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

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 Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports

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 Assistance of our guest relations during your stay

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  All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle

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Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo including breakfast and taxes

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Accommodation for 1 night in Kharga camping on full board

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Accommodation for 1 night on sleeping train on half board

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All transfers inside the Oases by jeep 4×4.

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Private English-speaking guide in Cairo and Oases

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Tour to Karnak and Luxor Temples

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A bottle of mineral water daily throughout trip

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Accommodation for 2 nights in Siwa Oasis on half board

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  Accommodation for 2 nights in Siwa Oasis on half board

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  Accommodation for 1 night in Bahariya on full board

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Accommodation for 1 night camping in White Desert on full board

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Accommodation for 1 night in Dakhla Oasis on full board

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Accommodation for 1 night in Luxor including breakfast

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Transfers from Cairo to Siwa by a private A/C vehicle

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Transfers from Kharga to Luxor by a private A/C vehicle

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Tour to Valley of the Kings, Hatshipsute Temple, Colossi of Memnon

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Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary

NOT INCLUDED

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international flights and visa
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Local payment – GBP 150 (or USD equivalent) paid in cash upon arrival
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Tipping Kitty: USD$50-60, paid in local currency
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Tip for your tour guide. We recommend you allow USD$5 – 7 per day, per traveller. Tipping your guide is an entirely personal gesture.
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Entrance Fees: USD$90-110, paid in local currency

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

 

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