Egypt
Western Desert
Oases Fantasy Tours

Photo
Credit Osama Abdel A'al
: Fun in the Sun
The
Latest news from Ancient Egypt : King Tut's Tomb Now Closed for
urgent Repairs
WE may not be able to place this announcemnet on each and every
page on our site, so please note that even if an itinerary lists
King Tut's Tomb: This is no longer valid.
Tour
and Nile Cruise visit and site order , sequence are always subject
to change
It's
back to ancient days as we follow the pilgrimage route of Alexander
the Great to the Oracle of Amon. He marched westward along the
Mediterranean coast, then inland (south) to the great oasis of Siwa.
His aim was to visit the great temple of Amun which, tradition says,
his legendary "ancestors" Heracles and Perseus had visited. He entered
the temple and was hailed by the priests as pharaoh, the son of
Amun. He then had a private audience with the High Priestess of
the oracle, who proclaimed him to be a god, the son of Zeus. She
predicted that he would conquer vast territories. He did. Leaving
Egypt, he marched into Persia conquering all who came before him,
all the way to what is now Lahore in Pakistan.
On
his return trip, however, he fell ill and died‹at the ripe age of
33 in Babylon.
According
to ancient inscriptions, Alexander's body was returned to
Egypt and buried‹but where?
Both Siwa and Alexandria are possibilities. His tomb has
not yet been identified for sure. At Gebel Mawta, we'll see tombs
of the Greco-Roman era, including one that's reputed to be Alexander's
own tomb. At Siwa, we'll see an ancient fortress with winding alleyways,
and the Temple of Amon, where Alexander's divinity and legitimacy
were proclaimed. Within a short distance, we'll traverse centuries
as we visit Cleopatra's Pool, a Roman outpost, and a Ptolemaic temple
- Your
14-Day Egyptian Oases Adventure: To El Bahariya and El Farafra
Oases .
- A
Grand 15-Day Tour of the Egyptian Oases: El Bahariya , El Farafra
, and even a cruise in Nubia on Lake Nasser .
- Follow
Alexander the Great foot steps :A 16-Day Egyptian
Oasis Adventure: Alexandria
and Siwa Edition. The search continues for the tomb of Alexander
the Great.
- Valley
of the Golden Mummies
a 16-Day Egyptian Oases Adventure : Mount Sinai , El Bahariya,
and El Farafra
Oases .
- Egypian
Sahara from Al-Alamein to Nubia and the border with the heart of
Africa: a 19-Day Egyptian Oases Adventure: Including air fare
from USA , a Nile Cruise, a ride on the Sleeper Train , Abydos Temple
, Abu Simbel Temples , Alexandria , Al-Alamein and Siwa Oases .
- Egyptian
Oases Adventure . Tour
The Egyptian Western Sahara Oases in 22 days : Siwa , Bahariya &
Farafra Edition.
Private
Desert Caravan
Daily departure
On
Desert Safari to Fayoum Oases for the Day - Start in Cairo any day
- Year Round
The
wilds of the desert begin right on the outskirts of Cairo, and continue
for hundreds of miles to the east and west, through sands, rock,
mountains, oases, and a surprising variety of scenery and inhabitants.
Join
us for a day ranging across the desert like modern nomads. In place
of camels, we’ll travel in comfortable, reliable four-by-four
Toyota Land Cruisers. Your guide and drivers will meet you at your
hotel, and soon you’ll leave bustling Cairo behind as you
undertake the drive toward the Oasis of El Fayoum, 150 kilometers
to the southwest. Hard as it is to believe, a great inland sea once
covered these sands. It was a holy reserve of sacred crocodiles,
symbolized by the god Sobek.
We’ll
visit the temple of Kom Oshim, drive over ancient lake beds, and
alongside the waters of today’s Fayoum Lake to reach the fishermen’s
village of Chak Chouk. There we’ll stop for a lunch of fish
caught fresh that morning. There will be time to wander the village
lanes and discreetly watch the everyday activities of baking flatbread,
irrigating crops from the lake’s waters, and bringing in the
catch. We’ll also include the craft and pottery museum where
the best works of local artisans are on display.
Then
it’s into our four-by-fours again, for an off-road adventure!
We’ll head alongside and across desert washes, between dunes,
and over ancient lake beds for 35 kilometers to the Valley of the
Whales. Incredibly, these great mammals once thrived in waters surrounded
by sands. We’ll stop and gaze in amazement at their fossilized
remains alongside smaller sea creatures that remain in stone.
In
the evening, you’ll return to your hotel in Cairo.
Price includes:
Land
transportation in air-conditioned four-wheel-drive Toyota Land Cruiser
Services of driver and English-speaking driver
Lunch at seafood restaurant
Entry fees
Rate
per person in double in USD $ :
Minimum
2 passengers is required = 285 $ per person
A
note about meals
Please note that some meals will be served in local desert style.
For your Egyptian breakfast, expect orange juice, tea and coffee,
marmalade, a selection of two cheeses, beans, and eggs.
A picnic lunch will typically include either tuna, sausage, sardines
or beef with a green salad or a salad of cheese, tomato and fruit.
For dinner, expect a beef or chicken main coarse, with vegetable
and rice or pasta.
Please inform your hosts in advance of dietary requests.

Great
Arabian Kingdoms :
Syria & Egypt
Royal
Tour of the Ottoman Empire in North Africa
Ultra
Deluxe Version : From Marrakech to Constantinople Via Cairo
Individual arrival, private tours, private
transfers.
Explore the two gems of North Africa--Morocco and Egypt-- and Istanbul
on this 15 -day, tour to Casablanca, Marrakech, Cairo and
Luxor. Daily , year round
Sultans
, Caliphs and Pharaohs
17-Day
: Nile Cruise Version
Istanbul
, Petra , Sinai and Cairo and even include a Deluxe Dahabiya Yacht
Nile Cruise on the Nile . Weekly
Arrival . Year Round : 17-Day Adventure in Turkey, Jordan and Egypt

Flights
, cruises, may not always operate on time, and are subject to last
minute changes , delays, and/or cancellation, if you are ready to
enjoy travelling to the Middle East / Near East , North Africa ,
then you should be ready for such possibilities
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Egypt
Tours
Egypt's
Last Royal Family :
Photo Album: King Farouk,
Queen Farida and Princess Feryal

The
King's Chamber in the Great Pyramid was not meant to be visited:
Getting to it is challenging, and once you enter, it is very difficult
to turn back. The stone passage is only wide enough for one person.
You must be in good physical condition, able to climb several flights
of stairs, bend double, crouch and duck-walk for short distances.
The King's Chamber itself is the world's most claustrophobic place,
with dim light and heavy, hot, oxygen-poor air. There is no ventilation.
If you are at all sensitive to claustrophobia or confinement, or
if you have any sort of respiratory condition, for your own safety
and the safety of others, you must not enter the pyramid because
it is impossible to remove a person or to bring aid to them quickly
.
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