Bathe in Cleopatra`s Bath, stroll the crowning room of Alexander the Great and pilgrimage to Oracle of Amoun with this innovative oasis experience that takes you beyond Egypt as the rest of the world knows it. Ideal for return travelers or those who don’t want the stereotypical tourist experience, this tour showcases elegant Alexandria, the ancient marvels of Siwa Oasis, the mystifying Black and White Deserts, Crystal Mountains, the oasis town of Bahariya, tranquil Lake Qaroun and classic Cairo. Featuring private Egyptologist guide, felucca sailing, pyramid camel rides, Bedouin encounters, waterfalls, natural springs, traditional banquets, a night under the stars at a desert camp, bazaars awash with treasures, the Egyptian Museum, famous eco-lodges and luxury hotels isn`t it time you saw the real Egypt?

Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the hub of the country. Millennia of history have made it one of the most fascinating places in the world. The Egyptian Museum whose 107 halls feature huge statues on the ground floor, and small statues, jewels, Tutankhamon treasures and the mummies on upper floors. Other downtown sights include the Saladin Citadel and Mohamed Ali Mosque, and Khan Khalili bazaar. Nearby Giza is famous for the Pyramids of Egypt, among the largest constructions ever built.

Transfer to/from Cairo Airport in private vehicle with English speaking driver.

You will be met in the tunnel by an airport representative who will in turn facilitate the visa process ($15 per person - included in tour cost), escort you through customs and immigration, off to baggage claim and finally to passenger pick up. It is here that you will connect with our representative associate who will arrange airport transfer to your hotel.

The Mena House Oberoi stands tall, yet guarded by the mighty heights of the Great Pyramids of Cairo. Fascinating guests since 1869, the 523 room hotel has continuously held the attention of royalty, political thinkers, and celebrities over time. A range of continental dining and Egyptian specialty restaurants and bars satisfy even the most critical of appetites. The Mena House grants guests the opportunity to relax or stay active by checking out its golf courses, horse and camel stables, and extensive fitness options. Wander a few steps outside the hotel and you may run smack into a pyramid. Forty acres of jasmine-scented gardens will leave their scent on those who depart the hotel. It’s hard to leave this embellished haven of lush furnishings, oriental prints, and hand-woven fabrics.

Overnight at Mena House Oberoi Garden.

Enjoy this tour which explores the relics of ages past, and includes visits to ancient Memphis, Saqqara and the Great Pyramids of Giza. Already millennia old by the birth of Christ, the elaborate statues and astonishing scale of these sites will amaze all who visit. This tour also features the famous Sphinx, whose constructor's still remains unknown, but its sheer beauty and allure has mystified the likes of Alexander the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte. This tour includes a private vehicle, a driver, and a highly trained Egyptologist, and entry to either Chephren (Khafre) or Menkaure (Mycerinus) pyramids, as well as the Solar boat. Entrance to the Pyramids come with an additional cost, and be aware that a limited number of people are allowed inside daily, so arrive early so you will not be disappointed.

Enjoy a personalized lunch with your guide at a great local restaurant.

Clients are picked up before sunrise (sunset) from hotel and transferred to the desert where they will meet their guide. The guide will lead you out into the desert on your choice of camel or horse, where you enjoy the sunset with a panoramic view of the Pyramids of Giza. This evening includes stopping for dinner at a bedouin restaurant adjacent to the desert before returning to your hotel.

Overnight at Mena House Oberoi Garden.

Alexandria is the second-largest city in Egypt, and its largest seaport. In ancient times it was known for the Lighthouse of Alexandria (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World), the Library of Alexandria and the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa. Very little of the ancient city has survived into the present day. "Pompey's Pillar" is the most well-known ancient monument and is located on Alexandria's ancient acropolis.

Transfer from Cairo to Alexandria with private vehicle, driver, and English-speaking guide.

This full day tour includes a private air-conditioned vehicle, driver, and a trained guide who can bring ancient Alexandria to life. Your morning visit in this lovely city known as “The Pearl of the Mediterranean” begins at the Catacombs of Kom El Shugafa, the largest Roman burial site discovered in Egypt to date, consisting of three tiers of tombs and chambers cut into the bedrock to a depth of about 35 meters. Continue to Egypt’s only Roman Amphi-theatre, a well-preserved theatre once stood with thirteen semi-circular tiers of white marble imported from Europe. Next stop will be at the Alexandria National Museum where you may browse among thousands of items on display. Papyrus scrolls, ancient perfume bottles and painted mummy cases are tastefully displayed as well as classic Greek statues showing the physical beauty that represent the ideals of that culture. The artifacts guide the visitor right up to the times of Mubarak and illustrate Alexandria’s role in the modern history of Egypt. Take your time for lunch in a traditional restaurant overlooking the beach. After lunch, visit the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, an integrated cultural complex, built on the believed site of the old Library of Alexandria, the largest of all antiquity. Enjoy a short drive to view the Abu El-Abbas Mosque, built over the tomb of the thirteenth century Andalusan saint, and proceed to the Qait Bay Fortress for a photo stop. Built on the site of Pharos, Alexandria's ancient lighthouse, it was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Just north of Qait Bay lies the site of the famous underwater excavation where hundreds of pillars, statues, and sphinxes have been found.

