EGYPT EXPLORER The White Desert
Itinerary Overview The canvas of Egyptian history is vast. Almost fifty continuous centuries of expansion, chaos, inspiration and tragedy have refined Egyptian culture. So pervasive has been the effect of Egyptian civilization on all that came after, that many underpinning concepts of modern times are, in fact, Ancient Egyptian; Monotheism was invented by Akhenaton, Queen Hatchepsut claimed her mother mated with the God Amun Ra inventing Immaculate Conception to produce a semi divine status for herself. Even our own Gregorian calendar is Phaoronic in origin. Egypt remains a strong presence in our contemporary world. Our adventure starts in the modern heart of Egypt, in Cairo. Contemporary Cairo has a vital, vibrant culture and, as we explore the plethora of ancient sites we find that modern Egypt also offers much for the visitor to discover and to learn from. The sites, sounds and smells of today mingle with the nation s deep and mysterious past to remind us that Egypt, the Cradle of Civilization, continues to evolve and to enrich the lives of those who are fortunate enough to land upon its ancient shores. DAY DATE OVERNIGHT HOTEL MEALS HIGHLIGHTS 1 CAIRO Shepheard s Hotel Meet & hotel transfer Shepheard s Hotel B Full day Cairo Tour: Ehyptian Museum, 2 CAIRO Giza Pyramids, Solar Boat, Shinx, Wissa Wassaf 3 O/N TRAIN Sleeper Train BLD Half day Old Fustat tour & lunch. Cairo Citadel, Khan el Khalilli Bazaar 4 ASWAN Isis Island Resort B Arrival transfer. Half day Aswan tour Philae Temple, High Dam, Low Dam 5 ASWAN Isis Island Resort B Half day Tour Aswan: Nubian breakfast, Camel Ride Nobles Tombs, St. Simeon s 6 ASWAN Isis Island Resort B Excursion to Abu Simbel. PM at leisure 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 LUXOR Steigenburger s B Drive Aswan to Luxor Visit en route Kom Ombo and Edfu Temple LUXOR Steigenburger s B Full day West Bank Tour: Valley of Kings & Queens, Hatchepsut s Temple, Memnon LUXOR Steigenburger s B Half Day East Bank Tour: PM at leisure Karnak Temple KHARGA Pioneer Hotel BD Begin Desert Adventure: Drive El Kharga Visit Hibis Temple, and Al-Bagawat DAKHLA Solimar Mut Hotel BLD Visit Kharha Museum. Drive Dakhla. In Dakhla visit Al Kasr, Ayyubid Mosque FARAFRA Badawyam Hotel BLD Drive El Farafra Farafra Visit El Haggar, El Qalamoun THE WHITE DESERT Desert Bivouac BLD White Desert Bivouac: Drive into White Desert. PM explore White Desert Sculptures CAIRO Shepheard s Hotel BL Drive Cairo. Lunch in Bahariyya AM visit to Hot Springs CAIRO Shepheard s Hotel B Day at leisure in Cairo FLY B Transfer to airport. Services End
Itinerary in Detail DAY 1: CAIRO Today we arrive in Cairo, capital of Egypt and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on earth. On arrival we are met and transferred to our hotel. Overnight Shepheard s Hotel (or similar) [B] DAY 2: CAIRO Following breakfast, we depart for the Egyptian Museum. Our local guide will escort us through a collection documenting more than 4000 years of Egyptian history and daily life. Afterwards, we lunch at a local restaurant serving traditional Egyptian and Middle Eastern cuisine, before embarking on our journey to the Pyramids of Giza. Of the 80 pyramid complexes in Egypt, the pyramids of Giza are the largest and most renowned. The Great Pyramid, built by King Khufu 4500 years ago is the last surviving wonder of the ancient world. We also visit the adjacent Solar Boat Museum and the enigmatic Sphinx. Next on the agenda is a visit to the Ramses Wissa Wassef School of Art located in Harrania, close to the Pyramids. This little known school is a philanthropic organization that locates prodigy children in rural Egypt to offer them free education and board to develop their artistic talents. Overnight Shepheard s Hotel (or similar) [BL] DAY 3: O/N TRAIN This morning we stow our packed bags in the hotel store room before we depart to explore Medieval Cairo. Our first stop is the imposing Citadel, located at the heart of Old Cairo (Fustat). Built by the fabled hero Salah El Din, this mighty fortress has dominated the city s skyline for eight centuries and encompasses the magnificent Mosque of Mohamed Ali. Following free time to buy our own lunch, we plunge into Khan al-khalili, the city s main - and Africa s largest - market. The narrow, almost biblical alleyways are lined with silk and spice merchants, silver stalls, food, craftwork, painters, alabaster emporiums and shops of enticing merchandise. Returning to the hotel to collect our stored bags we transfer to the railway station to catch the Overnight Train to Aswan. The train is modern a Wagon Lits from France with 9 twin cabins per railway car. Each car has a steward who prepares and serves your meals. Each car also has two clean toilets. All cabins