Egypt Encompassed - 10/14 days - Cairo to Cairo
(Cairo, Aswan, Luxor, Dahab, Cairo)
 

Using two and three star hotels and a variety of transport from trains, coaches, mini- buses to feluccas, this Egypt adventure travel tour will show you the main attractions of Egypt as well as places off the beaten track.


Day 1 Cairo - Your Egypt adventure tour begins with you being met at Cairo airport and transferred to your hotel. Your Oasis Tour leader will meet those of you who have arrived at our Hotel for an informal get together. Free Day. (No meals provided today)

Day 2 Cairo - The tour starts in the bustling metropolis that is Cairo, with our own Egyptologist guide for the day. We spend the morning at the Egyptian History Museum and after lunch we explore the world-famous Pyramids - inside and out - and the Sphinx at Giza. Also included is an optional group camel ride, with a good laugh guaranteed. In the evening we catch an overnight train to Aswan. (Two meals)

Days 3-4 Aswan - Our train arrives in the morning and we are transferred to our Hotel. Tours to Egypt are not complete without a visit to Aswan and its beautiful setting on the Nile - feluccas, desert sand, sparkling water, palm trees, tropical plants, granite rock outcrops, islands and the Nile's first cataracts. The culture of Aswan's darker Nubian inhabitants is palpably African and more laid back than the rest of Egypt. Here you can walk along the Corniche with its riverside restaurants and attractive boulevards, or mix with locals in the narrow market alleys and stop in small cafes. We also include a visit to the great stone monuments of the Sun Temple built by Ramses II deep in the southern desert at Abu Simbel. (included in the cost of the tour). We also organise a trip to the Temple at Philae and you can also go by felucca to visit Elephantine Island. Your Tour Leader will advise and inform you of the various things you can do and places to visit in and around Aswan, including an evening visit to a Nubian village. (Three Meals)

Days 5-6 River Nile, Felucca - In the morning we transfer to our feluccas, the perfect relaxing antidote to busy Egypt adventure travel. We spend the next two days and nights aboard watching Egypt glide by while sleeping under the stars. Originally introduced by the Romans, these traditional sailing boats use only wind power, and occasionally oars. We will sleep on board over night as well as stop off at riverside temples, villages and sandy beaches. A canopy can be erected as protection from the sun during the day, and wind or dew at night.

During the felucca trip you will have the opportunity to visit temples at Kom Ombo and the Temple of Horus at Edfu. (Three meals each day)

Day 7 Luxor - Felucca trips will end this morning, but our Egypt adventure tour continues. We transfer by mini bus to our Luxor hotel from where you have the day to explore Luxor's sights. The vast Karnak Temple complex beats every other monument in Egypt except perhaps the Pyramids of Giza and is a must on any Egypt tour. Built on an awesome scale (it does house the gods after all!) its Levithian size will astound you! We include a visit to Karnak Temple reached by our own horse-drawn carriages. There is also the option of the Sound and Light Show in the evening. Luxor Temple is in the centre of town within easy walking distance of our hotel. (Two Meals)

Day 8 Luxor - Today we have a sturdy donkey each to visit the Valley of the Kings, where our guide shows us around a number of tombs. (In the summer months we may use an air-conditioned mini-bus instead of donkeys.) Intended by the Pharaohs who built them to be the ultimate insurance policy on eternal life, the tombs are very well hidden and we have to scramble down long dark underground shafts to discover their dramatic and quite amazing funerary glory. We will also visit the Colossi of Memnon as well as the Valley of the Queens and the Valley of Workers. (Two meals)

Day 9 Luxor to Hurghada We have a free morning in Luxor, where it is possible to visit a local orphanage. In the afternoon we travel for four hours by road to the Red Sea resort of Hurghada where we overnight in a local hotel. (Two meals)

 

Day 10 Hurghada to Dahab - We catch the morning hydrofoil ferry for the short hop across the Red Sea to the Sinai Peninsula. We now transfer you to the most relaxed and, for many, the most enjoyable place in Egypt. We arrive in Dahab in time for a seafood lunch and a cold beer on the beach! (One Meal)
(please note: we are one of the very few companies operating tours in Egypt that uses the hydrofoil across the Red Sea, thus doing away with the very long and tedious 18hr bus journey which allows an extra day in Dahab).

Days 11 & 12 Dahab - With year-round sunshine, warm sea temperatures and a laid-back atmosphere, it is no wonder Dahab has become so popular with travellers - especially Egypt adventure travel seekers.

Here almost 'anything goes' and our stay in Dahab can become quite hedonistic! Here also there are no big tourist hotels nearby and we stay in a small air-conditioned hotel 5 minutes walk from the beach.

This part of the Red Sea is also known as one of the world's top diving locations, with spectacular coral gardens and marine life you can snorkel to within metres of the beach. There is the opportunity to scuba dive, desert trek by camel or quad bike, visit St Catherine's Monastery and climb Mt Sinai or simply relax on the beach. (One Meal each day)

Day 13 Dahab - After our final day relaxing in Dahab, we travel overnight back to Cairo where our tour of Egypt draws to a close. (One meal)

Day 14 Cairo - Our Egypt adventure tour ends in the morning on arrival at our hotel in Cairo. Additional accommodation can be arranged if you wish. If you are planning to fly from Cairo today please only do so after 2pm due to possible delays. (No meals provided)

At the end of trips to Egypt there is the option to extend your stay in Dahab. We will still arrange your transport back to Cairo and include your return airport transfer. Ask us or your Tour Leader for details.

Please also note that as part of the tour cost, an Egyptologist guide is included to the following sites and temples: Egyptian History Museum in Cairo and Mummy Room, Pyramids & Sphinx at Giza, Philae, Luxor and Abu Simbel Temples as well as The Valley of Kings, Queens and Workers.

Also unlike some of our competitors we do not charge a Single Supplement rate for our Egypt adventure tours and we do inflate the costs of ANY optional excursions - you decide what YOU want to do and pay for it direct to the local operator at the time of doing the activity.