Egypt Encompassed

Using two & three star hotels & a variety of transport from trains, coaches, minibuses to feluccas, this adventure tour will show you the main attractions of Egypt as well as places off the beaten tra

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

We can send you our trip dossier which gives full details of what is included in the price and what costs extra.

Regular departures each month

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Itinerary / Highlights

Day 1 Cairo - Free Day. Your Egypt travel adventure 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. (No meals provided today)

Day 2 Cairo - Famous for the pyramids and all things concerning Egyptology; trips to Cairo are educational and awe inspiring. 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. Trips to Cairo aren't complete without a camel ride which is also included and is guaranteed to be a good laugh. 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 a busy Egypt adventure trip. We spend the next two days and nights aboard watching Egypt glide by and 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 villages and sandy beaches. A canopy can be erected as protection from the sun during the day, and wind or dew at night. (Three meals each day)

Day 7 Luxor - Our Felucca trip will end this morning, but our Egypt adventure continues. After the felucca trip you will have the opportunity to visit Kom Ombo temple and the Temple of Horus at Edfu. We transfer by mini bus to our Luxor hotel from where you have the afternoon 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 & Workers, 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, there is also the option to visit the Valley of the Queens & Hatshaputs as well. (Two meals)

Day 9 Luxor to Hurghada - We have a free morning in Luxor, where it is possible to visit a local orphanage which Oasis sponsors. In the evening we board the overnight train from Luxor back to Cairo.

Day 10 - In the morning we are met at Cairo Station and transferred to our Cairo hotel where the trip ends. If you are planning to fly from Cairo today please only do so after midday due to possible delays.

For a longer 14 day trip, this tour continues from Luxor to Dahab on Red Sea for 4 days of snorkelling, diving, camel rides in the desert, climbing Mt Sinai or just chilling on the beach. See 2 Weeks Adventure of Egypt Encompassed.

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Accommodation Details

2 & 3 star en suite hotels, many with swimming pools; overnight train; 2 nights on felucca