Enjoy a personalized lunch with your guide at a great local restaurant.

The Sheraton El Montazah is situated in Alexandria, near Montazah Beach. Additional nearby points of interest include Montazah Palace. Recreational amenities at Sheraton Montazah Hotel include a private beach, a tennis court, and an outdoor pool. Other amenities include a casino, a restaurant, and a health club. Guestrooms have balconies, satellite television, and minibars; rooms also include refrigerators, coffee/tea makers, and bathroom phones.

Overnight at Sheraton Montazah.

Siwa Oasis is located in the Libyan Desert, 560 km (348 miles) from Cairo and is one of Egypt's isolated settlements. Populated by ethnic Berbers who speak a distinct language known as Siwi, is consists almost solely of mud-brick buildings. The ancient fortress of Siwa, built of natural rock salt, mud-brick and palm logs, remains a prominent feature towering five storeys above the modern town. Other local historic sites of interest include: the remains of the oracle temple; the Gebel al Mawta (the Mountain of the Dead) Roman-era necropolis featuring dozens of rock-cut tombs; and "Cleopatra's Bath" a natural sulphur spring.

A private vehicle will pick your up from Alexandria and make route towards the Siwa oasis.  On the way, you will make a brief stop at Marsa Matrouh city to explore and have lunch. Soon after lunch you will continue en-route to Siwa, upon arrival you will be assisted with the check-in process at the hotel.

A beacon of conservation, this spare Berber-style hotel on the Siwa Oasis was constructed as part of a local sustainable-development plan. An eight-hour drive west of Cairo, the fortress-like compound of 40 rooms is made of kershef, a heat-resistant mixture of rock salt and clay, and has stylish palm-beam roofs, beeswax candles, and stone floors covered in locally woven rugs. Since there is no electricity, pathways are lantern-lit at night, and braziers keep things warm. Underground Roman springs feed the pool. When the dunes of the bordering Great Sand Sea beckon, guides are available to lead Toyota Land Cruiser excursions; once in the middle of the undulating landscape, the driver will cut the engine and prepare a late-afternoon pot of mint tea, brewed with leaves grown organically on hotel grounds.

Overnight at Adrere Amellal.

After a hardy breakfast, you vehicle and driver will pick you up for a full day of touring to numerous sites including the Mountain of Death, Shali, the Oracle Temple, which houses the crowning room of Alexander the Great, and the Amoun ruins where you will have an opportunity to bathe in the Cleopatra bath. After lunch, travel to the Dakrour Mount, which is known for its hot sand which provide a very effective sand bath, ideal for healing rheumatism problems. In evening, enjoy dinner before an overnight in a Siwa hotel.

Overnight at Adrere Amellal.

Bahariya is an oasis town in Egypt's Western Desert. As the closest of the five Western Oases to Cairo, it serves as a jumping-off point to other destinations in the desert. Bahariya Oasis is easy to reach from Cairo (you will pass through much desert), Bahariya is in the middle of Egypt's Western Desert, about 365 km south-west of Cairo and it is the best starting point for the Black and White Desert. Set in a depression covering over 2000 sq. km., Bahariya Oasis is surrounded by black hills made up of ferruginous quartzite and dolorite. The oasis is provided with water by many springs. The most famous of these, a thermal spring with medicinal and restorative properties, comes out in the Bedouin village of Bawiti. Wildlife is plentiful, especially birds such as wheatears, Bahariya Oasis might also appeal rock hounds. Golden Mummies were discovered - 'Valley of the Mummies' is the biggest of its kind. Estimates are the four-mile strip of desert holds 5,000 - 10,000 mummies. The mummies are covered with a thin layer of gold and wearing gypsum masks. Sumptuous gilded death masks depict lifelike faces of real people, rather than stereotypical images. They were found in four tombs in the town of Bawiti in Bahariya Oasis.

After breakfast at the hotel, the journey continues through the Libyan desert in direction of Bahariya Oasis. Check into your hotel upon arrival in Bahariya. 

