8 Day Cairo itinerary , Siwa .white desert

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Have Only got 8 days to spend in Egypt and working out how to make 8 days Egypt itinerary? vist the most important highlights in Cairo and then relax and enjoy in Siwa oasis .

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 ►Day 1- Arrival in Cairo:

Marsa Alam Tours representative will meet & assist you at  Cairo  International Airport, Transfer to the hotel by private air-conditioned vehicle, 
check in the hotel then at 5 or 8 pm take you to enjoy a 2 hours dinner cruise with a billy dance on the Nile on a wonderful boat 
Overnight in the Hotel
►  Day 2-Day tour to Pyramids Memphis and Sakkara From Cairo
Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo or in Giza at 8:00 am and get ready for your Private day tour to the   Pyramids of Giza  with a Private tour guide
First, you will visit the Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of  Cheops  ) is the oldest and largest of the pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact.
The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for the Fourth Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu and estimate that it was built in the 26th century BC during a period of around 27 years.
Initially standing at 146.5 metres (481 feet), the Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for more than 3,800 years. Throughout history, the majority of the smooth white limestone casing was removed, which lowered the pyramid's height to the present 138.5 metres. What is seen today is the underlying core structure. The base was measured to be about 230.3 metres (755.6 ft) square, giving a volume of roughly 2.6 million cubic metres (92 million cubic feet), which includes an internal hillock
Then we will visit the Pyramid of Chephren or Khafre. This r is the second-tallest and second-largest of the 3 Ancient Egyptian  Pyramids of Giza  and the tomb of the Fourth-Dynasty pharaoh Khafre (Chefren), who ruled c. 2558−2532 BC
Then we will the Pyramid of Mykerinus. 

Enjoy a Panoramic View of the 3  Pyramids of Giza
Giza Pyramids Panoramic view
We go head to visit  the Valley Temple  of king Chephren. While doing that you can have a closer look at the Great Sphinx - the legendary guardian that stands by the huge funeral complex with its lion body and the head of king Chephren. Enjoy a camel ride by the  Pyramids of Giza  in the desert
Move to visit the Step Pyramid at Sakkara, which is considered the world's oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty for King Djoser.
Then Proceed to have your lunch at a local restaurant. After that transfer to Memphis which was founded by King Menes, and was the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom, it was considered to be a center of rule and culture for over 3000 years the first capital of Egypt, and see the Statue of Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis

► Day 3 Cairo El Alemin-Siwa
Early morning start at 05:00 am drive to Alamein. visit Alamein. 
Pick-up time from your hotel in Cairo or Giza at 05:00 am. we do recommend ordering a breakfast box from your hotel because of the early departure, and drive to El Alamein , driving distance: 259 km. It takes 3 hours driving, on the way we stop for a coffee break. Arrival at El Alamein at 08:30
El Alamein   Controlled the north African coast which opens the way to the whole of Egypt and the trade routes to the Far East via the red sea and the Indian Ocean. During the second world war, the Axis powers wanted to dominate Egypt in order to close Britain`s sea routes to its colonial empire, which the British desperate to protect. starting in 1940 with the Italian invasion to Egypt via Libya, The coastal town of Al Diffa was the scene of the ongoing battle.
El Alamein Museum
The small    El Alamein    museum
m,  about 1 mile west of the British memorial, is located on the north side of the road, for anyone interested in the war Memorabilia. it is worth a stop. Created in 1965 from debris found on the battlefield, It contains uniforms, Weapons, Flags and other war Paraphernalia. Displays include Photographs and the battle sites
El Alamein    War Cemetery
It was designed by Sir Herbert Worthington and is maintained by the British war graves commission in  Cairo, Here 7,367 men from Britain, Newzealand, Australia, South Africa, Greece, France, India and Malaysia are buried in individual graves, while 11,945 men, whose bodies were never found, are honoured in the cloister that precedes the graveyard
Beyond the cloister is the Individual graves, each, topped with white Marker, Approximately 815 soldiers were identified and their names are inscribed over the graves
The German war Memorial
Thee kilometres, west of the Italian marker, the German war memorial is a single octagonal building erected in 1959, overlooks the sea, Patterned after the castle del Monte. the memorial contains the bodies of 4280 German soldiers, at the Entrance, it stands an impressive golden mosaic, to the right of the entrance is a small chapel where families and friends honour the dead with wreaths, Photographs and memorial ribbons.
The Italian Memorial
The Elegant white marble Italian Memorial, the largest structure at    El Alamein    .stands 5 kilometres beyond the German Memorial, it was designed by Paolo Caccia dominoni who served  at El-Alamein and also wrote a book about it

