Pyramids, Nile Cruise and Oasis Desert

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, our representative will be waiting with a sign of Evaya Getaways with your name to meet and assist you and accompany you to your hotel by A/C vehicle. After checking in, he will discuss with you the pick-up times for your tours before leaving you to relax and settle in. Overnight in Cairo.

Once you have enjoyed your breakfast, your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel to accompany you for a visit to the Giza Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus. These remarkable pyramids will take your breath away as you take in their sheer scale. After this, see the great Sphinx, which has the head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion, and stands on the Giza Plateau. Visit the Valley Temple belonging to the pyramids of Chefren. We then break for lunch. After lunch, we journey on to visit the famous Egyptian Museum, home to many artifacts from the Pharaonic period and the fantastic Tutankhamun collection of treasures. Continue on to Coptic Cairo to visit The Hanging Church and the Ben Ezra Synagogue. Enjoy walking through the colorful Khan El Khalili Bazaar for shopping. After shopping, you will be driven to the Giza Railway Station to board your sleeper train to Aswan. N.B. There is an option for a domestic flight upon request. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After being met at Aswan Railway Station, you will be transferred to your hotel. You have the opportunity for an optional tour to visit Abu Simbel, home to two magnificent temples considered masterpieces of ancient Egypt. The great Abu Simbel temple is also called The Sun Temple of Ramesses II. Transfer back to your hotel in Aswan. Overnight in Aswan. Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast and check-out, you will be transferred to embark your Nile Cruise. Our guide will take you to visit the High Dam, an engineering marvel protecting Egypt from annual floods from the Nile. Then visit the Unfinished Obelisk, believed to belong to Queen Hatshepsut, followed by the striking Philae Temple dedicated to the Goddess Isis. Overnight in Aswan. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast on board. Sail to Kom Ombo, where many temples are built along the Nile. Then sail to Edfu to visit Horus Temple, housing important scenes and inscriptions of the Sacred Drama. Enjoy afternoon tea while sailing to Esna. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Overnight on board.

Sailing to Luxor. After breakfast, our guide will accompany you to visit the magical Karnak Temples, dedicated to the God Amun and his wife Mut. Then visit the majestic Luxor Temple, built by Amunhotep III in the 18th Dynasty and completed by Ramesses II in the 19th Dynasty. Enjoy the Obelisk of Ramses II in front of the 1st Pylon. Time now to visit the famous Evaya Getaways. Explore the tombs and uncover the secrets of the Royal Tombs, including the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari. Transfer back to your cruise. Dinner on board. Overnight in Luxor. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast and disembarkation, you will be transferred by A/C vehicle to Baris Oasis, approximately a 5-hour journey. Visit Dush Temple and spend your first night camping in the Western Desert. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, we journey to Kharga Oasis to visit Qasr El Labkha, a Roman fortress, and the Oasis Ethnic Museum. Proceed to visit the Temple of Hibis and Nadora, including the early Christian cemetery and chapels at Bagawat. Drive onto Dakhla to spend the night in an oasis-style hut with communal showers and facilities. Overnight in Dakhla. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, visit the medieval town of Al Qasr, where you can view an ancient olive press and granary, as well as the old school. Explore the Roman Burial Ground Mezzawaqqah and the Roman Temple Deir El Hagar. After lunch, relax at the hot springs, then enjoy a camel ride in the desert and take in the stunning landscape. Overnight camp in the desert. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Visit Badr Museum in Farafra Oasis and enjoy a swim at the natural sulphur spring at Bir Setah. Continue to the White Desert to see its amazing wind-eroded limestone formations. Enjoy a stunning sunset walk in this unique landscape and spend the night camping under the star-studded skies. Overnight camping in the White Desert. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner N.B. It can get very cold in the winter months (October to March), so bring something warm to snuggle into.

After breakfast, you will be transferred to visit the breathtaking Crystal Mountain and the Black Desert. In Bahariya, enjoy a tour of the hilltop ruins known as The English House, the Museum of Golden Mummies, the Alexander Temple, and the Tombs of the Nobles and Ain Meffetla Temple. After these amazing visits, you will be transferred to Cairo, approximately a 4-hour journey by A/C vehicle. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast and check-out from your hotel, our representative will meet you and escort you to Cairo International Airport for your final departure. Meals: Breakfast Every Friday: 12 Days / 11 Nights