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Cairo/Camp Program/ Bahariya/Black and White Deserts Camp/Farafra Oasis/Cairo (8 nights/9 days)

Day 1: Arrive Cairo
Welcome to Egypt. On arrival into Cairo, you are met and are transferred to your hotel. Check in and the rest of the day is free for you to relax. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: Cairo
Wake up to breakfast this morning following which you enjoy a full day tour of Cairo, including the Pyramids of Giza, the Valley Temple and the Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo, San Sergious Church. The tour will terminate by taking you on a visit to the Khan el Khalily Bazaar. Do return to the hotel on your own. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 3: Cairo/Camp en-route
Meet your Safari Guide at your hotel lobby in the morning. Hop onto your 4x4 vehicle that drives you on the Bahariya desert road towards the Bahariya Oasis. En-route you visit the Wadi Al Hitan, the Valley of the Whales, where 40 million old whale skeletons are found. This is designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Lunch is also served along the way. Dinner awaits you at the campsite. Overnight at the Camp.

Day 4: Bahariya
Wake up to breakfast this morning, following which the vehicle is loaded with the camping gear and we continue driving down south along the ancient caravan route of Darb Wadi Al Rayyan onwards to the Bahariya Oasis. Wadi Rayyan is a protected area and is also the gate to the Western Desert. Enjoy a lovely picnic lunch at around midday. Arrive at Bahariya around sunset, and visit the ruins of the English House, perched on a flat hilltop and built during World War I. This is considered the highest point in the oasis. Enjoy the panoramic view of sunset over the desert and the oasis. Overnight at the hotel in Bahariya.

Day 5: Bahariya/Black and White Deserts Camp
Following breakfast this morning its time to check out and drive towards the Black and White Deserts. The landscape is dominated by dozens of small black-topped mountains. The ground is overlaid by colourful limestone and basalt from the Eocene period. There is plenty of time to take shots of the Black Desert before travelling onward to the magnificent area of the Crystal Mountain and Aqabat. Aqabat, 'the difficult', is the name given to scores of rock sugarloaves surrounded by soft sand and powdered chalk and you can collect some amazing coloured stones of varied sizes here.
Dinner and overnight at the camp.

Day 6: Black and White Deserts Camp
Breakfast is served at the camp, following which you visit the sand dunes of the Aqabat area. The evening is spent viewing the dramatic rock formations in the White Desert. Dinner and overnight at the Camp.

Day 7: Farafra Oasis/Cairo
This morning, you leave the White Desert and drive to the Farafra Oasis, the smallest oasis in the Western Desert. Here you visit the hot spring of Bir Setta and the ancient town of Qasr al Farafra. Enjoy a picnic lunch, post which you hit the asphalt road and drive back to Cairo via Bahariya. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 8: Cairo
Wake up to a relaxed breakfast this morning. The day is free for you to do as you please. You could enjoy the various sights of Cairo that you may have missed on your arrival. Else we strongly recommended you take a day trip to Alexandria and spend the day taking in the salubrious Mediterranean climes and the Roman architecture. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 9: Depart Cairo
It is time to leave for the airport in the wee hours of the morning as you are escorted for your flight back home.

Rates are per person in USD valid from 01 May to 31 September 2008 for minimum of 4 passengers travelling together

Your tour cost includes:

• Accommodation at the following hotels:
  4* Hotels: Cataract Pyramids, Zoser, Oases hotels or similar
  5* Standard Hotels: Grand Pyramids, Amarante Royal Gardens or similar
  
• Meet, assist & transfers in Cairo
• 4 nights accommodation in Cairo on bed & breakfast basis
• 4 nights in SAFARI trip
• Full Day Tour Including Pyramids, The Sphinx, The Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo, ST. Georges Church, Khan El Khalili Bazaar.
• Safari Trip includes:
  - All transportation with 4x4 vehicles
  - Accommodation 3 nights in Camp as mentioned in the program F.B
  - Accommodation 1 night in Palm Village hotel (or similar) in Bahariya H.B
  - English speaking guide will join the clients.
  - All mentioned sightseeing in the program.
  - 1 bottle of mineral water per person/per day.
  - All camping equipments i.e. tents, sleeping bags, mattress

  Your tour cost excludes:

  • Airfares, both Domestic & International.
  • Airport Taxes.
  • Meals not specified above.
  • Surcharges applicable.
  • Travel and Medical Insurance.
  • Tips and Porterage.
  • Expenses of personal nature.
  • Anything not mentioned in the inclusions above.

Please Note: Normal Check in time is 1400 hrs and Check out is at 1200 hrs. Early check in is never guaranteed and can only be requested for. In case you would like a guaranteed early check in the room will need to be booked from the previous night.

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