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Day 1
March 26.2006
Dinner
Arrive Cairo, Egypt
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Arrive at Cairo International Airport (CAI) according to
your own air schedule, meet & assist
through the passport control, transfer to the Hotel to
overnight |
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Day 2
March
27.2006
B/L/D
Cairo / Alkexandria
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Early morning after breakfast check out from the hotel and
then you will visit Great Pyramids of Giza the last
survivors of the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World." and
the Sphinx. The Great Pyramid of Cheops, built around 2575
BC, stands a monumental 449 feet high. Travelers
participating in our private group tour of the Great
Pyramid of Cheops. The Sphinx was carved from an outcrop
of limestone as a recumbent lion with the face of the
pharaoh Chepren . Despite erosion and abuse, the Sphinx is
still an inspirational sight to behold after finishing you
will board your coach north-westward to Alexandria, the
pearl of Mediterranean , check in and over night t the
hotel
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Day 3
March
28.2006
B /D
Alexandria / Sallum
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Pre,
early breakfast you will start your sightseeing there by
visiting the (Catacombs) which consist of three tires hewn
out of the rock at depth of 100ft, then visit the :pompey’s
pillar “ a huge granite pillar dating back to 297A.D
after that start visit "Qaitbay Citadel" , it was built on
the 15th century and consist of three storeys similar to
medieval fortresses in Egypt. It houses the naval museum
which revives the marine heritage of Alexandria after that
you will visit the famous mosque Abu Al Abbas Al Mursi and
the summer residence of the ex-royal family El Montazah
park and king’s Farouk’s palace ,after finishing we will
start drive by A/C motor coach ab: 2.30 for journey west
to our specially selected eclipse-viewing site out side
the sea side town of Sallum (The border town between Egypt
& Libya), about 15 kilometers off the centerline Over
night in camps |
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Day 4
March 29.2006
B/L/D/
Sallum / Siwa – ECLIPSE DAY! |
Today is the eclipse day ,after breakfast we will up
equipment before first view of eclipse:
First view of eclipse: (partial eclipse begins)
11:20:04a.m.
Second view of eclipse: (totally begins) 12:38:02p.m
Third view:(totally ends) 12:41:59p.m
Fourth view: (partial eclipse ending 1:59:54p.m
Duration of totality : 3 minutes, 56 seconds
Sun Altitude during totality :62°
After finish return to Siwa Oasis in the time for our
celebration eclipse dinner and overnight at the hotel.
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Day 5
March
30.2006
B/D
Siwa
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After breakfast you will start your sightseeing at Siwa,
it consider the most inaccessible of all Egypt's oasis
until very recently, is also one of the most fascinating,
lying some 60 feed below sea level.. On the edge of the
Great Sand Sea, its rich history includes a visit from
Alexander the Great to consult the Oracle of Amun in 331
BC. We will see first temple of amun with a panoramic
view for the whole area and Gabal El Mouta, the mountain
of the dead, with many interesting tombs from the Greek
Roman period after that we visit Cleopatra bath at last
we will visit the mud-brick town of Shalli towering above
the oasis and overnight at the hotel. |
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Day 6
March 31.2006
Siwa / Bahareya Oasis
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Check out after breakfast and begin our great adventure by
driving jeeps into the desert, (Departure from Hotel at
6:00 am). We’ll drive direction to Bahariya Oasis, 428 km
on Road ..,The Oasis was a major agricultural center
during the Pharaonic era, and has been famous for its wine
as far back as the Middle Kingdom. During the fourth
century, the absence of Roman rule and violent tribes in
the area caused a decline as some of the oasis was
reclaimed by the sand. Wildlife is plentiful, especially
birds such as wheatears; crops (which only cover a small
percentage of the total area) include dates, olives,
apricots, rice and corn. There are a number of springs in
the area, some very hot, such as Bir ar-Ramla but probably
the best is Bir al-Ghaba, about 10 miles north east of
Bawiti. There is also Bir al-Mattar, a cold springs which
poors into a concrete pool. upon arrive check in and
overnight at the hotel in Bahariya |
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Day 7
April 1.2006
Bahareya / White Desert
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After breakfast in the hotel, departure with Jeeps for 140
km on Road, then we’ll leave the asphalt road to explore
the white desert. Lunch at Magic Springs and camping in
White desert, It is truly white, in clear contrast with
the yellow desert elsewhere. At night, overnight stay out
in the desert in the camps |
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Day 8
April 2.2006
White Desert / Farafra Oasis
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Breakfast at the Camp Drive to Farafra Oasis Farafra is
among the most isolated places in Egypt. It is part of the
Western Desert circuit, so it still gets many visitors.
And the place has a number of attractions, of which the
adjacent White Desert is one of Egypt's most famous nature
sights. You will start your sightseeing by visiting the
City , the Museum of Badr the local artist ,bath in the
hot spring ( Beir Seita ) then move to Bahariya Oasis ..
check in the hotel and overnight |
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Day 9
April 3.2006
Bahareya Oasis / Cairo
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Early morning after breakfast check out from the hotel
,start your sightseeing with Ain El-Muftella temple
,Alexander the great temple , Bannantiu Tomb after
finishing your sightseeing we will start drive by A/C
motor coach transfer to Cairo ,check in at the hotel and
overnight |
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Day 10
April 4.2006
Cairo
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After breakfast transfer to Cairo air port for the final
departure |
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