1^st Day: Cairo – Al Fayoum Oasis – Wadi Al Hitan

Black & White Desert – In the early morning we will pick you up at the reception of your hotel in Cairo and you will travel to the Al Fayoum 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 for you.

Now we will show you Al Fayoum. The city of Fayoum is considered to be the oldest town in Egypt. Near the city you can see the remains of the pyramids of Amenemhet III in Hawara and Sesostris II in Al Lahun. Another symbol of Fayoum are the hundreds of waterwheels lifting water into the irrigation canals; their invention dates back to the Romans. After lunch in a local restaurant you will see the Wadi Al Hitan (‘Whale Valley’), a great landscape with caramel-colored rock formations which was once an ocean’s seabed, so you can find countless fossils, skeletons, corals and shells of all kinds and sizes, among them more than 250 skeletons of prehistoric whales. You will spend the night in a hotel in the oasis where you will also have dinner.

Lunch and dinner included. Overnight in the Al Fayoum Oasis.

2^nd Day: Al Fayoum Oasis – Wadi Al Rayan – Al Bahariya Oasis

After breakfast you will visit the Wadi Al-Rayan; amidst the desert you can find two lakes turning the desert here into a beautiful green oasis with a remarkable wildlife. The landmarks are the waterfalls between the upper and the lower lake. We will further make a short stop on the foot of the Al-Mudawara Mountains where the rough rocks and the golden desert meet the idyllic blue lake in a lonely bay; here we will prepare a picnic before you will continue your trip and travel to the Al Bahariya Oasis. You will have dinner and spend the night in Al Bahariya.

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

3^rd Day: Al Bahariya Oasis

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. 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. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant. The rest of the day 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.

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

4^th Day: White Desert

After an early breakfast you will explore 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. 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. Lunch will be served as a picnic. You will spend the evening in Al Bahariya where you will have dinner and spend the night in a hotel.

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

5^th Day: Black Desert – Cairo

After breakfast you will drive into the Black Desert with its countless rock formations and witness buttes covered by black basalt. In the afternoon you will travel back to Cairo and we will transfer you to your hotel. This concludes our program and services.

Breakfast 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 the oases with half-board
• Meals, mineral water and soft drinks during the excursions

Not included:

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