3 Nights / 4 Days Al Bahariya Oasis

Al Bahariya Oasis: Museum with Golden Mummies, Temple of Ain Al-Tibniya, Tomb of Banentiu, Temple of Ain Al-Muftella - Black & White Desert

Day-by-Day-Itinerary:

1^st Day: Cairo – Al Bahariya Oasis

In the early morning we will pick you up at the reception of your hotel in Cairo and you will travel to the Al Bahariya Oasis. If you stay in any other part of Egypt such as Luxor or the Red Sea we can of course organize the transfer to Cairo or directly to the oasis for you.

Al Bahariya is one of the biggest and most important oases in the Western Desert. Visit the town of Al-Bawiti where you can see the oasis’ fruit-growing and lifestyle, and discover remains of the region’s history. A necropolis of the Greco-Roman contained countless different mummies, among them numerous gold-plated ones, the so-called ‘Golden Mummies’. You will see some of them here in the museum. Then you will have lunch in a local restaurant. Further you can see the remains of Ain Al-Tibniya, a temple dating back to the reign of Alexander the Great who is said to have passed by this oasis, the tomb of Banentiu where you can see well preserved colored hieroglyphs and paintings, and the temple area of Ain Al-Muftella with four around 2,600 years old chapels whose walls are preserved up to a height of around two meters, showing various beautiful decorations. The evening will be at your own disposal and gives you time to relax in your hotel or to walk around on your own to enjoy the landscape. You will have dinner in your hotel.

Lunch and dinner included. Overnight in a hotel in Al Bahariya.

2^nd Day: Black Desert – Crystal Mountain – Valley Al Agabat

After breakfast you will enter a 4x4 jeep and drive into the Black Desert with its countless rock formations and witness buttes covered by black basalt. Lunch will be served as a picnic. Enjoy this unique landscape, see the famous Crystal Mountain, a ridge laced with sparkling crystal, and the scenic Valley of Al Agabat where white cliffs meet sand dunes and yellow limestone rocks. You will have dinner and spend the night in your hotel.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner included. Overnight in a hotel Al Bahariya.

3^rd Day: White Desert National Park

In the early morning you will travel to the White Desert National Park. Once the seabed of an ocean it features myriads of white chalk sediments, formed by the rough desert weather to spectacular shapes such as mushrooms or animals. Lunch will be served as a picnic; in the late afternoon you will return to your hotel where you will have dinner and spend the night.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner included. Overnight in a hotel in Al Bahariya.

4^th Day: Al Bahariya – Cairo

After breakfast you will leave the oasis and we will bring you to your hotel in Cairo (lunch en route). This concludes our program and services.

Breakfast and lunch included.

Included:

• All mentioned transfers in high-class air-conditioned vehicles
• Guided tours in your language
• Entrance fees for the above mentioned sights
• Hotel accommodation in Al Bahariya with half-board
• Meals, mineral water and soft drinks during the excursions and tours

Not included:

• Gratuity (tips) for drivers, tour guides
• Personal items, meals, drinks or services not mentioned
• International and domestic flights
• Visa

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