Day 1
Memphis Tours representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, and handle all your procedures through passport control, luggage area & customs formalities. Then you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2
See the Islamic architecture of Saladin Citadel and the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque. Then visit the Egyptian Museum, which houses a vast collection of magnificent pharaonic artifacts. Trip to Khan Al Khalili Bazaar to browse among the huge array of local crafts and souvenirs. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 3
Excursion to Sakkara Step Pyramid, then proceed to the Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus and also the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 4
Travel by a modern air-conditioned vehicle to Bahariya Oasis. Walk around the old village of the oasis and see the groves of palms and fruit trees. Local tour to see the ruined 'English House' on a hill, the Temple of Alexander the great and the Golden Valley of Mummies. Overnight in Bahariya Oasis.
Day 5
Trip to the beautiful White Desert passing through the Black Desert and the Valley of El Haize with its hot spring. Stop off to see the quartz crystal at Crystal Mountain and the volcanic rocks and petrified wood in the Valley of Agabat. Arrive at the White Desert, where you can see amazing rock formations, watch the sunset, and camp under the stars in this paradise of tranquility. Bedouin dinner in the desert.
Day 6
Cross the Karaween dunes to Farafra Oasis. Tour around the oasis to see the palm groves and hot springs, as well as the old village with its traditional mud-brick houses, and local artist Badr's unique mud brick museum. Overnight in Farafra.
Day 7
After breakfast, you will be driven by a modern air-conditioned vehicle for returning back to Cairo. Overnightin Cairo.
Day 8
Tour to explore Islamic and Coptic Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 9
Breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for departure.
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