The Nile & Desert Adventure

14 days - from $2430

Explore Cairo, the Nile Valley and the astounding Western Desert

Cairo welcomes visitors with an instant hit of culture shock, a dizzying labyrinth of streets, lanes and souks to explore, the call to prayer filling the air and the greatest treasures of the ancient world on your doorstep. After the capital’s chaotic charm, time on the Nile comes as soothing indulgence: cruise from beautiful Aswan to Luxor’s Valley of the Kings, explore ancient temples and become part of the great river’s rich, timeless way of life. Westwards, the White Desert blooms into life with a Dali-esque landscape of wind-sculpted monoliths: giant stone mushrooms and a mythic zoo of chalk animals populate this surreal, beguiling place, one of Egypt’s great secrets and utterly unforgettable by sunset. Exploring the fascinating oasis towns and taking a desert camel ride encapsulate the best of Egypt – a magically exotic adventure in the most alluring of lands.

Highlights

• Cairo Museum
• Edfu and Komombo temples
• Luxor's open air museum
• Nile cruise
• Nubean Aswan
• Oasis town of Bahariya
• The Valley of the Kings
• The White Desert's limestone formations
• UNESCO World Heritage-listed Cairo

Itinerary:

Day 1: Cairo2: Cairo3: Cairo4: Aswan5: Aswan-Cruise Boat6-7: Nile Cruise8: Luxor9-11: Luxor-Al Kharga-Dakhla-Farafra12: Farafra-White Desert-Bahariya13: Bahariya-Cairo14: Cairo
Included:

• The services of Peregrine’s expert English-speaking local leader throughout the tour. Our tour leaders are all licensed as professional local guides.

• Sightseeing (including entrance fees where applicable): Cairo - Egyptian Museum, pyramids, Sphinx, Khan al-Khalili bazaar and Al Azhar Mosque; Valley of the Kings; Temple of Hatshepsut; Colossi of Memnon; Edfu; Komombo; Farafra oasis town including local museum and hot springs; Dakhla oasis town including medieval mud-brick town of Al Qasr, Ethnographic Museum and hot springs; Al Kharga oasis town including Temple of Hibis and the Christian burial ground at Al Bagawat; the White Desert; Black Desert and Crystal Mountain; and Bahariya oasis.

• 4 day 4WD desert adventure accompanied by a Bedouin crew.

• 3 nights on Peregrine's comfortable Nile riverboat, cruising from Aswan to Luxor, with sightseeing stops along the way.

• Boat excursion to the Temple of Isis on Philae Island.

• Horse-drawn carriage ride to the complex at Karnak.

• Camel ride in Dakhla.

• Accommodation in comfortable mud-brick chalets in Dakhla.

• Air-conditioned sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan. Accommodation in a private, two-person sleeping berth with beds and linen, and an ‘airline-style’ dinner included.

• Free time to explore Cairo, Aswan and Luxor.

• Arrival transfer.

International flights, meals unless specified, drinks, departure taxes, travel insurance, tips (see below), spending of a personal nature, optional sightseeing, inner sleeping sheet, departure transfer.