In the Entrance,  there is a small museum and  in the chapel is inscribed ( To 4800 Italian soldiers, sailors and airmen, the desert and the sea did not give back 38,000 who are  missing)
The main memorial overlooks the sea at the top
Light lunch will be served on the way.
Enjoy the sunset at Fatnas Lake
Fatnas is a Small island in Birket Siwa, you can reach it by walk or by bike, It is a wonderful place to sit and enjoy the sunset, You will get a spectacular view of the lake with Gebel Bayda and Hamra forming the backdrop to the west, A walk in the Garden show a variety of trees including Banana, dates and olive.
sunset-Siwa
Dinner in Siwa overnight in Ghaliet ecolodge


Day 4- Siwa and Camping in the desert

Breakfast at the hotel. Pick up at 07:00 am from the hotel. You will visit today's Siwa attractions, we will start with Alexander the Great Temple is also known as the Temple of the Oracle. It is believed that Alexander the Great wished to consult the Siwan oracle to seek confirmation that he was the son of Zeus. The Greek god of gods, when he and his entourage arrived at  Siwa oasis siwa-oasis Egypt 360  after a long trip through the desert.

Then drive to the salty lake. The salty water takes you above, You don't need to be a good swimmer. Take care when you swim and don't let the water reach your eyes. as it is really painful. Choose the crystal lake and they are many of them. But keep looking for the purest one, when you see the bottom. Take a bottle of Mineral water to shower with after swimming in the lake, The salt lakes have similar hyper-salinity properties to those of Jordan’s Dead Sea. This also means that the lakes hold great healing properties, much stronger than regular seawater. In all cases, they make for a wonderful swim!

at 11:00 Then proceed to (Cleopatra's bath )The spring of the sun. It has been mentioned by travelers to Siwa, The legend maintains that Cleopatra swam here,
Then Proceed to the temple of Umm Ubaydah or Amun temple, Just 200 m further from the Temple of the Oracle, the temple was erected by the pharaoh Nectanebo of the 30th Dynasty,
This structure is almost completely destroyed, owing to its dynamiting in 1896 by an Ottoman governor eager to acquire building material. An inscribed wall represents all that remains to be seen. Based on earlier drawings by pioneer explorers, however, scholars have deduced that the temple was erected by the pharaoh Nectanebo of the 30th Dynasty.
12:00( Taste the Siwan lunch )  in a Siwan restaurant at Abdo restaurant.
Then you will adventure the desert by discovering the Great Sand Sea. by Jeep 4x4, Visit the hot and Cold spring Bir Waheed  Later, we enjoy some traditional Bedouin Tea by sunset& Overnight in desert Camp and Enjoy Bbq Dinner. If you need to Sleep in a Hotel instead of the camp, This is also available. we have nice Ecolodges in Siwa


Day 5-Siwa-Marsa Matrouh

Siwa, Marsa Matrouh
Breakfst at the Camp at 07:00 then drive back to   Siwa oasis siwa-oasis Egypt 360 , Visit Shali Fort which is Built on a hill inside a Protective wall originally breached by a single gate, the maze of mud-brick buildings that Comprises the Fortress served the people of the oasis for nearly 8 centuries. The inhabitants had to live in the narrow quarters,  sharing their animals, which were herded into the fortress each evening. The huge chunks of salt so prevalent in   Siwa oasis siwa-oasis Egypt 360 Siwa-oasis  were used  in the constructions  of the fortress, as they helped to strengthen the wall, Rain has unfortunately proved to be more destructive to the fortress than any human invaders
Siwa shali fortress
Then proceed to the Mountain of the Dead is a conical mountain a little over a kilometer to the north of Shali. Tombs from the twenty-sixth Dynasty, Ptolemaic, and the Roman periods are cut into the side of the mountain, There are four tombs worth seeing at Gebel Al – Mawta.
Then drive Marsa Matrouh, Discover Marsa Matrouh, Egypt’s Mediterranean shore. With sandy white beaches and crystal clear waters, many believe that Cleopatra herself bathed in the tranquil waters of Marsa Matrouh. Overnight in Marsa Matrouh
 


Day 6 Marsa Matrouh - Cairo 
Enjoy the breakfast at your hotel and the beach till check out then back to cairo n
overnight in Cairo 
Day 7-Cairo to the white desert:

At 06:00 am Pick up time from your hotel in Giza or in   Cairo , drive to    Bahariya Oasis , which is located about 350 km east of  Cairo   This journey takes about 4 hours, arrive at 10:00 there will be stops during the trip for WC and Coffee
At 10:00  you will take your 4x4 Jeep and drive to   the black desert   
12:00 The Lunch will be served here in El Haize oasis
13:00 Then drive to the   valley of Agabat
15:00  Arrive at the Valley of Agabat is deep within the  white desert  . You have to be there to feel the out-worldly beauty of the place. Millions of years ago, the place used to be under the sea. Over the years, unique rock formations of limestone, chalk (and maybe sand) developed.  
16: 30  explore the white desert   National Park, the most well-known desert destination in Egypt.
19:30 Make tents and Enjoy the sunset
19:30 As the sky turns pink then the deepest fiery orange, the rock-shapes fade, and silence are all around. Sitting around a small fire and enjoying the simplest meal of chicken, rice, and vegetables, you will feel like nothing has ever tasted so good. Bedouin staff will arrange dinner and desert camping.
Meals: Breakfast in the hotel- Lunch Picnic-Dinner Bbq

