Kom el Shukafa - Alexandria


Adrere Amellal  Oasis - Siwa

Cairo

Alexandria

Siwa Oasis

Nile Cruise

11-day


Temple of the Oracle Siwa
 

Google Earth Map of Alexandria El Alamein and Siwa Oasis

 

NY Times:  Chilled out in the Sahara (Siwa)
 

Itinerary

Day

Activity
1 Cairo - Arrival Cairo International Airport where you will be met and transferred to your Hotel for check - in. Overnight Cairo 5* hotel
2 Cairo - After breakfast, visit Memphis and Sakkara, then continue to the Pyramids and the sphinx of the Giza plateau. Overnight Cairo 5* hotel.
3 Cairo - Alexandria- Morning drive to Alexandria. In Alexandria visit the National Museum, the catacombs at Kom el Shukafa, the Roman Amphitheater and Pompey's Pillar. Overnight in Alexandria 5*
4 Alexandria - El Alamein - Siwa Oasis - Drive along the coast to El Alamein, the site of the decisive Allied victory over German troops during World War II. Continue by 4WD vehicles to Siwa Oasis, thought to be the burial place of Alexander the Great. Overnight at the exquisite  Adrere Amellal desert lodge or the very comfortable and charming Shali Lodge
5 Siwa Oasis -The Siwans, a mixture of Egyptian, Bedouin, and Sudanese, live a traditional life. Visit the Cleopatra baths, the tombs of Gebel el Mawta and the local market. Overnight at  Adrere Amellal.
6 Siwa Oasis - Cairo - Drive to Cairo. check in. Overnight in Cairo
7 Cairo - Abu Simbel - Nile Cruise-  Disembarkation ,transfer to Airport for departure flight to Abu Simbel.Visit Abu Simbel Temple and return to Airport for flight back to Cairo. Ar - Check out and flight to Abu Simbel to visit the temple.flight to Aswan for Nile cruise .embarkation before lunch .Overnight in Aswan
8 Nile Cruise -  Visit Philae temple, Unfinished Obelisk and High Dam. Sail to Kom Ombo and visit Kom Ombo temple. Sail to Edfu. Overnight in Edfu
9  Nile Cruise -  Visit Temple of Horus in Edfu. Sail to Esna and cross the lock of Esna. Sail to Luxor. Overnight in Luxor..
10  Nile Cruise - Cairo  - Visit Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple and Colossi of Memnon. Afternoon visit the temple of Karnak and Luxor.
Afternoon flight back to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo
11

 Cairo - Check out and transfer to Cairo Airport for flight back home.
  Costs:

 $2755 per person (including Shali Lodge in Siwa)

$300 supplement for 2 nights at Adrere Amallal Oases in Siwa

$438 R/T Airfare Cairo - Abu Simbel - Aswan / Luxor - Cairo

 

Costs Include:

*  Accommodation at 5* Hotel in Cairo based on Bed & Buffet Breakfast for 4 Nights.
*  Desert Safari at Siwa Oasis including 2 nights at Shali Lodge or Adrere Amellal Lodge on full board basis.  Safari in 4x4  vehicle
* Accommodation at 5* Hotel in Alexandria based on Bed & Buffet Breakfast for one Night.
*  Accommodation on board 5* Nile Cruise based on full board basis for 03 nights.
*  All transfer and sightseeing Tour provided by A/C Car and accompany with English speaking Guide.
 

 


Shali Lodge - Siwa - Bedroom

 Shali Lodge is built of rock salt, in the traditional architectural style set in the middle of Set in the middle of a lush palm grove in the heart of Siwa, . It has eight charming suites, which are simply but luxuriously furnished, all overlooking an internal courtyard.

 

The 1300 year old ruins of Shali are a five-minute walk away. 


Shali Lodge - Siwa - Lounge