Remembering the Afrika Korps
Three Days / Two Nights

Private Desert Caravan
Daily departure

Photo Credit Osama Abdel A'al - Click here for more images from the Oases

Remembering the Afrika Korps
Three Days / Two Nights

It was in 1940 that Erwin Rommel took command of the Afrika Korps. The German commander staged daring strikes against British Commonwealth forces. He nearly succeeded in taking Cairo and changing the course of history.

On this three-day excursion from Cairo, we’ll recall those decisive days, witness some of the conditions experienced by troops of both sides, and come to appreciate the grandeur and glory of the Western Desert. And we’ll delve into military affairs more ancient, as we discover the traces of Alexander the Great.

Day 1 – Cairo, El Alamain, Marsa Matrouh (Lunch. Dinner )

Your guide and driver will pick you up early in the day to set out on the 250-kilometer journey through the desert to El Alamein. It was here, in the most decisive battle of the desert campaign in 1942, that Field Marshall Montgomery turned back the advance of the Afrika Korps after the disaster of Tobruk and a hasty retreat to the east.

We will visit the Afrika Korps Cemetery in the great battlefield and have a picnic lunch. Afterward, we’ll continue to Marsa Matrouh with its lovely stretches of beach to spend the night at the Siwa Safari Paradise.

Day 2 – Oracle of Amoun, Birket Siwa (Breakfast . Lunch . Dinner )

You’ll want to linger at the lovely Siwa Safari Paradise, an oasis in itself constructed with local materials and serving refreshing yet unpretentious meals. After the fresh fruits of breakfast, it’s time to wander the nearby hills and olive groves. We’ll visit the Oracle of Amoun, and see where Alexander the Great was crowned as the Son of God. His final resting place is said to be nearby. We’ll take lunch in a local restaurant on Fatnas Island in the middle of Birket Siwa, a great salt lake surrounded by date palms. We’ll observe crystalline springs arising from the sands, one of which feeds the pool at the Siwa Safari Paradise, where we’ll return for dinner and the night.

Day 3 - Back to Cairo (Breakfast. Lunch)

After a refreshing oasis breakfast of fruits, local cheese and just-baked bread, we’ll start our journey back toward Cairo, with a stop for a picnic along the way.

Add a Nile cruise on a Dahabiya Deluxe Felucca on the Nile

Price includes:

• Transportation in four-wheel-drive air-conditioned Toyota Land Cruiser or similar vehicle
  
• Services of driver and English-speaking guide
  
• Accommodations with full board (BLD, breakfast, lunch and dinner)
  
• Entry fees to sites visited
  

Rate per person in double in USD $ :

Minimum 2 passengers is required = 850 $ per person

A note about meals
Please note that some meals will be served in local desert style. For your Egyptian breakfast, expect orange juice, tea and coffee, marmalade, a selection of two cheeses, beans, and eggs.
A picnic lunch will typically include either tuna, sausage, sardines or beef with a green salad or a salad of cheese, tomato and fruit.
For dinner, expect a beef or chicken main coarse, with vegetable and rice or pasta.
Please inform your hosts in advance of dietary requests.

Why book with us ?

For travel during Easter, Christmas or New Year's, weeks a 10 percent supplement applies.