Day 8- White desert - Cairo

At 06:00 am Enjoy sunrise
At 09:00 Am you'll enjoy breakfast in the desert, before driving to Bahariya Oasis
At 09:00 On the way back, you will visit   Crystal Mountain  Crystal Mountain, locally known as Gebel al-Izzaz. It's more of a crystal hill, seen on the right, which is often called the Jewel of the desert is formed by the quartzite crystals and looks amazing in the sun's rays. A few decades ago, that natural feature has been found by accident.
11:00 Drive to   Bahariya Oasis, Soak in the heat at   Bir Sigam, a hot spring that can help to relax.  Located at 9 km east of Bahariya on the   Cairo   road, the spring is the best hot spring in temperature,
In The summertime will stop at Bir Madi( which is a cold  spring)
12:00 Then drive back to   Cairo. Arrival at  Cairo  at 16:30- If you want to add Lunch ( 15 $ Extra per person )
We have 2 Extra options for you to discover more about the oasis
1-First option
If you wish to discover more about the history of Bahariya oasis we do recommend doing an extra trip to the museum of the golden mummies,  Bawiti  tombs, and Alexander the Great temple
You will visit the tombs of     Bannentiu and Djed-Ankh-Amun-Iuf     (Zed-Amun) The tombs at Qasr Selim (26th Dynasty)In 1939 the Egyptian archaeologist Ahmed Fakhry (1905-1993) discovered four tombs at the ridge of Qarat Qasr Selim. Visit     Bawiti     Bawiti     is the Capital of     Bahariya Oasis  , Then Visit the Museum of the golden mummies and the temple of Ain El Muftella,     Bahariya Oasis ,  You will have lunch in    Bahariya Oasis   before driving to     Cairo
This will cost 35 $ per person Extra.
Single traveler:50 $

2- Second option

You can book Extra 3 Hours Bahariya oasis tour.
You will discover    Bahariya Oasis , The palm, and olives fields, Gebel Maghrafa. where the biggest Diansour( (Stromer's Tidal Giant) was ever discovered in 1914 at the base of Gebel Dist. Lake al-Marun which is the biggest salt lake in    Bahariya Oasis , Enjoy the sunset from The summit of the English Mountain(Gebel Al Ingleez). the view from the top offers a panorama of the northern part of the oasis. 
This will cost 35 $ per person Extra.
Single traveler:50 $
Meals: Breakfast in the desert

then transfer to airport for departure 

 

Highlights

  • ► Giza Pyramids
  • ►Cairo museum
  • ►Old Cairo
  • ►The Mosque of Mohamed Ali
  • ►Siwa Oasis
  • ►The Fortress at Shali
  • ►The temple of the Oracle
  • ►Gebel Al Mawta
  • ►Cleopatra`s Bath
  • ►White desert
►Inclusions:
  • ► 3 Nights in a Cairo  hotel based on Bed and Breakfast
  • ► 1 night in marsa Matrouh 
  • ► 2  nights in Siwa 
  • ► 1 night camp in the desert 
  • ►private transfer
  • Entrance fees
  • Private tour guide
  • Lunch during the trips

Exclusions:

  • Tipping

  • Any extra
  • drinks 

► Please remember to bring:

  • ►Passports

  • ►Hat
  • ►Sunglasses

►  Tour Type :

  • ► Private 

►  Pick up Time :

  • ►upon arrival 

 ►  Know Before You go 

  • ► Ask for your breakfast box before the early departure. The hotel arranges it for you for free.

► Booking Method:

 Full Payment during the trip or by Visa Card Online Via our website
Reservations should be made as early as possible to book the desired Nile cruise, spaces will be secured upon receiving a deposit of 25 %, and during the Christmas and New Year holidays, the required deposit is 50%. This deposit forms part of your final payment. Deposits can only be made by credit cards, wire transfer and or the Western Union

 Prices
Prices are quoted in $ USA Dollars 

 ► Children Policy

  •  ► 0 - 01.99 Free of Charge
  •  ► 2 - 5.99 pay 25% of the tour price
  •  ► 6 - 11.99 pay 50% of the tour price
  •  ► 12+ pay full tour price as per adult person.

 ► Payment Policy
Reservations should be made as early as possible to book the desired Nile cruise, spaces will be secured upon receiving a deposit of 25 %, and during the Christmas and New Year holidays, the required deposit is 50%. This deposit forms part of your final payment. Deposits can only be made by credit cards, wire transfer and or the Western Union

 

Prices are quoted in USA Dollars per person per trip and valid until 30th April 2021, except during Christmas, New Year & Easter holidays.

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 ► Tipping
It is a customary attitude for expressing ones satisfaction with good services rendered to him by staff on duty with him. We advise if you are willing to offer it, this would be great and if not, you are not obliged to do it.

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