Ghost City Safaga
From $45 / person5 hoursSafaga
Free cancellation up to 5 days before
Travel insurance included
Certified guides
Duration 3 days
Cairo, Bahariya Oasis & White Desert — 3-Day Adventure
Private tour
Deposit refunded in full up to 5 days before, half of it up to 48 hours before
Itinerary
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3 days · 4 sights with your private Egyptologist
Grand Egyptian Museum & Giza Pyramids — GEM's Tutankhamun galleries, then the Giza plateau and Sphinx; evening in Old Cairo and Khan el-Khalili.
- Grand Egyptian Museum
Transfer from Hurghada to Cairo
Main stop
For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.
Includes
- Private car/minibus and private 4×4 jeep
- All entrance and national-park fees
- One night in a 5★ hotel in Cairo (dinner and breakfast) + one night in a White Desert tent camp with full camping gear
- All meals: 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 2 dinners, including a Bedouin campfire dinner
- Mineral water and tea on the road and at camp
- Personal expenses
- Restaurant drinks
- Gratuities
Important information
Private or group
This tour runs privately: only your own party travels, with your own guide and vehicle.
What to bring
- Passport (checkpoints en route)
- Warm layer for the desert night
- Comfortable shoes
- Sunscreen, hat and sunglasses
- Small backpack
Know before you go
- October to April offers the most comfortable desert temperatures.
- The White Desert night is spent camping — all gear is provided.
- Long driving distances are involved; this tour suits travellers with a sense of adventure.
- Pickup from El Quseir or Marsa Alam possible with a transfer supplement.
Frequently asked questions
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Places you'll visit on this trip
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PlanningCairo, Bahariya and the White Desert: three days that are not about pharaohsThe Black Desert, Agabat Valley, the White Desert's wind-carved chalk, Crystal Mountain and a night camping in total silence. Why it only works October to April.- DestinationsPyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum in one dayHow to fit Giza and the GEM into one day without ruining both: which to do first, what to see inside the museum when you only have three hours, and whether going inside a pyramid is worth it.
- DestinationsThe Grand Egyptian Museum: what to see when you can't see it allA practical guide to the GEM: how long you really need, the five things to see if you see nothing else, where Tutankhamun's mask and the royal mummies actually are, and whether the old Tahrir museum is still worth it.
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