Enjoyable 6-Day Cairo and Egyptian Deserts Tour
Overview
This enchanting 6-day adventure reveals Egypt through two powerful and important lenses: the impressive monumental legacy of ancient pharaonic civilisation and the dazzling beauty of its vast deserts. From the amazing royal pyramids and world-class museums to hidden, unique oases, fossil-rich valleys, and sculpted white limestone formations, this journey connects the great human history with deep geological time, offering moments of exciting discovery, reflection, and wonder. Check the exclusive collection of the wonderful Egypt Easter Tours with the Best Egypt Tour company.
Included
- Our expert representatives will meet and help you to finish your procedures at Cairo International Airport.
- All your transfers from and to the airports in Cairo will be done in private and modern air-conditioned vehicles.
- We will use a 4x4 desert safari vehicle for your transfers inside the Egyptian Desert.
- 3 Cosy nights at a wonderful hotel in Cairo on a bed and breakfast basis.
- You will spend one peaceful night at a charming hotel in the Bahariya Oasis. (Bed and Breakfast)
- One magnificent night camping in the White Desert.
- We will provide you with the important camping equipment to spend a wonderful night.
- A professional and skilled tour guide will be with you during all your tours in Cairo and in the Deserts.
- Entrance tickets to any listed sites in Cairo, Bahariya, White and Black Deserts.
- All the yummy meals will be served as mentioned in the itinerary.
- Bottles of mineral water will be served during your tours.
Excluded
- You should book any international airfares by yourself before you arrive in Egypt.
- You will be able to obtain your visa upon arrival at the Airport by paying 25$ according to your nationality.
- You will pay any personal expenses during your tours in Cairo or in the Deserts.
- Tipping for your expert tour guides, helpful drivers, and camp staff.
- If you want to add any optional activities not listed in the itinerary will require extra fees.
Itinerary:
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Day 1
Arrive in the charming city of Cairo – Check in at your charming hotel:
Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, our cheerful representative will warmly meet and assist you with the important procedures. Then you will meet your helpful tour leader who will become very friendly with you during your vacation in Egypt. He will help you check in quickly to get some sleep.
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Day 2
Tour to the legendary Giza Pyramids and the massive Grand Egyptian Museum:
After your well-prepared breakfast, you will meet your skilled tour guide to visit the famous Giza Plateau, which is a wide home to the enchanting pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. These huge Pyramids were built during Egypt’s Old Kingdom. These unique structures were engineered with wonderful, astonishing precision, using limestone blocks quarried, transported, and aligned to cardinal points without using any modern tools. The nearby fascinating Sphinx, carved from a single mass of bedrock, symbolised divine and powerful kingship and served as a strong spiritual guardian of the necropolis.
You will test a delicious Egyptian lunch at a beautiful restaurant. We will go to the spectacular Grand Egyptian Museum, which is a modern and genius architectural landmark designed to mirror the geometry of the impressive pyramids themselves. This breathtaking museum presents Egypt’s great history as a continuous and great narrative rather than isolated dynasties. Its beautiful galleries reveal how the pharaonic writing, religion, original craftsmanship, and royal power evolved together, culminating in the full display of the famous Tutankhamun’s burial assemblage.
We will take you back to your cosy hotel for a peaceful evening.
Meals Included :
Breakfast, Lunch -
Day 3
Smooth travel to Bahariya - Exciting Tour in Bahariya Oasis:
You will enjoy a healthy breakfast before departing for the stunning Bahariya Oasis, accompanied by a professional tour guide.
Upon arrival in Bahariya, you will begin your adventure at the magnificent Valley of the Golden Mummies, where Greco-Roman burials uncovered richly and beautifully decorated mummies. These priceless findings show how local Egyptians blended the unique Roman artistic styles with the valuable traditional beliefs about resurrection and immortality.
You will have the chance to explore the fascinating Tombs of the Nobles, which include rock-cut burial chambers that preserve scenes of special agriculture, trade caravans, and many important religious ceremonies, offering rare and deep insight into how oasis governors lived and ruled far from the famous Nile Valley.
Then you will visit the enchanting Temple of Alexander the Great, believed to commemorate Alexander’s recognition as a powerful pharaoh, symbolising the fusion of the great Egyptian divine kingship with Hellenistic rule. Continue to the remarkable Temple of Ein El-Meffetla, where multiple holy shrines reveal how these amazing oasis communities worshipped a mix of the most important Egyptian deities linked to fertility, water, and protection.
You will have a delicious Bedouin lunch at a local restaurant before ascending the magical Black Mountain, formed by ancient, strong volcanic eruptions. At its high summit stand the ancient ruins of the historical English House, which was an important strategic British outpost during World War I, offering sweeping and unique views that connect ancient main trade routes with modern military history. After this interesting tour, you will be transferred to a beautiful hotel in Bahariya.
Meals Included :
Breakfast, lunch, dinner -
Day 4
New Adventure in the Black Desert and the White Desert:
You will have a yummy and fresh breakfast, then we will transfer you to the enchanting Black Desert by 4x4 vehicle.
You will see the Black Desert, where the unique dark basalt stones cover the high rolling hills, remnants of long-extinct and rough volcanic activity that reshaped this region millions of years ago.
Continue to the amazing Crystal Mountain, which is a fabulous natural quartz ridge formed when mineral-rich groundwater crystallised within limestone fissures, creating an impressive geological display.
Pass through the breathtaking Valley of Agabat, which was once submerged beneath prehistoric seas. Its towering and attractive rock walls and open corridors were shaped by water erosion before the wide land turned arid.
The last stop will be the fantastic White Desert, which is famous for its rare chalk formations sculpted by strong wind into surreal shapes resembling different animals, towers, and abstract figures. As evening falls, set up a cosy camp amid these amazing natural sculptures and enjoy a fresh dinner beneath a sky free from light pollution.
Meals Included :
Breakfast, lunch, dinner -
Day 5
Enjoy the morning beauty of the White Desert – Return to Cairo:
Wake to a serene and stunning sunrise that transforms the white limestone into magical shades of gold and pink. After a hearty breakfast, enjoy free time to walk among these remarkable formations or simply absorb the silence of the desert.
We will take you back to your beautiful hotel in Cairo, transitioning from the timeless stillness of the desert back to the vibrant and dazzling life of the capital.
Meals Included :
Breakfast -
Day 6
Back to your home:
After a delicious and fresh breakfast at your hotel, we will comfortably transfer you to Cairo International Airport for your final departure, concluding a priceless journey that blended monumental pharaonic history with Egypt’s most extraordinary and amazing natural landscapes.
Meals Included :
Breakfast
Cairo: Azal Pyramids / Tolip El Galaa or similar
| May - Sept | Oct - April | |
| Solo Traveller | $ 1450 | $ 1470 |
| Per Person in Double | $ 1050 | $ 1070 |
| Per Person in Triple | $ 1030 | $ 1050 |