are A/C twin berth with lockable doors, a fold down top bunk and a fold down table. All sheets, blankets and pillows are supplied and all beds are dropped down by the steward after diner. Evening meal and breakfast are served in our cabins, with a bar car available for drinks and snacks during the evening. PLEASE NOTE: As of 2009, the food for the evening meal on the train is not good We recommend that you take some food / snacks on board to supplement the included evening meal. Overnight Sleeper Train [BD] DAY 4: ASWAN On arrival mid-morning in Aswan, we transfer to our hotel. The remainder of the morning is at leisure to explore and purchase our own lunch before departing in the early afternoon for Philae Temple. Driving past the High Dam and Low Dam en route we take the 15-minute boat ride on Lake Nasser to Philae Temple, perhaps the most memorable approach to any of Egypts monuments. With the construction of the Aswan High Dam, Philae was destined to disappear forever beneath the waters of the soon-to-be-created Lake Nasser. Fortunately, Philae was saved in 1977 when UNESCO built a coffer dam around the temple and pumped out the water. The temple was carefully dismantled; every block assigned a number and its position noted. A nearby island called Agilkai was modified to resemble Philae Island and the temple was reassembled in exact replica. In 1980 Philae once again opened to the public. Today, Philae is one of the highlights of any visit to Aswan, and its lake location allows for some great
photography. We return to Aswan late afternoon. Overnight Isis Island Resort (or similar) [B] DAY 5: ASWAN This morning we embark early on a motor boat crossing to the West Bank. On arrival, we meet the families who own the camels we will use for today s excursion. We take tea and breakfast with them, then mount up for the ride to the 12 th Dynasty Nobles Tombs. Following our exploration of the tombs, we remount and set off into the desert to visit the Coptic St. Simeons Monastery (circa 6 th c). Our last (and shortest) camel ride passes the Mausoleum of the Aga Khan, (closed to the public) where we say a fond farewell to the camels, walk down to the river bank and re-board our boat. En route back across the Nile, we stop at Kitcheners Island, named after the British Field Marshal Lord Kitchener of WWI fame ("Your country Needs You"...) and view the botanical gardens he created on the island during his unsuccessful attempt to relieve General Chinese Gordon, who was besieged at Khartoum by the Maghdi and soon to be killed. Overnight Isis Island Resort (or similar) [B] DAY 6: ASWAN This morning we fly to Ramses IIs mighty temples at Abu Simbel. About to be drowned under Lake Nasser in the 1960s by the construction of the Aswan High Dam, Abu Simbel was cut into blocks and reassembled on the side of a totally man-made hill, 200 feet above the original location. This massive effort, instigated by UNESCO, is as phenomenal an achievement as the original construction. We visit the Great Temple dedicated to Ramses II, and the smaller Temple of Hathor built in honor of Ramses favorite wife, Queen Nefartari. Following our visit, we return to the airport for the flight back to Aswan. The remainder of the day is at leisure to wander the souk (market), take a felucca sail around the Niles first cataract, or swim in the hotel pool. Overnight Isis Island Resort (or similar) [B] DAY 7: LUXOR Today we drive the 210 km / 130 miles between Aswan and Luxur along the East Bank of the Nile through fertile fields and local villages. Our first stop is Ptolemaic Kom Ombo, a unique construction of twin temples side by side, each architecturally mirroring the other. One is dedicated to Horus (& his brother Haroeris, the sky-god and god of healing), the other to Sobek, the crocodile-god of the Nile. An interesting frieze illustrates a large array of surgical instruments from the Ptolemaic period and details the medical techniques of child birthing at about the time Octavian defeated Cleopatra and Marcus Antoious (Marc Anthony) at the battle of Actium, and thereafter became Ceasar Augustus, and sole ruler in Rome. Near the entrance is a room containing stuffed and embalmed crocodiles, some more than twenty feet long and some over two thousand years old. Continuing our journey, we stop at the Temple of Horus at Edfu. Begun in 237 BCE by Ptolemy III, the temple was finished 200 years later by Ptolemy XII (Cleopatra s father). Edfu is in excellent condition and is, in effect, a Greek copy of an architectural style already ancient in Ptolemy s day. We arrive in Luxor late afternoon and check into our hotel. Overnight Steigneburger s Hotel (or similar) [B] DAY 8: LUXOR As the sun rises in the east, the East Bank of the Nile is associated with life and boasts an array of temples, gardens, palaces and towns. The sun sets in the west, so the West Bank is associated with death and is home to countless mortuary temples and tombs. Starting early, we cross to the West Bank to visit the land of the dead. Pausing first at the Colossi of Memnon, two monumental statues that once guarded the now lost funerary temple of Amenophis III, we continue to the magnificent royal tombs of The Valley of the Kings, each wall decorated with texts from the Book of the Dead. Here, we visit a number of tombs, including that of Tut Ankh
