Cairo, Marsa Alam 7 Days 6 Nights
Marsa Alam has a true tropical feeling, with its mangroves and palm trees, and its long beaches with fringing and barrier coral reefs. The awesome Wadi el Gemal National Park is in its outskirts, with 100km of pure Red Sea beach bliss and desert landscapes.
Remote, tranquil, of breathtaking simplicity, Marsa Alam is the place to get away from it all. Popular among diver due to the untouched and numerous diving sites along the coast and offshore, with quite rare features in the Red Sea as the Poseidon bay where the dugongs live, or the coral reef home to the spinner dolphins, Marsa Alam has also some interesting inland attraction worth exploring such as the Emerald Mines, or the Temple of Seti I at Khanais.
Marsa Alam is home to some good hotels with all amenities, but there are in the area also a number of low cost eco-lodges and camps, with simple but fascinating accommodation right on the beach. The Wadi el Gemal National Park coast is a preserved area and only eco-lodges can be built on its shores, an unique protected project in Egypt.
The Fustat Wadi el Gemal Eco-lodge, right in the middle of the park, makes for a fascinating daily excursion, with its camel safaris through the wadi and the traditional customs of its employees, all belonging to the local nomadic tribes of the Bisharis and the Ababda, or to the Nile valley ethnic group of Nubians.
This journey combines all the highlights of Pharaonic Egypt. Of course, you’ll see the treasures of the Great Pyramids & Sphinx at Giza, Sakkara but the adventure doesn’t end there. We’ll take you to the fantastic Marsa Alam which lies in its tropical appearance, boasting rich blue sea coasts fringed with coral reef barriers, paradisiacal beaches and proud palm trees. Marsa Alam has as a result become a favorite of divers eager to explore the resorts numerous unspoilt diving sites where spinner dolphins and sea turtles swim freely.
Day 1: Cairo (no meals)
Arrive at Cairo Airport where our representative will meet and assist you through customs and then you claim your baggage. You will be transferred to your selected hotel for a free evening. Overnight at your Hotel.
Day 2: Cairo (F.B)
After freshening up you will enjoy the time of the ancient Egyptians. Our friendly guide will accompany you to the awe-inspiring Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza and then onwards to Sakkara to see the first pyramid ever built – the Step Pyramid of Zosser. Lunch at five star restaurants, overnight at your Hotel.
Day 3: Cairo (F.B)
After breakfast and check out, you will enjoy the legendary treasures of the Egyptian Museum. Take a look at some of the most exquisite and ancient artifacts and statues in history. Then see the Islamic areas of Cairo including the Citadel of Saladin – boasting the famous Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali. Then onto the Coptic area of Cairo where the Romans constructed the fortress of Babylon which is built over the ruins of two towers of the fortress the church of St Mary or more commonly know as the Hanging Church, followed by St Sergius which is said to be the resting place for the holy family. Lunch at five star restaurants, Domestic airline flight to Mars Alam. Check in Hotel dinner, overnight at Hotel.
Day 4 to Day 7: Marsa Alam (A/ I)
Enjoy your time, Diving – Snorkeling – Water Sports and Land activities.
Shaab Samadai (Dolphin House)
Nicknamed Dolphin House in reference to the pod of 60 or so spinner dolphins that frequent the site, Shaab Samadai is a horseshoe shaped reef off of the southern Marsa Alam coast. In addition to the playful spinner dolphins that reside here, the shallow, turquoise lagoon is also populated by schools of reef fish including leopard groupers, lionfish and masked butterfly fish. Shaab Samadai has 3 distinct scuba diving areas; the outer reef, the underwater caves and the pinnacles located to the south of the reef, with depths varying from 5m to 25m.
Fury Shoal
A network of hard coral formations make up the complex reef system of Fury Shoal. Inhabited by a variety of pelagic fish, dolphins and several species of shark, Fury Shoal is a diverse coral garden and a spectacular dive site.
Aside from the endless colorful sea life, the lagoon also contains the wrecks of a tugboat and a sailing ship for your exploration.
Optional:
The desert: ferociously blazing, deeply silent, apparently empty. Majestic and imposing in its simplicity. The sea: crystalline, with its million hues of blue, its fertile, healthy marine life, unpolluted, a triumph of nature. A holiday in the area isn’t complete without a visit to the desert, whether to a natural location; to one of the unexpected, hidden historical sites scattered throughout this crossroad of civilizations that has been for centuries the Red Sea, or to the natural marvels of the sea itself. In Marsa Alam, many excursions can be done to some outstanding sights. Here is a selection of the most interesting places in the area.
Day 7: Cairo (B)
Transfer to the Airport for your departure flight at Cairo Airport connection from Cairo Airport to any destination.
Package includes the following:
- Arrival / Departure: Airport transfers included
- Transport: Private air-conditioned mini van and felucca boat.
- Accommodation: 6 Nights hotel optional additional Nights can be added upon request.
- Guides: Egyptologist guide in all the sites.
- Tours: Cairo Pyramids, Sphinx, Sakkara, Museum & City Tour.
- Entrance fees: Included
