Speedbird Safaris

WHITE DESERT SAFARI TOUR
Day 1: Arrive Egypt
On arrival at Cairo International Airport you will be met by our representatives and will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo

Day 2: Giza Pyramids / Egyptian Museum
After Breakfast, start a big day out kicking off at the great Pyramids of Cheops, Chepren and Mykerinus, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. Then visit the Egyptian Museum to see the vast collection of splendid pharaonic artifacts. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 3: Bahariya Oasis
Breakfast, check out from your hotel in Cairo, and then travel by a modern air conditioned vehicle to Bahariya Oasis. Upon arrival have a walk around the old village of the oasis and see the groves of palms and fruit trees. Then, have a trip to the ruin on a hill, "the English House" at sunset and enjoy the panoramic view. In the evening, visit the village and shops. Overnight in Bahariya.

Day 4: White Desert & Black Desert
After breakfast, visit the Golden Valley of Mummies from the Graeco-Roman period. Then move onto the White Desert, passing through the Black Desert and the Valley of El Haize with its hot spring. Stop off to see the quartz crystal at Crystal Mountain and the volcanic rocks in the Valley of Agabat. Camping in the White Desert, watching the stars. Dinner with Bedouin entertainment.

Day 5: Back to Cairo
After breakfast, visit the hot springs and enjoy the beauty of the white limestone rocks in the area. Return to Cairo and overnight.

Day 6: Final Departure
Breakfast, transfer to Cairo international Airport for final departure.


EGYPT SAFARI

Day 1: Arrive Egypt
Our representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport. Then you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: Fayoum/ Wadi Rayan
Breakfast, check out from your hotel in Cairo, then you will be taken to enjoy the charming nature at Wadi Rayan, south of Fayoum desert which is a home for gazelles and rare foxes. Then move on to Wadi Hitan (Valley of the Whales); a site rich in fossils, especially of marine creatures, and is known for its fiery red sunsets. Camping and overnight at Wadi Hitan.

Day 3: Bahariya Oasis / English House
Drive to Baharyia Oasis to enjoy a tour around the old village and contemplate the groves of palms and fruit trees. Then, move to the ruin on a hill, "the English House" at sunset and enjoy the panoramic view. In the evening, visit the village and shops.
Overnight at Bahariya.

Day 4: White & Black Desert
Set off for the White Desert, passing through the Black Desert and the Valley of El Haize with its hot spring. Stop off to see the quartz crystal at Crystal Mountain and the volcanic rocks in the Valley of Agabat. Camp in the mystical silence of the White Desert, watching the stars.
Dinner with Bedouin entertainment.

Day 5: Farafra Oasis
Move on to Farfara Oasis and see the fascinating palm groves and hot springs, the old village of traditional mud brick houses, and local artist Badr's unique mud brick museum. Drive back through the desert, stopping off at Bahariya Oasis.
Continue to Cairo and overnight.

Day 6: Final Departure
After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for departure.

EGYPT DESERT & NILE CRUISE TRAVEL
Day 1: Arrive Egypt
Memphis Tours representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport. Then you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: Giza Pyramids / Egyptian Museum
After breakfast, check out from your hotel in Cairo, then move to enjoy an excursion to the Giza pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus. Proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, with the head of a pharaoh and a lion's body that dates from the time of Chephren. The tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple which belongs to the Pyramids of Chephren. After that visit the Egyptian Museum where you can see the great pharaonic treasures including those of Tutankhamen. Transfer to Giza train station taking the sleeper train to Aswan.

Day 3: Aswan / Nubian bazaar
Upon arrival at Aswan, transfer to hotel where you can relax for a while before heading out to explore the Nubian bazaar - a long and colorful street that snakes through the centre of town.
Overnight in Aswan.

Day 4: Aswan Sightseeing
After breakfast, you will be transferred by a private A/C vehicle to your Nile Cruise ship for embarkation in Aswan. After lunch, you will be accompanied by your knowledgeable Egyptologist guide for an amazing tour to visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries and the Temple of Philae with dinner and overnight in Aswan.

