1 Day Intensive Safari (from Cairo to Cairo)

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Itinerary:

  • Departure from Cairo at 6:00 a.m heading to the most beautiful oasis in Egypt ( Fayoum oasis) the largest and most rich oasis in the world from the pre-historic times, 60 kilometers south west of Cairo. A combination of nature, history and adventure on the most fasinating spots on earth.
  • Starting the off road trip heading to Dir Abu Lifa through the lime stone plateau of Gabel Atrani and start our hike up the mountain to see the caves of Dir Abu Lifa or the monastery of Abu Lifa, one of the copt saints who lived and died in the area at the time of persecution for christians in the Roman times.
  • Back for tea and breakfast.
  • Drive to Kasr El-Sagha, one of the old Pharonic temples discovered in 1884.
  • Drive to Demeh El-Sebah , north of Caroun Lake , about nine kilometers south west of Kasr El-Sagha lies a temple from the ptolemaic era in the middle of the desert, dedicated to the Godess Isis and the God Skorobios Nisos. Also this temple was orginally built for the God Sobik, which means Crocodile.
  • Then we drive through the sand stone plateau along the coast of the lake and upwards to EI-Medawara to enjoy the scenery of the oasis and the lake from the top of the mountain and stop for lunch around the camp fire.
  • Drive back to Cairo through the paved agriculture road until we hit the desert road to Cairo. (A possibility to stop in one of the gardens for tea)
  • Back to Cairo around 6:00 p.m

Includes:

  • Jeeps
  • Food (breakfast & lunch)
  • Drinks (tea, coffee, soft drinks)
  • Guiding
  • Trail finder
  • Cook

Excludes:

  • Tips for the guide and the driver

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We always do our best to make our clients happy and satisfied. We offer them 5-star service in a 5-star natural environment, in the middle of the open desert and under the stars. We offer them the most professional guides in the business, very well trained to face any kind of trouble you can imagine.

  1. Vehicles: All our desert safaris are conducted by equipped 4x4 Toyota Land Cruisers.
  2. Food: All our desert excursions are full board. We have breakfast before leaving the night camp, then we eat lunch during the course of our tour, and at night we cook dinner around the camp fire, with the help of our participants to cook and clean up.
  3. Guides: Our guides are very well experienced and trained to face any trouble happening during the trip.
    • They are medically trained for adventure trips to provide medical treatment if needed.
    • They speak your language perfectly well.
    • They know a lot about the desert and they explain the visited areas' botany, geology, history, nature, and geography, and you can ask them as many questions as you want.
  4. Snacks: We offer you: water, tea, coffee, soft drinks, biscuits, and chips on your request at any time during the day even in the Jeep or on a camel's back.
  5. Equipment:
    • Most trips are equipped with GPS, not to show the way through the desert, but only to provide altitudes, direction and speed of the Jeep.
    • We provide all our trips with a professional cook and cooking equipment.
    • We also provide you with extra washing water before and after the meals.
    • We take extra Gasoline tanks that can hold more than 40 litters.
    • We offer you Sleeping bags, Blankets and Mattresses at night.
    • We Provide our 1 Day tour with an Ice Box Filled with Ice Cubes and soft drinks.

PLEASE REMEMBER:
Our excursions take place in remote areas and Often you should not except everything to work Perfectly. Change of itinerary may also occur Due to weather conditions and other reasons Out of our hand. Whilst travelling across the Desert you must be prepared for the occasional Inconveniences or discomforts, and even a little Risk. We of course use our experience and expertise To solve problems without you even noticing them.