Aegyptus Travel drives you into one of the most amazing landscapes worldwide, the
Great Sand Sea.
A breath-taking
16 days trip along the
desert, the
valleys of Jebel Uwaynat and the
Gilf el Kebir with ist neolithic rock drawings.
This impressive tour ends with a
tour to the Siwa oasis.
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expedition to the Great Sand Sea... see our fixed departures and prices
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1. Day: ArrivalArrival at
Cairo Airport, transfer to Hotel.
2. Day: Kairo - Fayum - Wadi Rayan -Wadi Heitan Departure to
Fayum by jeep. Proceed to
Wadi Rayan, and then to the
National Park of Wadi Heitan. Tent overnight.
3. Day: Wadi Heitan - Baharija – White DesertArrival in
Baharija and proceed to the
White Desert.
4. Day: White desert – Farafra - DakhlaIn the morning two hours walk through the White Desert near
Wadi Mushroom and its famous mushroom-shaped rocks. Afterwards
drive to Farafra, visit to the local museum. After lunch drive to Dakhla and visit to the
old town of El Qasr.
5. Day: Dakhla – Shagar Loof – Mud Lions - Gilf el KebirWe go towards the
Gilf el Kebir by jeep, through the famous
rocks of Shagar Loof. Proceed to
Abu Ballas.
6. Day: Eight Bells – Kamal el Din Monument - Jebel Uweinat We pass the WWII runway of Eight Bells. Proceed along the Eastern flank of the Gilf el Kebir toward the
monument for Prince Kamal el Din. Then we drive through the
Clayton craters.
Then we enter the area of the
Gebel Uwainat and explore the wadis with 4x4. Tent overnight on the way to
Karkur Talh.
7.Day: Karkur TalhArrival in Karkur Talh during the morning. This day is dedicated to the exploration of the area.
8.Day: Karkur Talh – Wadi Sura - Foggini CaveVisit to the
hills of Peter and Paul, and then to
Wadi Sura in the western Gilf el Kebir. Tent overnight.
9. Day:Aqaba - Wadi HomraDeparture from Wadi Sura and arrival to the Gilf via el Aqaba. Tent overnight in Wadi Homra.
10.-12. Day: Silica Fields - Great Sand SeaFrom the Silica Fields we drive through the
Great Sand Sea 13. Day: Siwa OasisEntrance into
Siwa oasis, the most remote oasis of the Western Desert.
14. Day: Siwa - MatruhSightseeing in Siwa, then drive to Marsa Matruh on the Mediterranean coast.
15. Day: Matruh - Alamein – Alexandria - CairoDeparture on the coastal road, passing
El Alamein. City tour of Alexandria , then proceed to Cairo. Hotel overnight.
16. Day: DepartureBack to Cairo airport.