Amun (King Tut). Our next destination is the terraced temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Dier al- Bahri, destroyed by her successor Tuthmosis III and painstakingly reconstructed by Polish archeologists late last century. We then drive to the Valley of the Queens and view the Tombs of the Princes and, if open to the public, the last resting place of Nefartari, the famously beautiful wife of Ramses II. Discovered in 1906 and restored by J. Paul Getty, Nefartari s is perhaps the world s most stunning ancient tomb; it is difficult not to be moved by such a visit. Midafternoon, we return to the hotel and the remainder of the day is at leisure. In the evening we include a visit to Karnak Temple s Sound and Light Show by calesh (horse drawn carriage). Overnight Steigneburger s Hotel (or similar) [B] DAY 9: LUXOR This morning we again board caleshes and embark on a guided tour of Karnak Temple. Karnak is a truly phenomenal place with its monuments built, quite literally, on the scale of the gods. Added to through many dynasties by zealous pharaohs competing to out-do each other in architectural gifts to their Deities, Karnak developed into the world s most dominant religious and political city, and remained so for a thousand years. It was to destroy the entrenched power base of the priests of Amun that Akhenaton moved the court away from Thebes, taking it north to El Armarna the new capital city he had built (near present day El Minya), and changed the religion from 'Amun' to 'Aten'. In so doing, Akhenaton invented monotheism and became Aten s only pope. Thus, Akhenaton set in motion a course of events that included much political termoil, led to his and his wife s murder, the temporary end on monotheism, and the restoration of the priests of Amun at Karnak. This was achieved by the establishment of a puppet royal king, Tut Ankh Amun, and his quick murder by Ay, high priest of Amun at Karnak, who then took over as pharoah. As a result, Tut Ankh Amun was given a very low key burial, which in turn led to the only royal tomb that has ever been discovered intact in modern times. After our tour, we return to the hotel by calesh. The remainder of the day is at leisure to explore the bazaar or perhaps return to the West Bank where there is still a wealth of additional sites to visit including Medinet Habu, the Ramaseum, and the Noble's Tombs. Taxis, bicycles, horses, donkeys, and camels are all available for hire for transportation. Your guide is on hand to advise and to assist. Overnight Steigneburger s Hotel (or similar) [B] DAY 10: EL KHARGA Departing Luxor after breakfast, we drive 230 km / 175 miles into the Western Desert to the oasis town of El Kharga (or el Wahad which means the one or first ). Taking a picnic lunch en route, we reach Kharga in the early afternoon. As we approach town, we stop at the Temple of Hibis, one of the few Persian monuments in Egypt, and the Coptic Christian Necropolis of al- Bagawat. Afterwards, we continue on to our hotel and enjoy free time to wash up and relax. Later in the afternoon, we proceed to the old market of El Kharga. Kharga used to be the second to last stop on The Forty Days Road, the infamous slave-trade route between the tropical south (Sudan) and coastal north (Mediterranean). Today, El Kharga is the biggest New Valley oasistown with over 60,000 inhabitants. Overnight and all meals Pioneer Hotel (or similar) [BLD] DAY 11: EL DAKHLA Leaving early, we first visit Kharga Museum, then continue north to El Dakhla Oasis stopping for a picnic lunch en route. Dakhla is a collection of fourteen settlements dominated in the north by a wall of rose-colored rock. It is an area of outstanding natural beauty. The capital, Mut, houses the Museum of the Inheritance in a traditional house with an intricate wooden combination lock of ancient design, but still very much in use. Afterwards, we visit Al-Kasr, about 20 miles from Mut, originally a Roman settlement which later became the medieval
