The Oasis Circle
The Oasis Circle 8 Days , 7 Nights

8 Days - 7 Nights Bahreya Oasis & Antiquities tour ? White Desert ? Flower Desert ? Dakhla Oasis ? Kharga Oasis ? Luxor: Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatchapsut, Memnon Colossi, Temples of Karnak and Luxor.


  • Day 1 Cairo

    Arrival at Cairo airport, assistance and transfer to hotel.

    Overnight at Cairo

  • Day 2 Cairo

    Breakfast at Hotel. Depart to Bahreya oasis. Local oasis tour: Palm grove cruise (jeep), oasis lake, Pyramid mountain and a tour through the old abandoned city of Qasr. Sunset and tea on top of English Mountain. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

    Overnight at Bahreya

  • Day 3 Bahreya

    Breakfast at lodge. Antiquities tour oasis: Museum of the Golden Mummies, Tombs of Benentiu an Zed Akhn Amun, Ain Muftella temple, Temple of Alexander the Great. Drive through the Black Desert to the huge mountain of Devil?s Peak. Stop for lunch in el-Haiz .Here there is a natural outdoor cold spring that is large enough to body soak in, which is surrounded by stunning desert views. We cook our own food in the little Bedouin ?restaurant? next to the pool. Drive through Agabat?spectacular ?rock? mountains with White Desert views. Stop at Crystal Mountain. We more crazy sand dunes through the Navy Frigade and stop at the Flower Desert. Come to camp for sunset and dinner.

    Overnight at Bahreya stay at camp

  • Day 4 White Desert

    After breakfast, we pack the jeeps with the guests? personal belongings and start driving to Dakhla oasis. Visit Deir el-Haggar temple or "Monastery of Stone". The temple was mainly dedicated to the Theban triad, consisting of Amun-Re, Mut and Khonsu, though Seth, who was the principle god of the Oasis, was also honored here. Dinner and overnight in Dakhla lodge.

    Overnight at Dakhla

  • Day 5 Dakhla

    After breakfast starts the Dakhla tour. We visit first Qasr, a very large ancient Bedouin mudbrick city. Only a couple of Oasean families still live here; otherwise it has been preserved as a national monument. We continue to Beshendi: a collection of semi-modern Oasean homes amidst a collection of ancient Egyptian tombs and the tomb of Sheikh/Pasha Hindi. On the road again to Kharga Oasis and visit the Hibis Temple, built under Persian Darius. Dinner in the lodge.

    Overnight at Kharga

  • Day 6 Kharga

    After breakfast visits will start with Bagawat. This is a 3rd and 4th c AD Christian cemetery with over 240 tombs. Many of the tombs have pictorial scenes of: Noah?s ark, Rebekah and the well, Moses and the Israelites on the Exodus, Adam and Eve, Johah and the whale, and so forth. We go on with Qasr Ghuieta fortress built under the Persians. The road continues to Luxor through Baris little oasis. Dinner in Luxor.

    Overnight at Luxor

  • Day 7 Luxor

    After breakfast start Luxor visits. We go directly to the West bank of the city to explore the tombs of the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatchapsut, first female pharaos in the history and the Memnon Colossi. Lunch in local restaurant. In the afternoon back to the East bank and visit the big Temples of Karnak and Luxor. Dinner in the hotel.

    Overnight at Luxor

  • Day 8 Luxor

    Breakfast, transfer to the airport for flight back.

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