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Valley of The Whales
Key Information:
Destination: Egypt
Group Size: Minimum 02 Persons
Tour Duration: 08 Days
Specialty Categories:
Western Desert Safari
Airfare included: No
Tour can be customized: Yes
Supplier: Mass Travel
DAY 1
CAIRO
Arrival at Cairo
International airport . Meet & assist by Mass Travel representative.
Transfer to the Hotel.
Dinner &
Overnight in Cairo.
DAY 2
CAIRO
Breakfast. Full day tour
to the Pyramids of Giza & the Sphinx. Lunch at a local restaurant.
Continue with the visit
of the Egyptian Museum and Khan El Khalili bazaar.
Dinner & Overnight in
Cairo.
DAY 3
CAIRO – Wadi Hitan (170 KM)
Early Departure from
Cairo, we will drive direction of Fayoum Oasis, 110 km from Cairo.
Upon reaching Fayoum, we
will start with visiting the local museum and the Old city of Kom Oshim &
Karanis. Then we start our desert track to visit the Old Roman Ruins of Qasr
el Sagha and Dimeh Al Sabaa. Later, we drive toward the natural reserve of
Lake Qarun where Bird watchers can have nice time here, with 88 different
species of birds. Lunch in Fayoum in a local restaurant. Later we head off
road for 50Km, until we reach Wadi Hitan (the Valley of the Whales, the area
recently designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and where around 400
fossil skeletons of whales has been found, dating back 40 millions of years)
where we will be Camping. Dinner in the desert & overnight in tents.
DAY 4
Wadi Hitan – Bahariya ( 190 Km )
In the morning, we have
breakfast at the camp, than it's time to explore the area that
contains over 400 whale
skeletons of different varieties dating back 40 millions of years,
sharks, petrified
mangrove bushes, a wide variety of fossil plants and various other remains
of
the prehistoric sea,
after that we will proceed to the National park of Wadi Rayan to visit
the water falls and
enjoy the beautiful scenery and later we drive to the Oasis of Bahariya.
Lunch on route. Dinner &
overnight in Hotel.
DAY 5
Bahariya
Breakfast in hotel.
Visit the Museum of Bahariya - housing the famous the Golden Mummies - Tomb
of Bannantiu, Temple of Ain el-Muftella, a Roman Water Source and the Temple
of Alexander the Great. Lunch at a local restaurant. In the After noon, we
will visit the English house 'Gebel al-Ingleez' located on a flat hill top,
where we can enjoy a beautiful view of the sunset and to take pictures.
Dinner and overnight at the Hotel.
DAY 6
Bahariya – White Desert ( 140 Km )
Next morning, after
breakfast, we continue our trip by heading towards the White Desert.
On the way we will visit
the Black Desert and we will climb a 50 meters dune for a magnificent
view of the entire area.
On the route to the White Desert we will stop by the Crystal Mountain,
a large mound of quartz,
the are of the wonders (Agabat) and the area of the Desert Roses.
Lunch on route. Moving
on we head to the White Desert. We start exploring the wild formations
and wind carved
sculptors in the shape of Animals and human faces. After exploring the area,
we drive to our camp
site where we will have dinner and sleep in tents under the stars.
DAY 7
White Desert – Cairo ( 500 Km )
Breakfast and departure
to Cairo. On the way back we will stop at El Heiz for lunch.
Arrive at Cairo. Dinner & Overnight in Hotel.
DAY 8
Departure
Breakfast. Transfer to
Cairo int. Airport for final departure.
End of
Program
Prices include:-
* 03 Nights
accommodation in Cairo on HB basis. (Zoser or Barcelo Cairo Pyramids)
* 02 Nights
accommodation in Bahariya on HB basis. (Qasr El Bawity or Palm Village)
* 01 Night camping in
tents in Wadi Hitan.
* 01 Night camping in
tents White Desert.
* Transportation by 4WD
Toyota Land Cruiser.
* Meals as mentioned in
itinerary.
* Camping equipment,
tents, mattresses, Blankets & sleeping bags.
* Entrance fee to all
sites as per itinerary.
* Meet and assist
service.
* All necessary
transfers.
* Private multilingual
Guide.
* All necessary Police
permissions.
* All visits as per
itinerary.
Prices Exclude:-
* Tips for Driver &
Guide. (30 euro per person, to be paid in destination)
* Any service/item not
mentioned above.
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