Egypt Encompassed

Visiting: Egypt

Code: GEEE

Tour price from USD 1595.00 for 20 days - Land Only

The Tour Price displayed here is for the tour only and does not include international flights. Our flight prices are very competitive, please ask for a quote when making your booking

Plus a local payment of USD 350.00pp payable locally

This is a payment for your trip that must be paid locally to your tour leader on the 1st day of the trip, in the specified currency.

Beyond the Nile Valley there is still much to see. On this comprehensive trip to Egypt we travel through the heart of the Western Desert, a vast, isolated expanse covering a total of some 2.8 million square kilometres, visiting the various Oasis towns on our route. We explore this untamed wilderness in the company of our Bedouin companions, enjoying a memorable insight into their traditions and experiencing their amazing hospitality.

In between, we meet up with our Nubian friends, based in Aswan. Taller and darker than their northern Egyptian 'brothers' they are a genuinely friendly race of people, with a great sense of humour and a rhythmic musical tradition which smacks more of Africa than it does of the Middle East. We join them for four days as we sail down the Nile on their traditional felucca sailboats - but before we do this we make a side-trip to the fabulous temples at Abu Simbel.

We also visit the wild and barren mountains of the Sinai, ascending Mt.

Egypt Encompassed

Sinai and enjoying the warm waters of the Gulf of Aqaba.

This is a long tour, with several hard days of travel, but it is also an outstanding itinerary if you want to experience all facets of Egypt. Taken in the right spirit you'll have a memorable journey.