Day 5: Kom Ombo & Edfu
Breakfast on board the cruise then Sail to Kom Ombo to visit Temple shared by two gods Sobek and Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Have lunch on board then, sail to Edfu to visit Hours temple in Edfu. Have Afternoon Tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner on board and overnight in Esna on your Nile Cruise Ship.

Day 6: Luxor East Bank
Breakfast on board your Nile cruise ship then Sail to Luxor with lunch on board the vessel then you will be accompanied for a wonderful tour to visit East Bank of the Nile in Luxor to the Karnak and Luxor temples. You will be transferred back to the Nile cruise ship for afternoon tea and dinner on board with overnight aboard the Nile cruise vessel in Luxor.

Day 7: Luxor Sightseeing
We rise early to cross the Nile, where our donkeys are waiting to take us into the Kings. After matching up the donkeys to our riders we head off, just as the sun begins to rise in the eastern skies. It’s a great experience and is sure to be one of the highlights of your visit to Egypt. We return to the east bank, where we meet our Bedouin crew, and after loading our gear we set off in 4WD vehicles to Baris to spend our first night camping under the stars.

Day 8: Kharga & Dakhla
After breakfast, drive to Al Kharga, the largest of the oasis towns and a sizeable producer not only of dates but also cereals and vegetables. Just outside town are the remains of the Temple of Hibis, built by Darius I during the Roman period. There is time to visit the temple, as well as the Christian burial ground at Al Bagawat, dating to the end of the 7th century. We drive on, to Dakhla, where we spend the night at an Oasis style hut with reed huts, communal showers and basic facilities.

Day 9: Dakhla Oasis
After breakfast, head off to the fabulous medieval mud-brick town of Al Qasr, exploring the timeless streets, seeing the old school, an ancient olive press and the granary. We also visit the excellent little Ethnological Museum, a locally-sponsored project which we support through our visits. There is also a hot spring nearby which makes a great rest stop either on the way out or when we return. We return for lunch and spend the afternoon relaxing while we wait for the heat of the day to pass. In the late afternoon we set off on camels, riding through a desolate windswept landscape to the base of a Great escarpment, where we spend the night under the stars (about 20 km).
Dinner and overnight.

Day 10: Farafra & White Desert
North of Dakhla is Farafra Oasis where we have time to visit the Museum and enjoy a swim in another of the many natural sculpture springs. A little further on we enter the White Desert, a spectacular region of wind-eroded limestone formations. The continual erosion has left a layer of fine white dust on the desert sands, hence the name ‘white desert’. We enjoy a sunset walk in this surreal landscape and spend the night camping under the stars. Note it can be very cold in the winter months (Oct-Mar) so make sure you are well rugged up if you are travelling at this time.

Day 11: Back to Cairo
Bahariya is the most northerly of the Western Desert oasis towns and we stop here for a break on our way back to Cairo, which we expect to reach in the late afternoon. On arrival we farewell our Bedouin friends and after time to freshen up we can enjoy a final night out together.

Day 12: Final Departure
After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure.

CAIRO TWO DAY TOURS FROM PORT SAID
Day 01: Pyramids Tour
Memphis Tours Representative will pick you up from Port Said Port by the cruise exit door. After that you will be transferred by an air-conditioned vehicle to Cairo. Pay a visit to the Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion's body, which dates back to the time of Chephren; the tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple, which belongs to the Pyramid of Chephren.

Move to visit the Step Pyramid of Zoser, the world's oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty (around 2630 BC) for King Djoser. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Then proceed to Khan El Khalili Bazaar, one of the most famous and oldest bazaars in the Middle East. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 02: Egyptian Museum / Salah Din Citadel
Breakfast in a hotel have an excursion to the Egyptian Museum which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which are considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian artifacts in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamen collection of treasures, gold and jewelry which were enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before its discovery in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated.