Valley of the Golden Mummies  (5 DAYS)

 COMBINED 4WD, AND TREKKING SAFARI

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Day 1

LET OUR SAFARI BEGIN:  Leaving Cairo behind, we start a 120-km off road safari to Fayoum Oasis. We tour the area of the dinosaur and whale fossils; walk through the water falls, and camp in the area. The night is spent camping or in a hotel at Bahareya (L,D)

Day 2

we start a 350-km off road safari to Barariya Oasis. THE DESERT! Known as the Sahara and covering over 95 % of Egypt, it’s really a multi-faceted environment, unique and rarely visited. Finally BAHARIYA, home of the Valley of the Golden Mummies. Upon reaching Bahareya oasis, we tour the city, have lunch. Visit the museum, the funerary temple of Baouiti, the tombs of Bonnentoui & Zed Amoun El Ankh, the temple of Alexander the great, tombs of the nobles and the English mountain. Later We enjoy bathing in the hot waters of the spring.
 We check into our hotel (L, D).

Day 3

BAHARIYA and DESERT DAY! We’ll plunge deep into the desert again! The Black Desert and its volcanic remains; the White Desert and its unusual limestone formations; Crystal Mountain. Unique oases, mummies, Roman ghost towns and pottery: the day will make the desert come alive as no book or video could ever do! At sunset we explore the formations that resemble the surface of a different planet. *The night is spent camping in the White Desert. A breathtaking experience. (B,L,D)

Day 4

After early Breakfast, we tour the white desert, after lunch, we travel to Farafra oasis, we tour the city, and visit the museum. We check into our hotel. (B,L,D)

Day 5

Heading back to Bahareya oasis, we visit the fossil and sand dune area, have lunch, and return to Cairo (B,L)

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