Qasr El Bawity ecolodge is set in the middle of a lush palm grove in the heart of El Bawity, the modern capital of the Bahareya Oasis. Built and decorated in the traditional style of the oasis, the lodge proudly offers 34 rooms and 4 suites, which are large, comfortable, and elegantly decorated. Eco-friendly construction techniques of ancient Egypt were revived specifically for the building of the lodge. Each stone has been handpicked from nearby mountains and quarries. This property was built completely out of stone, with no metal or concrete, making it very authentic. Keeping with tradition and historical accuracy, only local materials and craftspeople were use and employed to create this one of a kind hotel.

Overnight at Qasr El Bawity.

Depart your Bahariya hotel by 4X4 jeep to the White Desert. After some photo opportunities, the tour moves along to the Black Desert and the dune area. Here, enjoy the ride up an estimated 50 meter high dune, as the jeep glides along the sandy smooth surface. Shortly after, you will arrive in the El Heiz Oasis, where the tour stops for lunch. After lunch, continue en-route to Farafra for a visit to the Crystal Mountain, an area of the wonder and mystery, where desert roses grow among the patches of sand. Just before arriving at the White Desert, you will visit El Akabat. In the White Desert, you will start by exploring the natural rock and sand formations, which overtime have been craved by the gritty desert wind. In the evening, a barbeque dinner is planned before an overnight in tents under the stars.

Overnight at Qasr El Bawity.

From Bahariya, your vehicle and driver pick you up and continue along south, towards the city of Fayoum. This region is quite renowned for containing unique fossils. Wadi Al Hitan, also known as the Valley of Whales, is an absolutely surreal area, where huge rock structures and boulders almost seem to appear as if they had been topped with caramelized syrup, which had dripped down the sides, creating phenomenal photo opportunities. The most intriguing part of this extraordinary Wadi is the fossilized remains of Zeuglodon's, prehistoric whales the existed and lived in Fayoum over million years ago.  From here, you will setup camp, and stay overnight under the canopy of stars.

Overnight at Qasr El Bawity.

Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the hub of the country. Millennia of history have made it one of the most fascinating places in the world. The Egyptian Museum whose 107 halls feature huge statues on the ground floor, and small statues, jewels, Tutankhamon treasures and the mummies on upper floors. Other downtown sights include the Saladin Citadel and Mohamed Ali Mosque, and Khan Khalili bazaar. Nearby Giza is famous for the Pyramids of Egypt, among the largest constructions ever built.

In the morning, enjoy a ride aboard a traditional felucca as it glides along Lake Qaroun.  After an hour and a half of felucca riding, you will be visiting the area around Wadi Rayan, where you will see a natural spring and waterfall.  After lunch you will be driven back to Cairo.

The recently renovated Cairo Marriott Hotel, situated at the centre of the city, is surrounded by lush gardens and with a 19th century palace in its midst, on the Nile River. The grand hotel’s 1250 rooms are well appointed, with splendid views of the city and the Nile. One may take meals in any of the restaurants or cafes, which are reasonably priced and enjoyable, and feature especially hospitable staff. The city of Cairo is in itself a bustling source of amusement and history, including the Pyramids, though some guests prefer to stay on the hotel grounds and make use of the fitness centre or swimming pools.

Overnight at Marriott .

Delve into the historical background of Egypt on a half day private tour with a trained Egyptologist guide through the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities and its Mummy Room, which houses a priceless treasure of archaeological finds. This location holds the tomb of the King Tut, Egypt's most famous teenage Kings!

Enjoy a personalized lunch with your guide at a great local restaurant.

Learn more about Egypt’s modern history today with a private guided tour of Tahrir Square; the largest square in Modern Cairo. Adjacent to some of the major attractions including the Egyptian Museum, as well as other important institutions. The square was originally called Midan Ismailia Square, after the 19th-century ruler Khedive Ismail, who commissioned the new downtown district's 'Paris on the Nile' design. After the Egyptian Revolution of 1919 the square became widely known as Tahrir (Liberation) Square. Traditionally, it is the site for numerous major protests and demonstrations over the years, including the 1977 Egyptian Bread Riots, the March 2003 protest against the War in Iraq and the focal point of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution against former president Hosni Mubarak in Cairo. Your expert local guide will share stories with you about the people and what Cairo was like during their recent uprising.

During this evening tour, enjoy a delicious Egyptian dinner at Naguib Mafouz, located in the heart of the Khan Khalili bazaar in Cairo. Stroll down the newly opened Al Moaz Street and view the largest concentration of medieval architectural treasures from the Islamic world. Also included in this tour is entrance to Beit El Seheimy.  Normally, this location would be closed to the public during the evening, but this exclusive tour allows for entrance inside.  This tour includes a private vehicle, driver and english speaking guide.

Overnight at Marriott .

Transfer to/from Cairo Airport in private vehicle with English speaking driver.

Depart from Cairo international airport - end of itinerary.

Overnight at Depart.