Taurus tour packages
Western Desert Safari Tour
The Safari tour on this action packed 12 day Egyptian adventure.
Pyramids, Luxor
FROM: USD $2850
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo including breakfast and taxes
Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports
All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
ll transfers inside the Oases by jeep 4×4
Private English-speaking guide in Cairo and Oases
Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary
INCLUDED
Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports
Assistance of our guest relations during your stay
All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo including breakfast and taxes
Accommodation for 1 night in Kharga camping on full board
Accommodation for 1 night on sleeping train on half board
All transfers inside the Oases by jeep 4×4.
Private English-speaking guide in Cairo and Oases
Tour to Karnak and Luxor Temples
A bottle of mineral water daily throughout trip
Accommodation for 2 nights in Siwa Oasis on half board
Accommodation for 2 nights in Siwa Oasis on half board
Accommodation for 1 night in Bahariya on full board
Accommodation for 1 night camping in White Desert on full board
Accommodation for 1 night in Dakhla Oasis on full board
Accommodation for 1 night in Luxor including breakfast
Transfers from Cairo to Siwa by a private A/C vehicle
Transfers from Kharga to Luxor by a private A/C vehicle
Tour to Valley of the Kings, Hatshipsute Temple, Colossi of Memnon
Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary
NOT INCLUDED
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Tour Itinerary
Day 1 - Cairo
Arrive Egypt, Our representative will meet & assist you at Cairo Airport After that you will be transferred to your hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle.. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2 Pyramids of Giza, &EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
After breakfast we travel to the Giza Plateau to visit the legendary Pyramids of Giza, the sole survivors of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World. Known as Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus the great pyramids were built over 4500 years ago to protect the mummies of the pharaohs and the treasures they took with them to the afterlife. Constructed from over 2.5 million limestone blocks, Cheops is the largest of the great pyramids and it is thought to have taken 100,000 workers more than 20 years to construct. For a real Arabian experience, you can opt to hire a camel for a ride across the sands of Giza.
After exploring the pyramids and the iconic Sphinx we visit the Egyptian Museum which houses the world’s largest collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts. Amongst the incredible array of antiquities, we’ll see the golden treasures of King Tutankhamun including his famous funerary mask .
Overnight: Cairo | Breakfast
Day 3 Alamein - Siwa Oasis
Pick up from your hotel in Cairo, then drive to Alamein, about a 3 hour drive. At Al Alamein, you will enjoy the site where the great battle took place during WW II, and visit the WWII Museum, and the Cemetery. Then drive on to the beautiful bay of Marsa Matroh on the Mediterranean Coast then continue to Siwa. It is about a 6 hours drive from Alamein to Siwa. Dinner and overnight in Siwa.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Day 4 Siwa Oasis
Breakfast at the hotel – then enjoy the visit to the Old City of Siwa ( Shali) – then continue to Visit The tombs inside the Mountain of the Dead ( Gabal El Maouta ) enjoying watching some interesting tombs like SI Amon, MSW Isis, Crocodile Tomb. Then transfer to Abu Sherouf, one of the Siwan Villages to enjoy the Bedouin style life and enjoy the Roman Spring eye and handcraft. Then transfer to visit Cleopatra bath and the Alexander Temple, at Aghurmi Village which is dedicated to the God Amon- 26 Dynasty. Dinner and overnight in Siwa.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 5 Bahariya Oasis
After breakfast, you will be transferred by a 4×4 car to Bahariya a 06 hour journey. Lunch served during your trip to Bahariya. Dinner and overnight in Bahariya Oasis.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 6 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 onto the “Golden Valley of Mummies” from the Graeco-Roman period, then visit the Tombs of the Nobles. Then a trip to the ruin on a hill, “the English House” at sunset and enjoy the panoramic view. Lunch in Bahariya. Head to the White Desert, passing through the Black Desert and the Valley of El Haize with its famous spring. Stop off to see the quartz crystal at Crystal Mountain, the petrified wood and volcanic rocks in the Valley of Agabat. Bedouin dinner and entertainment. Overnight camping in white Desert.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
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 in Dakhla at Oasis Style Hut.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
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 Labkha – 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.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 9 Luxor
After breakfast, you will be transferred by vehicle to Luxor; it takes about a 06 hour driving. Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 10 Luxor Sightseeing Tours
After breakfast, head to visit the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs,Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 15th century BC. Proceeding to the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch at a good quality restaurant. Then you will see the magnificent Karnak Temples and Luxor Temple. After that you will be driven to Luxor train station taking sleeper train to Cairo . From Luxor to Cairo is about 11 hours.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 11 Arrive Cairo
Breakfast aboard the train and then arrive Giza train station, meet & assist by Memphis Tours REP and transfer to your hotel. You will arrive at Giza station at about 06:00 am and I will do my best to do early check in for you. Optional tour in Cairo to visit Step Pyramids of King Zoser in Sakkara and Memphis. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: Breakfast
Day 12 Final Departure
Final Departure
After breakfast, transfer to Cairo Airport for final departure.
Meals: Breakfast
Inclusions
Hotels
4-5*, Cairo
Siwa
4-5*, Luxor