capital of Dakhla. On the way to Dakhla, we visit the old town of Bashandi is a labyrinth of mudwalled alleys narrowly separating houses with elaborately carved wooden lintels; there is also an Ayyubid Mosque. Overnight and all meals Solimar Mut Hotel (or similar) [BLD] DAY 12: FARAFRA This morning we depart Dakhla and drive to Farafra. En route, we visit Deir El Haggar, literally, the monastery of bricks - restored by the Royal Ontario Museum in 1962. El Haggar is an Egyptian temple built during the Roman period, with imitation cartouches of Roman Emperors. We also visit the desert village of Qalamoun not far from Mut. Passing the strange phenomenon of several small lakes surrounded by scorching desert, the hilltop village comes into view surrounded in golden sand dunes; perhaps the closest one gets to the traditional romantic image of a desert oasis town, much of its old quarter is inhabited and well-kept. Stopping for a picnic lunch en route, we arrive in Farafra late afternoon. The name Farafra is derived from the ancient Egyptian name of Ta Wert, which means Land of the Cow which, in a desert, is something equally as remarkable as a lake, and so noteworthy. In preparation for tomorrow s desert bivouac adventure, this evening we prepare our overnight bag to ensure we have what we minimally need to sleep in the desert tomorrow. Overnight and all meals Badawyam Hotel Farafra (or similar) [BLD] Day 13: White Desert This morning we drive out of town to meet our pre-arranged 4X4 vehicles. Having packed our overnight bags last night (change of clothes, sleeping bag and mat, flashlight, batteries, camera, sunscreen, and bathing suite etc.), we leave our main baggage in our bus and load up the 4x4 vehicles with our overnight and sleeping bags (bring your own sleeping bag). We leave our bus and drive off road into the phenomenal White Desert, a region of blinding yellow sand and fantastical white and weathered limestone formations, more reminiscent of a surrealist moonscape than of a traditional desert. Our camp assistants set up our bivouac and cook a traditional evening meal, which we eat before bedding down under the stars. Overnight Desert Bivouac and all meals [BLD] DAY 14: CAIRO After a traditional nomadic breakfast, we break camp and visit one of Farafra s many hot springs to bathe and relax. (This is why you packed your bathing suit). Our 350 mile drive from Farafra to Cairo crosses the Great Western (Libyan) Desert in a curving northward arc - the only road for hundreds of miles. It is an experience one does not forget. From Farafra we drive the sand encroached road to Bahariyya Oasis, where we stop briefly for lunch. The oasis is also known amongst local Bedouins for informal music and poetry recitals. The road from Bahariyya to Cairo is macadamized and we make better time. Overnight Shepheard s Hotel (or similar) [B] DAY 15: CAIRO Today is at leisure in Cairo; your guide is on hand to advise and assist. You may wish to revisit the Pyramids or the Egyptian Museum or perhaps visit Saqqara & Memphis. The Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara is perhaps the most well known funerary monument at Memphis. Built for King Djoser in the 3 rd Dynasty by architectural genius Imhotep, the first to build stone tombs in honor of a king's majesty, Memphis became one of the most important cities in the ancient world. Overnight Shepheard s Hotel (or similar) [B] DAY 16: FLY After breakfast, we transfer to the airport for our flight home. Services end [B]
PRICING GROUP SIZE 4-5 6-9 10+ SINGLE SUP. 1 January-30 April $3795 $3495 $3295 $875 Winter High Season 5 Dec 10-4 January 11 $4595 $3995 $3695 $1095 Spring High Season 10-30 April $4995 $4595 $4295 $1195 1 May-9 September $3995 $3695 $3495 $995 Prices valid 1 st Jan to 31 September 2011. Additional charges during high seasons may apply INCLUDED SERVICES Airport transfers; accommodations as noted Pivate vehicle with English-speaking driver and guide for all sightseeing Fully escorted throughout by local guide / escort First class O/N train Cairo to Aswan Private vehicle & English speaking driver Luxor/Kharga/Dakla/Farafra/Cairo All entrance fees to sites for touring as noted Meals as indicated [B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner] Pre-departure services of Wildland Adventures NOT INCLUDED SERVICES International flights Egypt visa fees, departure taxes, tips and gratuities Meals, alcoholic beverages and bottled drinks not indicated above Extra costs for optional excursions or services on own or to be paid direct Travel insurance (we highly recommend purchasing travel insurance) Extra costs due to unanticipated changes for reasons beyond Wildland s control
