DAY 1: ARRIVE EGYPT
Ideal Tours representative will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport. Then you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo
DAY 2: ALAMEIN & MARSA MATROUH
Breakfast, check out from your hotel in Cairo, then 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 Marsa Matrouh on the Mediterranean Coast. Overnight in Marsa Matrouh.
DAY 3: SIWA OASIS
Drive 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 Temple of Amun which was dedicated to God Amon also called the oracle temple where Alexander the Great consulted the oracle. Also, pay a visit to the springs of Siwa, and bath in the bubbling pool, Cleopatra's Bath. Overnight in Siwa.
DAY 4: BAHARIYA OASIS
After breakfast, you will be transferred by 4x4 car to Bahariya a 6 hour journey. Lunch served during your trip to Bahariya. Dinner and overnight in Bahariya Oasis.
DAY 5: 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 a trip to the ruin on a hill, "the English House" at sunset and enjoy the panoramic view. Then onto the "Golden Valley of Mummies" from the Graeco-Roman period, then visit the Tombs of the Nobles. In the evening, visit the village and shops and overnight at Bahariya.
DAY 6: BLACK DESERT & WHITE DESERT
After Breakfast, head 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 stars. Bedouin dinner and entertainment. Overnight camping in White Desert.
DAY 7: 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. Then move onto the lush Dakhla Oasis, surrounded by rose-colored cliffs. Overnight at Dakhla.
DAY 8: KHARGA OASIS
Enjoy a trip to the Roman temple Deir El Hagar in its serene surroundings and the Roman burial ground Mezzawaqqah. Move onto Kharga Oasis to visit 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. Move onto the Temple of Dush, dedicated to Isis and Serapis, and see Baris Oasis. Overnight camping in Kharga.
DAY 9: LUXOR
After breakfast, you will be transferred by vehicle to Luxor; it takes about 6 hours. Overnight in Luxor.
DAY 10: LUXOR SIGHTSEEING
After breakfast cross the Nile to visit the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens, the Temple of Deir El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch at local restaurant. Then enjoy the East Bank to discover the magnificent Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. In the evening, you will be transferred to Luxor train station taking the sleeper train to Cairo.
DAY 11: GIZA PYRAMIDS / EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
In the morning you will be met and assisted at Giza train station after that you will be transferred to enjoy an excursion to the Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. Then visit the Egyptian Museum to see the vast collection of splendid pharaonic artifacts. Back to hotel & overnight in Cairo.
DAY 12: FINAL DEPARTURE
Breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for departure.
