8 Days from Cairo to Siwa Oasis

Having had a delicious breakfast in your hotel, you will be taken by your tour guide to see one of the most awe-inspiring sights in the world.

The first visit will start in the Giza Pyramids area, which includes the pyramid of the Great King Khufu, which is considered the largest tomb in history, and its construction lasted for 20 years. The construction of the Great Pyramid is a major civilizational leap in the history of ancient Egypt.

King Khufu considered himself the god Ra, the first king to consider himself a god, so he did build the pyramid and called it the horizon of Khufu, which is the horizon between the god Ra to reach the other world and destroy evil spirits, which made the people worship him as a god, as he was influenced by the same thing as kings after him, such as King Khafre, and the skillful engineer who built the Great Pyramid, Ham Ionu, who made it the greatest building in the history of the pharaohs, to which tourists flock annually.

Afterward, you'll have lunch at one of Cairo's great restaurants before a second visit to the downtown area.

Finally, you will go to the Egyptian Museum, one of the greatest museums in the Middle East, and the concept of developing a museum of Egyptian antiquities in Egypt goes back to Muhammad Ali Pasha, who ruled Egypt (1805-1848). 

In Cairo, at a building close to Azbakeya Park, at a time headed by Hakkiyan Effendi and handled by Yusuf Dia Effendi. Meanwhile, Sheikh Rifaa al-Tahtawi, in charge of the excavation and protection of Egyptian antiquities, had decreed that no further excavations were to be undertaken without his approval and that it was expressly forbidden that artifacts be exported out of Egypt; everything would be transferred into the Azbakeya Museum.

The full artifacts were transferred to the Azbakeya to one of the rooms within the Salah al-Din Castle in the reign of Abbas I in 1851, and the visitation was allowed to a few or selected VIP visitors. When the Austrian Crown Prince Maximilian visited Egypt in 1854, he went to see the Azbakeya Museum and showed so much interest in this collection that the then ruler (Waseem) of Egypt presented him with the major part of this collection, which now forms a substantial part of the collection of antiquities of ancient Egypt in the Museum of Art History in Vienna.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

At 6 a.m., your tour guide will be waiting for you at the hotel to take you on a wonderful tour to the city of Marsa Matrouh. However, before arriving, you will pass through the city of El Alamein, where you will stop for a while to visit the El Alamein Museum, also known as the World War II Museum, which depicts one of the most significant battles in the history of World War II.

When you arrive at the museum, you will see a simple building, but one that has a military character befitting the nature of the museum. 

The place is surrounded by a solemn calm that evokes the greatness of the sacrifices and heroism that took place here. You will enter the museum and begin your tour in the main exhibition hall, which contains a large collection of weapons and military equipment used in the famous Battle of El Alamein in 1942, including tanks, cannons, helmets, and military uniforms, all carefully preserved.

I was also drawn to the section dedicated to battle maps, which showed the movements of armies and details of the strategies employed, and this display gave me a deeper understanding of the nature of the military conflict at that time.

The museum was not limited to the military aspect but also included sections that documented the human side of the war. There is also a memorial commemorating the thousands of soldiers of different nationalities who lost their lives on this land, evoking mixed feelings of sadness and respect.

Then you will arrive at the wonderful city of Marsa Matrouh, where there are magnificent beaches, and you will also eat the most delicious fish at one of the wonderful restaurants before going to your hotel.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Our guide will take you after breakfast at your hotel to commence your Siwa Oasis Desert Safari Tour. It is located in the south of Marsa Matrouh and takes about four hours to drive. 

Your first stop will be the forest of Shali, or rather the ancient city of Shali, the beating heart of Siwa. As soon as you enter its mud walls built with the famous “karshif” material, you feel as if you have stepped into a time machine. The narrow alleys and dilapidated houses tell stories of hundreds of years of isolation and simplicity. 

After a short break, you will head to the Temple of Amun, also known as the “Temple of Revelation.” The temple is located on the summit of Mount Agorami, and it is said that Alexander the Great came here in 331 BC to receive the revelation of the god Amun and confirm his divine lineage.

The remains of the temple still bear witness to the grandeur and importance of the place at that time. From the top of the mountain, we could see the palm lakes, olive groves, and farms that give Siwa its distinctive green colour.

On the way back, after enjoying a drink of date syrup and milk at one of the local cafés, you will continue your journey to the Temple of Alexander the Great, known locally as the “Temple of Umm Abida.”

Although not much remains of it, standing in front of its walls gives you a majestic feeling. This is the place that Alexander ordered to be built during his visit, and it is one of the most important pieces of tangible evidence of the unique relationship between Egypt and ancient Greece.

You will then visit the Cleopatra Spring and Siwa House Museum so that you get to know about the Bedouin life of the Siwan people. You will be able to enjoy an amazing sunset view at Fitnas Island at the end of the day. 

 Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, you will visit one of the most beautiful places in Siwa Oasis, the village of Maraki, which has wonderful tourist and historical significance. This village is located in the central west of Siwa Oasis in the Matrouh Governorate, within a cluster of agricultural areas, indicating that it is an area characterized by agriculture, especially palm and olive trees.

There are also many projects that have been established there, including schools, road networks, and water treatment plants. Recently, a mosque was built there, which is almost the only one in the area. The region is considered historically important, as it is said that the priests welcomed Alexander and considered him the son of Amun, as he considered himself a god.

You will visit in the evening when you will be going after lunch to Bir Wahid, which is a part of Siwa that is one of the most pleasing safari tours in the world, where they are distinctive to be able to get there by driving up and down the dunes across the Great Sand Sea, crossed by a cold lake, and just at its sides are the hot waters of Bir Wahid, and this is an unusual paradox. 

They are surrounded by palm trees and sand everywhere, deep in the desert, 15 km from the oasis, in a strange scene that delights the viewer.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

You will have breakfast before heading to one of the most beautiful and important tourist sites in Siwa. Your tour will begin at the Mountain of the Dead, which was discovered by chance. During World War II, Egyptians went to various places to hide, and among these places was this mountain, which they discovered to be a conical mountain with several tombs from the bottom to the top, giving it a wonderful shape. 

It is also considered an archaeological cemetery built in different eras, including the ancient Egyptian and Ptolemaic eras.

After that, you will visit a different kind of mountain, Mount Dakrour, which is considered sacred by the inhabitants of the region. Every year in October, after the harvest season, an annual celebration is held on this mountain, lasting three days and attended by all the inhabitants of the region.

It is currently considered one of the most important destinations for medical tourism and natural healing, attracting visitors from various Arab and international destinations.

Finally, you will return to Ecolodge for lunch before returning to Cairo the next day.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

You will be dropped at your hotel in Cairo after breakfast, and during the night, the tour manager will explain the varieties of tours suggested to you and the day tours in Cairo.

overnight in Cairo

Breakfast is included

Your day will start with breakfast in your hotel and then is followed by the Cairo Top Tours tour leader picking you up and transferring you to Cairo International Airport to take a final departure, leaving you with a reminiscence of what you have enjoyed in your stay, and Cairo Top Tours hopes to see you again one day.
We are happy that you have decided to use our services. In case you are interested in additional tours in Egypt, as well as the Egypt desert safari type of adventure, we recommend that you take the White Desert Safari Egypt tour.

Included meals: Breakfast 

The tour is the most exciting Safari Trips in Egypt, which present some of the most notable places in the Egypt region. You will see the most significant sights of Egypt including the Great Pyramids and the reputable Egyptian Museum. There is also the Mountain of the Dead, Dakrour Mountain, Siwa Oasis and Bir Wahid that you will visit.