Departure from Cairo deep into the Western Desert. It is part of the Libyan Desert located in Egypt, stretching for 800 km west of the Nile and covering 2/3 of the country's area. About 400 km southwest of Cairo there is the Baharyia oasis - the smallest of the so-called oases. The Great Loop Desert. It was known in ancient times as an important production center wine delivered to the table of the pharaohs. It owed its subsequent lush development to its location on the trade route to Libya. Arrival at the camp, where we will change to 4x4 cars and start exciting safari in the Black Desert (Sahara Suda). Basalt rocks and inselbergs, volcanic gravel and shimmering quartzites create an amazing lunar landscape. Then drive to the White Desert (Sahara el-Bayda), it is without undoubtedly the most attractive place in this part of Egypt. Chalk and limestone rock formations carved by the forces of nature take on various shapes. You can let your imagination run wild and see in them camels, turtles, large mushrooms. The dominant white color of the building material causes many people perceive them as picturesque snowdrifts To preserve this unique place, a National Park was created here White Desert. Back to camp. Dinner and evening by the bonfire. Accommodation in tents.

Morning walk near the camp. Return to Cairo. Arrival in Cairo in the afternoon. A visit to the Museum of Islamic Art, which, according to Egyptians, is the largest museum of this type in the world. It collects thousands of exhibits of enormous artistic and historical value. Dinner and overnight stay in Cairo.

Departure to Marsa Matrouh. Descent to the Natrun Valley located in the Eastern Desert, below sea level. It was here in the 4th century AD the Christian monastic movement was born, the first religious communities and monasteries were established. In the Middle Ages, there were over 50 monasteries here. Four Copts, who enjoy great respect among Egyptians, have survived to this day. A visit to the Monastery of St. Macarius - the largest and most important Coptic monastery in Wadi Natrun, as well as to the monastery and the Syrian monastery. Transfer to El Alamein. A visit to the military cemetery where Allied and German soldiers who fought at El Alamain during World War II are buried. Arrival for overnight stay in Marsa Matrouh - the main administrative center of the province of the same name. The city has a very long history dating back to the times of Alexander the Great, who founded it. Cleopatra and Mark Antony also stayed here.

Departure to the Siwa oasis, located less than 40 km from the border with Libya, on the edge of the Great Sea of Sand. Its history dates back to ancient Egypt. The inhabitants, related to the Berbers from Algeria and Morocco, created a separate culture and their own language. The oasis is fed by over 300 springs and streams supplying fresh water to large plantations of date palms and olive trees, and salt lakes make this place even more extraordinary. Arrival in the city of Siwa. Visiting the ruins of the fortified city of Szala, built in the 13th century in the form of a labyrinth. The remains of buildings built from the local building material "khershef" - a mixture of mud, clay and brine - tower over the city of Siwa. They are a perfect vantage point for the entire oasis. At sunset, a desert safari in 4x4 cars. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

A trip to the Hill of the Dead, where there are tombs from the 26th Dynasty and the Ptolemaic tombs, later used by the Romans. Visiting Aghurmi with the ruins of the temple of the god Amun Re. It was home to an oracle whose fame spread throughout the ancient world. Even Alexander the Great used its prophecies to obtain confirmation of his divine origin. Stop at Cleopatra's Spring, A trip to the Great Sea of Sand, where among the dunes there is a hot spring known for its healing properties - Bir Wahid. Return to the hotel for the night.

In the early afternoon, departure from Siwa on the way back to El Alamin Rest in a hotel on the Mediterranean Sea

10th DAY OF MARS MATROUTH – ALEXANDRIA – CAIRO

 Sightseeing in Alexandria. Admission

Over night in Cairo

After breakfast at your hotel you will be transferred to Cairo airport for your departure