharga Oasis. See Qasr el Labeka - a Roman fortress on the old caravan route, and the oasis' ethnic museum. Then visit the Roman Temple of Hibis as well as the early Christian cemetery with its chapels painted with murals at Bagawat, nearby. Overnight at Kharga. |
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Breakfast, enjoy an excursion to the Temple of Nadura, a romantic Roman ruin in the desert. From there, move on to the Temple of Dush, dedicated to Isis and Serapis, and see Baris Oasis. Overnight at Kharga.. |
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Travel by road to Luxor. Overnight in Luxor. |
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Tour of the East Bank to see the magnificent Karnak and Luxor Temples. Then cross the river to visit the Valleys of the Kings and Queens, the Temple of Deir El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Overnight in Luxor. |
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Transfer to Luxor airport for flight to Cairo. Transfer to hotel and overnight in Cairo.` |
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Breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for departure.
N.B The price is inclusive and accommodation is on a full board basis.
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