Pyramids and Oasis Discovery

Enjoy this tour which explores the relics of ages past, and includes visits to ancient Memphis, Saqqara and the Great Pyramids of Giza. Already millennia old by the birth of Christ, the elaborate statues and astonishing scale of these sites will amaze all who visit. This tour also features the famous Sphinx, whose constructor's still remains unknown, but its sheer beauty and allure has mystified the likes of Alexander the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte. This tour includes a private vehicle, a driver, and a highly trained Egyptologist, and entry to either Chephren (Khafre) or Menkaure (Mycerinus) pyramids, as well as the Solar boat. Entrance to the Pyramids come with an additional cost, and be aware that a limited number of people are allowed inside daily, so arrive early so you will not be disappointed.

Enjoy a buffet lunch at a great local restaurant.

Clients are picked up before sunrise ( or sunset) from hotel and transferred to the desert where they will meet their guide. The guide will lead you out into the desert on your choice of camel or horse, where you enjoy the sunset with a panoramic view of the Pyramids of Giza. This evening includes stopping for dinner at a Bedouin restaurant adjacent to the desert before returning to your hotel.

Transfer from Cairo to Alexandria with private vehicle, driver, and English-speaking guide.

This full day tour includes a private air-conditioned vehicle, driver, and a trained guide who can bring ancient Alexandria to life. Your morning visit in this lovely city known as “The Pearl of the Mediterranean” begins at the Catacombs of Kom El Shugafa, the largest Roman burial site discovered in Egypt to date, consisting of three tiers of tombs and chambers cut into the bedrock to a depth of about 35 meters. Continue to Egypt’s only Roman Amphi-theatre, a well-preserved theatre once stood with thirteen semi-circular tiers of white marble imported from Europe. Next stop will be at the Alexandria National Museum where you may browse among thousands of items on display. Papyrus scrolls, ancient perfume bottles and painted mummy cases are tastefully displayed as well as classic Greek statues showing the physical beauty that represent the ideals of that culture. The artifacts guide the visitor right up to the times of Mubarak and illustrate Alexandria’s role in the modern history of Egypt. Take your time for lunch in a traditional restaurant overlooking the beach. After lunch, visit the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, an integrated cultural complex, built on the believed site of the old Library of Alexandria, the largest of all antiquity. Enjoy a short drive to view the Abu El-Abbas Mosque, built over the tomb of the thirteenth century Andalusan saint, and proceed to the Qait Bay Fortress for a photo stop. Built on the site of Pharaohs, Alexandria's ancient lighthouse, it was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Just north of Qait Bay lies the site of the famous underwater excavation where hundreds of pillars, statues, and sphinxes have been found.

Enjoy a personalized lunch with your guide at a great local restaurant.

Drive today from Alexandria towards the Siwa Oasis. On the way, you will make a brief stop at Marsa Matrouh city to explore and have lunch. Soon after lunch, you will continue en-route to Siwa, upon arrival you will be assisted with the check-in process at the hotel.

After a hardy breakfast, your vehicle and driver will pick you up for a full day of touring to numerous sites including the Mountain of Death, Shali, the Oracle Temple, which houses the crowning room of Alexander the Great, and the Amoun ruins where you will have an opportunity to bathe in the Cleopatra bath. After lunch, travel to the Dakrour Mount, which is known for its hot sand which provide a very effective sand bath, ideal for healing rheumatism problems. In evening, enjoy dinner before an overnight in a Siwa hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel, the journey continues through the Libyan desert in direction of Bahariya Oasis. Check into your hotel upon arrival in Bahariya. 

Depart your Bahariya hotel by 4X4 jeep to the White Desert. After some photo opportunities, the tour moves along to the Black Desert and the dune area. Here, enjoy the ride up an estimated 50 meter high dune, as the jeep glides along the sandy smooth surface. Shortly after, you will arrive in the El Heiz Oasis, where the tour stops for lunch. After lunch, continue en-route to Farafra for a visit to the Crystal Mountain, an area of the wonder and mystery, where desert roses grow among the patches of sand. Just before arriving at the White Desert, you will visit El Akabat. In the White Desert, you will start by exploring the natural rock and sand formations, which overtime have been craved by the gritty desert wind. In the evening, a barbeque dinner is planned before an overnight in tents under the stars.

From Bahariya, your vehicle and driver pick you up and continue along south, towards the city of Fayoum. This region is quite renowned for containing unique fossils. Wadi Al Hitan, also known as the Valley of Whales, is an absolutely surreal area, where huge rock structures and boulders almost seem to appear as if they had been topped with caramelized syrup, which had dripped down the sides, creating phenomenal photo opportunities. The most intriguing part of this extraordinary Wadi is the fossilized remains of Zeuglodon's, prehistoric whales the existed and lived in Fayoum over million years ago.  From here, you will setup camp, and stay overnight under the canopy of stars.

In the morning, enjoy a ride aboard a traditional felucca as it glides along Lake Qaroun.  After an hour and a half of felucca riding, you will be visiting the area around Wadi Rayan, where you will see a natural spring and waterfall.  After lunch you will be driven back to Cairo.

Delve into the historical background of Egypt on a half day private tour with a trained Egyptologist guide through the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities and its Mummy Room, which houses a priceless treasure of archaeological finds. This location holds the tomb of the King Tut, Egypt's most famous teenage King!

Enjoy a buffet lunch at a great local restaurant.

Learn more about Egypt’s modern history today with a private guided tour of Tahrir Square; the largest square in Modern Cairo. Adjacent to some of the major attractions including the Egyptian Museum, as well as other important institutions. The square was originally called Midan Ismailia Square, after the 19th-century ruler Khedive Ismail, who commissioned the new downtown district's 'Paris on the Nile' design. After the Egyptian Revolution of 1919 the square became widely known as Tahrir (Liberation) Square. Traditionally, it is the site for numerous major protests and demonstrations over the years, including the 1977 Egyptian Bread Riots, the March 2003 protest against the War in Iraq and the focal point of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution against former president Hosni Mubarak in Cairo. Your expert local guide will share stories with you about the people and what Cairo was like during their recent uprising.

During this evening tour, enjoy a delicious Egyptian dinner at Naguib Mafouz, located in the heart of the Khan Khalili bazaar in Cairo. Stroll down the newly opened Al Moaz Street and view the largest concentration of medieval architectural treasures from the Islamic world. Also included in this tour is entrance to Beit El Seheimy. Normally, this location would be closed to the public during the evening, but this exclusive tour allows for entrance inside. This tour includes a private vehicle, driver and english speaking guide.

Transfer to/from Cairo Airport in private vehicle with English speaking driver.