"Wow what a fantastic time I had in Dahab. I've dived at several locations around the world and never knew how exciting the Red Sea was. Caverns, canyons and the excellent Blue Hole have made this holiday the best I've been on. Where else can I go?"
Mr. A. Rayson (tailor-made diving tour) |
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BAHARIYA OASIS, EGYPT
Our Egypt tours that visit Bahariya Oasis
Bahariya – the Northern Oasis is located around 300km from Cairo. The oasis consists of many villages; the largest of these is Bawiti. The Wahati people who mainly inhabit the area are descendants of the ancient tribes who used to inhabit the area from Libya and the North coast. The Wahati people of mainly Islamic and the area is home to many mosques.
The Bahariya oasis was made famous in 1996 when a huge burial site was discovered, containing around 250 mummies, the mummies dated back to various periods’ throughout history. To date, approximately thirty-four tombs have been discovered. The site of the "Golden Mummies" is also home to the ruins of the Temple of Alexander’. Many Egyptologists believe that Alexander the Great visited Bahariya when returning from visiting the Oracle of Amun at Siwa.
Today the history of Bahariya is documented in even more detail. Several local sheikhs keep a genealogical history. They record not only Births, Deaths and Marriages, but also surprising events such as an encounter with a Jinn or other supernatural creatures. Three of these record books are kept, one in Mandisha, another in Bawiti and the third in El Haiz.
As far back as the Middle Kingdom, Bahariya has been a major agricultural centre for Egypt. The area has been, and continues to be famous for its wine even today.
Popular excusions out from Bahariya include the nearby White and Black Deserts. These amazing deserts have landscapes reminicent of the moon, dotted with wierd rock formations form by thousands of years of wind errosion. The Crystal Mountain, a large rock formation made up in large part by quartz crystals, is another popular attraction.
Tours including Bahariya Oasis
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| Deserts & Tombs |
Egypt |
9 or 10 days |
From UK£530 |
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Cairo, Western Desert, Luxor. This feature-rich tour combines the history and monuments of Cairo and Luxor, with a safari through the Egyptian Western Deserts, visiting the Bahariya, Farafra, Dakhla and Kharga Oases and a night camping amid the strange rock formations in the White Desert. We also see the main ancient Pharaonic sites in Luxor, before returning to Cairo. |
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| Deserts, Tombs & Beaches |
Egypt |
15 days |
From UK£580 |
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Cairo, Western Deserts, Luxor, Dahab. This comprehensive tour gives a taste of everything that Egypt has to offer. We start with the pyramids in Cairo, before doing a desert safari through the Western deserts and the Oases of Bahariya, Farafra, Dakhla and Kharga en-route to Luxor. We then see all the main sites on both banks of the Nile in Luxor, before heading to Dahab for some snorkelling and relaxing by the Red Sea. |
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| Deserts, Tombs & Jordan |
Egypt |
16 days |
From UK£1,090 |
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Cairo, Western Deserts, Luxor, Dahab, Jordan. Egypt & Jordan are covered in full on this tour, as we explore the main
Pharaonic sites in Cairo and Luxor, take a desert safari through the
Egyptian Western Deserts, and travel north through Jordan visiting Wadi
Rum, Petra, the Dead Sea, and Jerash. |
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| Pharaohs and Deserts |
Egypt |
15 days |
From UK£630 |
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Cairo, Aswan (felucca or luxury cruise) Luxor, Fayoum, Western Deserts. This tour combines Egypt's main historical sites and a felucca or luxury cruise in the Nile Valley, with two separate desert safaris. Around Fayoum we visit the Wadi Rayan protected area with its spring oasis and desert lake, and the World Heritage Site of the Valley of the Whales. In the Western Deserts, we visit the Baharya & Farafra oases and enjoy an overnight jeep safari in the spectacular White Desert. |
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| Egyptian Desert Safari |
Egypt |
8 days |
From UK£500 |
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Cairo, Fayoum, Valley of the Whales, Western Deserts. Ideal for a second visit to Egypt, this tour visits several different desert regions including the Wadi Rayan Protected Area with its freshwater desert lake, and the Valley of the Whales World Heritage Site where numerous fossilised whales litter the beautiful desert scenery. We also enjoy a jeep safari into Western Deserts to visit the Baharya & Farafra Oases and spend a night camping under the starry desert sky amidst the weird rock formations in the White Desert. |
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