5-day tour “Oases: Siwa and Bahariya”

Day 1: Cairo – Siwa Oasis

Early in the morning, our representative will meet you at your hotel in Cairo to embark on an exciting journey through Siwa Oasis. If you are staying in a hotel in another city in Egypt, such as Luxor or on the Red Sea coast, we can arrange a transfer to Cairo or directly to the oasis. There will be a short stop for lunch on the way.

And now you will begin to discover the extraordinary beauty of a vast green area with lakes and springs in the middle of the desert. A thrilling walk through Shali, the old labyrinth of Siwa, awaits you. Dinner at the hotel.

Lunch and dinner are included. Overnight at the hotel in Siwa Oasis.

2nd day: Siwa Oasis – Great Sand Sea

After breakfast at the hotel, your journey through Siwa Oasis will continue. You will visit the mausoleums on the Mountain of the Dead, where you will find beautiful paintings, as well as well-preserved mummies. Next, head to Agurmi, an old small settlement in an oasis that is home to Siwa’s greatest historical treasures – the ruins of the Temple of Amun and its famous oracle, from whom Alexander the Great himself once received an answer. Next, take a dip in Cleopatra’s Baths, a hot spring that originates in the mountains, followed by lunch. You’ll enjoy a jeep ride through the Great Sand Sea that surrounds Siwa, with its large sand dunes formed by the wind. There are also numerous fossils, including petrified trees. In the evening you will return to the hotel, where you will have dinner and spend the night.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Overnight at the hotel in Siwa Oasis.

3rd day: Bahariya Oasis

After breakfast at the hotel, you will take a jeep  to Bahariya Oasis,  the largest and most important oasis of the Western Desert. When you visit the town  of Bawiti, you will see how the main crops (guava, mango, dates, olives) are grown, as well as some of the historical attractions of the city. The Greco-Roman necropolis, also known as the Valley of the Golden Mummies, contains a huge number of mummies. In the museum, surprise some mummies as well as sarcophagi painted with gold paint. Next, you will visit the remains of Ain Tibnya, the temple, clock of the reign of Alexander the Great, who is said to have passed through this oasis; the tomb of Banentiou, with its well-preserved coloured hieroglyphs and paintings; a temple in the Ain Muftella area  with four chapels, the walls of which are about two meters high and built about 2600 years ago. Lunch awaits you in one of the local restaurants. The rest of the day is completely at your disposal and you can relax at the hotel or go for a walk. Dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Overnight at the hotel in Bahariya.

Day 4: White Desert

After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to the White Desert National Park. This desert was once the bottom of the ocean, but after the water receded, there were cross formations that formed bizarre landscapes of amazing beauty. Enjoy this unique landscape, the famous Crystal Mountain and the picturesque Agabat Valley, After all, you won’t find anything like it anywhere else. Lunch will be served as a small picnic. For the night you will return to Bahariya where you will have dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Overnight at the hotel in Bahariya.

Day 5: Black Desert – Cairo

After breakfast at the hotel, you will take a jeep  to the Black Desert, where you will see numerous rocks and hills covered with black basalt. In the afternoon you will arrive at your hotel in Cairo. This concludes our excursion program.

Breakfast.