4-Day Siwa Oasis Desert Tour from Cairo with El Alamein and Camping

4 Days Duration

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About This Tour

Explore the beautiful nature and history of the Egyptian desert on a 4-day journey from Cairo to Siwa Oasis. Visit the El Alamein Museum to learn about the famo...

Duration: 4 Days · Tour type: Private · Activity level: Easy · Accommodation: Included · Budget · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: Yes · Cities: Cairo, Matruh, Siwa Oasis, El Alamein · Languages: English

Know before you go: Please refer to your itinerary for redemption instructions.; Please be ready 15 minutes before your scheduled pickup time.; Please inform us of your hotel name, address, or arrival flight number, airline, and time 48 hours before the start of your activity.

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What's Included

All transfers by private A/C latest-model vehicle
An expert tour guide
1-night hotel accommodation on a half-board basis
1-night camping in the desert with BBQ dinner
Lunch at a local restaurant or picnic lunch
Water and snacks
Required entry fees
Taxes and services

Not Included

Personal expenses and extras at the hotels or during tours
Alcoholic drinks
Any other item not mentioned above
Tips

Itinerary

1

Day 01

Drive to El Alamein and Continue to Siwa

Meet your guide and drive to El Alamein (driving distance: 259 km). The journey takes around 3 hours, with a stop on the way for a coffee break. We recommend bringing a packed lunch box with you. Visit the El Alamein Museum, which offers valuable information about the battle of El Alamein. Located about 1 mile west of the British memorial on the north side of the road, the museum is ideal for anyone interested in war memorabilia, as well as the tombs of the Italians and Germans and the Commonwealth war graves. Continue driving to Siwa via Marsa Matrouh from El Alamein. Overnight in Siwa hotel.(Meals: lunch, dinner)
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Day 02

Salt Lake, Cleopatra's Bath and Great Sand Sea

Have breakfast and begin your great adventure to the salt lake and the Great Sand Sea. Proceed to the salt lake for an amazing swimming experience, where the water makes you float. The salt lake has hyper-salinity properties similar to Jordan's Dead Sea, which also gives it strong healing properties, much greater than regular seawater. In all cases, it makes for a wonderful swim. Drive to Cleopatra's Bath. The springs of Siwa are famous throughout the Western Desert. The Spring of the Sun, or Cleopatra's Bath, has been mentioned by travellers to Siwa since the days of Herodotus. Legend says that Cleopatra swam here when she visited Siwa Oasis. See the Great Sand Sea by Jeep 4x4 and visit the hot and cold spring of Bir Wahed. Later, enjoy some traditional Bedouin tea at sunset. Spend the night in a desert camp and enjoy a delicious BBQ dinner. Alternatively, you can sleep in a hotel, as we also have nice ecolodges in Siwa. Overnight in desert camp.(Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner)
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Day 03

Temple of the Oracle, Umm Ubaydah and Fatnas Sunset

Have breakfast and start with Alexander the Great Temple, also known as the Temple of the Oracle. It is a spectacular temple built during the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, and both the temple and its oracle flourished into Greek and Roman times.It is believed that Alexander the Great wished to consult the Siwan oracle to seek confirmation that he was the son of Zeus, the Greek god of gods, when he and his entourage arrived. A manifestation of the oracle was paraded through the city accompanied by eighty priests. After visiting the oracle, Alexander was later shown on coins with the horns of the ram, the symbol of Amun, the god of gods in Egypt. Proceed again to Cleopatra's Bath, also known as the Spring of the Sun. Legend maintains that Cleopatra swam here. Head to the Temple of Umm Ubaydah. Just 200 m from the Temple of the Oracle, this temple was erected by the pharaoh Nectanebo of the 40th Dynasty. Visit Gebel Al Mawta, or the Mountain of the Dead. This conical mountain lies a little over a kilometre north of Shali. Tombs from the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, as well as the Ptolemaic and Roman periods, are cut into the side of the mountain. There are four tombs worth seeing at Gebel Al Mawta. Enjoy the sunset at Fatnas. Fatnas is a small island in Birket Siwa that you can reach on foot or by bike. It is a wonderful place to sit and enjoy the sunset, with a spectacular view of the lake and Gebel Bayda and Hamra forming the backdrop to the west. Take a walk in the garden and see a variety of trees, including banana, date, and olive trees. Overnight in Siwa.(Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner)
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Day 04

Shali Fort, Mountain of the Dead and Return to Cairo

Have breakfast at the camp at 07:00 a.m., then drive back to Siwa Oasis. Visit Shali Fort and spend some free time shopping. Drive to the Mountain of the Dead, a conical mountain a little over a kilometre north of Shali. Tombs from the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, as well as the Ptolemaic and Roman periods, are cut into the side of the mountain. There are four tombs worth seeing at Gebel Al Mawta. Head back to Cairo, passing by Marsa Matrouh. (Meal: breakfast)