Accommodations SHEPHEARD S HOTEL, CAIRO The Shepheard s Hotel is located at the heart of the Garden City district in downtown Cairo overlooking the River Nile. A well-known classical hotel built by the Englishman Shepheard, its historical pedigree precedes its 1841 construction, as the hotel is reputedly built on the site of Napoleon s military headquarters during his disastrous Egyptian campaign (1799). Shepheard s was a popular hotel amongst British colonials and visiting dignitaries for more than a century, and remains a Cairo landmark to this day. Refurbished and extended several times during the last century, hotel facilities include several restaurants and bars, valet parking, a gym, sauna and steam room, shopping arcade, hair salon, coffee shop, round the clock room service and front desk, fully equipped meeting and conference rooms etc. The 200 air conditioned guestrooms facilities (some with balcony views) include satellite television, direct-dial telephones, high-speed Internet, mini-bar and en suite bathrooms. ISIS ISLAND, ASWAN The four star Isis Island is a quality resort on an island in the middle of the Nile near the center of Aswan. 28 acres of landscaped gardens with magnificent views of the Nile, mountains and Aswan city. Pyramisa Resort is a few minutes sailing to Agha Khan Mausoleum, Kitcheners Island and the Aswan souk shopping area. Hotel facilities include restaurants, two bars, a swimming pool, coffee shop, gift shop, 24 hour reception, hairdresser etc. Room facilities include air-conditioning, satellite TV, and en suite private bathrooms. STEIGENBERGER NILE PALACE, LUXOR Located on the bank of the Nile, 10min walk from Luxor Temple, the Steigenberger Nile Palace Hotel is a four star luxury modern hotel. Facilities include six restaurants, a café, a bar, room service, a bank with ATM, hairdresser, medical clinic, shops, laundry and dry cleaning service, a business centre with high speed internet access, heated outdoor swimming pool, and kids pool, health club, massage, sauna, steam bath, fitness room, tennis courts on the rooftop, an 18 hole golf course near by (8k), and 5 conference rooms with capacity up to 1,000 persons. All rooms are equipped with a balcony or a terrace overlooking
the Nile or Luxor s main boulevard. All rooms have air conditioning, telephone with personal voice mail, radio, internet connection, satellite TV, mini-bar, and en suite bathrooms. PIONEER HOTEL, EL KHARGA OASIS As the first luxury hotel in the oases, the Pioneer Hotel set the standards for all hotels in the region. Despite the salmon-pink façade, the hotel offers a very comfortable stay in the desert and is a welcome place for nature lovers. With a pool surrounded by a green area and lounge chairs, the hotel is a wonderful place to end your day after exploring the treasures of Al-Kharga Oasis. Facilities include restaurants, a bar, a swimming pool, several shops, a small library, business facilities, 24 hour room service, laundry and dry cleaning service, volleyball, basketball, tennis courts, fitness room, and billiard table. All rooms feature telephones, satellite TV, air conditioning, mini fridge. Each room has a balcony and private en suite bathrooms. DAKHLA OASIS The Solymar Mut Inn is Dakhla Oasis. The hotel s in a three bathroom villa. natural thermal hot spring iron-rich waters. After restaurant or the al fresco refreshing cocktail warmed from the hot restaurant, bar, and a TV summer & heaters in the telephones. SOLYMAR MUT INN, AL located in Mut, the capital of eleven rooms include five rooms The inn is known for its own where you can enjoy a soak in the dinner at either the main BBQ restaurant, enjoy a alongside the pool with water springs. Hotel facilities include a corner. All rooms have fans in winter and direct dial AL BADAWIYA HOTEL, AL FARAFRA OASIS This tastefully designed mud-brick hotel is located at the entrance of Siwa Oasis. Al Badawiya has a restaurant on the rooftop terrace supplied with organic food from the hotel s farm. The bright beddings and decorations complement the white mud brick walls, and Badawiya s pool offers a great place from which to enjoy this beautiful oasis setting. Hotel facilities include a restaurant, swimming pool, 24 hour reception etc. Room facilities include 12 loft-style and 8 onefloor rooms with fan and mosquito nets, plus 13 newly-built suites with living and sleeping area, some with fire place, mosquito net and A/C. All rooms have en suite bathrooms. WHITE DESERT BIVOUAC, EL FARAFRA OASIS This is a bivouac; no tents, only blankets on the sand on which you lay your sleeping bags (sleeping bags not included and must be supplied by traveler). A windbreak is spread
around the sleeping area, adequate in most circumstance. On still nights it is common to spread from the camp and sleep where fancy directs. Traditional food is cooked for evening meal, and staff will sing traditional songs, some with roots as far back as Greek and Pharonic times. For breakfast we eat traditional desert bread cooked by burial in ashes under the sand
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