“Culture, Adventure & Beach Holidays” 15 Days Tour

1st day: Cairo – arrival

After your arrival, as well as through passport and customs control and baggage claim, a representative of our company will meet you at the exit of Cairo International Airport. We will take you to your hotel for check-in and provide you with all the necessary information for the following days. Dinner at the hotel.

Dinner is included. Overnight at the hotel in Cairo.

2nd day: Cairo – city tour

You will start the excursion program with a visit to Giza, where you will see one of the Seven Wonders of the World,  the pyramids of  Cheops, Chephren and Menkaure, as well as the Great Sphinx. Next, visit the Egyptian Museum, one of the most interesting museums in the world, which houses more than 120,000 ancient Egyptian artifacts, including jewelry, statues, sarcophagi and mummies. After lunch at one of the local restaurants,  You will visit  the Citadel of Salah El-Din and the Alabaster Mosque of Muhammad Ali located  on its territory  . Be sure to take a stroll through the Khan El Khalili Bazaar, one of the oldest souks in the Middle East, where you can find everything your heart desires. Then you will drive to the Faiyum Oasis where you will have dinner and spend the night at the hotel.

Extra charges:

• Camel ride near the Pyramids
• Entrance to the Great Pyramid of Giza
• Entrance to the Small Pyramid of Giza
• Entrance to the Giza Solar Boat Museum
• Entrance to the Hall of the Royal Mummies in the Egyptian Museum

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

3rd day: Faiyum Oasis

The Faiyum Oasis is the largest oasis in Egypt in terms of area. The city of Faiyum is considered to be the oldest city in the country. Not far from the city, you will see the remains of the pyramid of Amenemhet III in Hawara and Senwosret II in Lahun. Another symbol of the Faiyum, invented by the Romans, is  the water-lifting wheels powered by water from the canal. Have lunch at one of the local restaurants. Later you will visit the valley of Wadi el-Hitan The Valley of the Whales, a vast area of caramel-colored rocks, was once the bottom of the ocean, where giant fossils, skeletons, corals, and shells of all kinds and sizes, including more than 250 skeletons of prehistoric whales, are now on display. Finally, you will visit  the Wadi El Rayyan Nature Reserve, where you will see two lakes in the middle of the desert, a beautiful green oasis. Between the upper and lower lakes there are waterfalls. You will make a short stop at the foot  of El Mudawar Mountain to see the beauty of the contrast of rough stones and the golden Desert with the Blue Lake in a secluded bay. After lunch at one of the local restaurants, we will take you by jeep  to Bahariya Oasis. There you will check into a hotel and have dinner.

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

Day 4: Bahariya Oasis

Bahariya Oasis is the largest and most important oasis in the Western Desert. Visiting the town  of Bawiti, you will see how the main crops (guava, mango, dates, olives) are grown, as well as visit some of the historical sights of the city. The Greco-Roman necropolis contains a large number of different mummies, and is also known as the Valley of the Golden Mummies. Next, you will be able to see the remains of Ain Tibnya, the temple, the clock of the reign of Alexander the Great, who is said to have passed through this oasis; the tomb of Banentiu, 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 will be served at one of the local restaurants. The rest of the day is at your disposal, you can relax in the hotel or go for a walk. Dinner at the hotel.

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

Day 5: Black and White Deserts

Early in the morning, you will take a jeep to the Black Desert with its many cliffs and hills covered with black basalt. Then you will go  to the Egyptian National Park White Desert. 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. You won’t find such a unique landscape anywhere else. Then you will have lunch (picnic). In the evening, your the journey will continue to Farafra Oasis where you will have dinner at your hotel.

Breakfast, lunch (picnic) and dinner are included. Overnight at the hotel in Farafra Oasis.

6th day: Farafra Oasis – Dakhla Oasis

After breakfast at the hotel, you will embark on a tour of the Farafra Oasis with its lush palm orchards and fruit trees, hot springs, farmers’ dwellings and a special museum by the local artist Badr, who works with clay, sand and stone to create paintings and sculptures that depict traditional life in the oasis. These are truly beautiful works of art. After lunch at one of the local restaurants,  Go to Dakhla Oasis, a huge green area surrounded by pink cliffs. You will visit Al Qasr, an old Islamic fortified settlement with well-preserved various buildings (residential buildings, mosques, mills, madrasahs and artisans’ workshops). At the hotel where you will spend the night, you will be offered dinner.

