Sunday, September 7, 2008

Desert Adventure Tour

Cairo Alexandria Marsa Matruh and Alamein Siwa, Arag, Bahrein, Sitra, and Nawemisa Oasis Bahariya Oases & the golden mummies Tombs of the Nobles Great Sand Sea & White Desert Farafra Oasis and the hot spring Transport: Micro bus, 4WD, trekking, and donkey drawn carriages
The Program:(Sunday): Arriving Cairo staff assists with clearing immigration and customs then transfers you to the Intercontinental Pyramids Resort. Overnight Cairo
VISAS: All travelers to Egypt must have a visa. Citizens of most countries can obtain one on arrival. Please let us know what passport you are traveling with and we will confirm whether you can get your’s on arrival.
Buffet breakfast, check out and drive to Alexandria, the city Alexander the Great built and Cleopatra made famous. Arriving, visit the famous Greco Roman sites including the amphitheatre, Pompey’s Pillar and the catacombs before checking into the Renaissance hotel, located right on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Overnight Alexandria (B)
Breakfast, check out and drive West to Alamein. There we visit the WWII Museum and the war memorial. Leaving Alamein behind we arrive to Marsa Matruh tour the city. Later We reach the outskirts of Siwa, we tour the old Siwan village of Shali and overnight in Hotel. Overnight Siwa (B, L, D)
(Wednesday) After breakfast, check out and we visit Cleopatra's Spring, Mountain of the Dead, Alexander the Great Temple (Temple of the Oracle) and take a donkey-drawn cart for a tour around the city before heading off road to the Great Sand Sea, where we rest at the hot spring of Bir Wahid. Have dinner and relax while looking at the stars. Overnight Camping (B,L,D)