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Highlights:

• Giza: Great Pyramids - Sphinx Monument

• Cairo: Egyptian Museum - Khan Khalili Bazaars

• Sinai: Wadi Gazelle - Colored Canyon - Nuweiba - St. Catherine

• Trekking: 4-Day Mountain on Camels in the Sinai

Included:

• Airport arrive / depart assistance & transfers escorted by our representative

• All ground transfers in modern A/C buses

• All transfers during sightseeing tours in private modern A/C buses

• Sightseeing tours listed in program highlights above *entrance fees included

• Private licensed English speaking Egyptologist tour guides

• Hotel room for 3 nights in Cairo based on B&B basis

• 1 night in a campsite in St. Catherine based on full board basis

• 3 nights in campsites in the Sinai based on full board basis

• 4-day camel trek based on full board basis

Excluded:

• Tourist visa

• International & domestic flights

• Gratuity (tips) for drivers, tour & dive guides

• Personal items, meals, drinks or services not mentioned

• Local sales tax

Optional:

• Lunch at a local restaurant

• Camel ride around the pyramids

• Entrance to solar boat exhibit

• Entrance to the big  or small pyramid

• Entrance to 'Mummies Hall' in the Egyptian museum

• Sound & Light Show at pyramids

• Dinner & show cruise on a floating restaurant in Cairo

Note: Rates vary depending on the standard of hotel you choose, group size and the time of year you plan to travel. High seasons include Easter, Christmas and New Year's.

Itinerary

Day 01: Arrival Day
When you arrive at Cairo airport we'll meet and transfer you to your hotel for check in.
 

Day 02: Giza - Cairo
Your tour guide will meet you in the reception of your hotel and transfer you to Giza. The day starts with a guided tour of the legendary pyramids of Cheops, Cherfrern and Mykerionos - also known as the Great Pyramids of Giza. Next is a guided tour of the Sphinx Monument.

Then your guide will transfer you to downtown Cairo for a guided tour of the Egyptian Museum of antiquities.

Finally your guide will transfer you to the famous Khan El Khalili Bazaars that dates back to 1382. Shops in this district are legendary for fine brassware, copper, perfumes, leather, silver, gold, antiques and more.

At the end of the day your guide will transfer you back to your hotel.
 

Day 03: St. Catherine
Your tour guide will meet you in the reception of your hotel and transfer you in a modern A/C bus to the Sinai peninsula; stopping along the way at Wadi Firan - the largest oasis in the this region.

Upon arrival in St. Catherine, your guide will set up a campsite at the base of St. Catherine.

Day 04: Mountain Exploration
The day starts with a climb on Mount Sinai at Jebel Muse - 2,285 meters. Then a visit the Monastery (if open). Then (on foot) trek to Abu Giffa Pass. It is man-made and part of the road to the ruins of the Palace of Abbas Basha. Stop at the top of the pass for a north-eastern view - look out over the El Raha Valley, new village of El Millga and see an old tiger trap. Continue descending into the Tubug Valley and follow it until it meets Wadi Shagg.

Continue to Wadi Ghazna - make our way at an easy pace west to the crossroad of the Zawatin-Naqb Gibal. Here there is a group of ancient olives trees. According to the Gibaliyah tribesmen, these trees were planted by the founder of the tribe. This is our first night stop. If there is time, you may go on through Naqb Gibal towards Gibal Valley, where there are copses and wells, and stop there to shorten the next day’s hiked.

At the end of the day your guide will set up a campsight in the open mountains.

Day 05: Mountain Exploration
The day starts with a trek ascending Naqb Gibal towards Gibal Valley and then descend to the berry tree at the end. From there climb a winding footpath called Um Siha to the top to lookout over Wadi Gibal and the rest of our route. Here is where the primeval landscape of Gibal Bab begins - pass through two beautiful valleys, Farsh Asara and Farsh Arnab, climb one of the following mountains: Ras Abu Alda, 2165 meters high, or Gebel Abu Gasba. From these summits the view is of primeval beauty. The climb is recommended for fit hikers together with an experienced guide.

Continue through the pass to the only fresh water spring known as Ein Nagila. Then begin our descent to our next night camp through Naqb Bahariya to Farsh El Romana. If there is time,  visit Bab el Dunya to enjoy the view to the south-west and ruins of a Byzantine monastery.

At the end of the day your guide will set up a campsight in the open mountain.

Day 06: Mountain Exploration
The day starts with a challenging trek. With the aid of ropes and guides, descend into a narrow canyon, enter a narrow path where berry trees grow and reach the zenith of our excursion - a group of waterholes and pools called Galt El Azraq, where we can refresh and rest. Warning - the water is very cold! Then follow an ancient foot path toward Umm Sila to your next night camp site which is at Farsh Umm Sila. If time allows, continue to Farsh Tuweita; a very quaint place to make camp for the third night.

At the end of the day your guide will set up a campsight in the open mountain.

Day 07: Mountain Exploration
The day starts with an easy route down Wadi Tuweita towards Wadi Tinya, south-eastward in a camel pass to Gebel Abbas Basha. This panoramic is one of the most breathtaking in the high mountain range. Then ascent to a paved path through Wadis Zuweitin and Tubug towards Abu Giffa Pass. From here, continue to El Milga Village.

In the afternoon your guide will transfer you back to Cairo. Upon arrival in Cairo you will be transferred directly to your hotel for check in.

Day 08: Departure Day
We'll pick you up at your hotel and transfer you back to the airport for your final departure.