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

Day 7: Dakhla Oasis – Kharga Oasis

After breakfast at the hotel, you will drive to the remains of the Roman temple of Deir al-Hajar, built of sandstone with well-preserved interesting reliefs and dedicated to the Theban triad, the Egyptian god Amun, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu. Then you will see the burial ground  of Karat-el-Muzzawakh with its colorful tomb decoration, which dates back to the Greco-Roman era. Next, visit the partially ruined two ancient cities of Budchulu and Qalamoun, which date back to the Middle Ages. After lunch at a local restaurant, you will drive to the Kharga Oasis, where you will visit  the Temple of Geb, a well-preserved sanctuary built of sandstone around the 5th century BC, and Bagawatra, a necropolis of Christians that has about 260 tomb chapels. Dinner awaits you at the hotel.

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

8th day: Kharga Oasis – Luxor

After breakfast at the hotel, you will visit the remains of Qasr Shower with its fortress and well-preserved temple, dating back to the Greco-Roman era. It was once an important place where caravan routes crossed. Then you will see the remains  of Qasr el-Labah, a Roman fortified settlement. You’ll be able to visit a large fortress, a sanctuary, and some of the conduits that once provided villages and fields with water. After lunch, you will leave the Kharga Oasis and head to the Luxor. In the evening you will arrive at the hotel, where you will have dinner. The evening is completely at your disposal.

Extra charges:

• Light and Sound Show at Karnak Temple
• Shopping in Luxor’s Main Market
• Horse-drawn carriage tour of Luxor

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

Day 9: Luxor – Red Sea

After breakfast at the hotel, you will drive to one of the hotels on the Red Sea. You will be accommodated in a 4* or 5* hotel (at your discretion) on an all-inclusive basis. We can offer any of the hotels from the following destinations: Marsa Alam, Hurghada, El Gouna, Makadi Bay, Sahl Hasheesh and in the Sinai Peninsula: Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab and Taba (keep in mind if you choose a hotel in the Sinai direction,  To get there, you will need to fly by plane or take a ferry, and this will be costly for you and will take a lot of time).

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Overnight at a hotel on the Red Sea.

Day 10-13: Red Sea

After the previous exciting program, it will be best to relax on the Red Sea coast! Enjoy your stay at the hotel, spend time on the beach, bask in the sun, swim and discover the underwater world of the Red Sea.

Upon request, you can take advantage of our additional excursion offers (for an additional fee).

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Overnight at a hotel on the Red Sea.

Day 14: Cairo City Tour

Early in the morning you will go to Dahshur, the royal necropolis, where you will see a strangely shaped pyramid –  the Bent Pyramid, a pyramid with a smooth and flat surface – the Pink Pyramid and the badly damaged Black Pyramid. Then you will visit the ancient capital of Memphis with its ruins, huge statues of Pharaoh Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx. Then Saqqara, with its monumental tombs of different shapes and in huge numbers (flat, covered, rectangular). One of the most famous is undoubtedly  the Step Pyramid of Djoser. After lunch at one of the local restaurants, you will drive to the Fortress of Babylon, an ancient walled city that is well preserved to this day, visit the “Hanging Church” (also known as  the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary), which is the most important holy site for the Copts. You will also visit the church of Abu Serga, also known as the church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus, named after these great martyrs and which, according to legend, was built on the holy place where the Virgin Mary stayed with the child, hiding from the cruel King Herod. A must-see visit to the Coptic Museum with its unique collection of Coptic art and Egyptian Christian artifacts. Dinner at the hotel. Free time completely in your order.

Extra charges:

• Light and sound show at the Pyramids of Giza
• Visit the Cairo Tower, which offers a magnificent view of the city at night
• Dinner & Show on a Nile Cruise Ship

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

Day 15: Cairo – departure

After breakfast at the hotel, our representative will pick you up and take you to Cairo International Airport. This concludes our excursion program.

Note: If your flight is in the afternoon or evening, we can offer you an additional program (paid additionally). In any case, we will bring you to the airport 3 hours before check-in.

Breakfast is included.