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Desert safari 2 days – 1 night
Day 1: After breakfast departure from Luxor to the Camp site
of Kharga Oasis
The drive from Luxor to the camp site in the oasis of Kharga
takes 4 hours and you will go straight through the vast
desert expanding beyond the river banks of the Nile.
After a well-deserved lunch
Camel Ride to the Site of Kysis
As the camp is located close to the site of Kysis you will
go to the sites by camel, introducing you to the way ancient
Egyptians used to travel.
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Kysis was built in the 1st century BC, and dedicated
to the gods Isis and Serapis. It has since 1967 been
beautifully restored, and it also has a great location. It
overlooks the eastern valley below former Kysis. There are
two hypostyle halls, both with entrances in near perfect
condition. Most columns have been knocked down, but large
pieces lie around. Note that the eastern side seems to have
been without a wall, allowing the fertile lands below to
have been visible during ceremonies.
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You will go back by car for dinner.
After dinner, you can enjoy the relaxing and peaceful
atmosphere of the Camp. Enjoy a typical cup of tea, smoke a
water pipe and marvel at the beauty of the stars and the
quietness of the desert.
Day 2: Kharga - Luxor
Have a big breakfast as you have a full day ahead.
Check out.
Visit the Hibis Temple, Bagawat, Qasr El Zayan & El
Ghweita
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The Hibis Temple named after the town that once existed
here. It is by far the largest and finest of the temples of
Egypt's 200 years under Persian rulers. It was King Darius
(6th century C) who ordered to build it, and dedicated it to
Amon. The temple was adorned by rulers over the following
centuries, but the original style was always respected.
Today it is not available for closer inspection, as the main
structure is swathed in scaffolding.
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Bagawat is the earliest and best preserved Christian
Cemeteries in the world and a reminder of one of the most
central battles of early Christianity. In the 5th century, Bishop Nestorius was
exiled to Bagawat for this dispute. The large extent of the
Necropolis of Bagawat is the result of this and his
supporters' exile.
There are 263 mud-brick chapels climbing up a ridge, the
oldest dating back two centuries before Nestorius, the last
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Qasr El Zayan the temple was built during the
Ptolemaic period and restored under the Roman
emperor Antoniou and dedicated to the god Amenebis,
the local town god. The local town here was known as
Tchnonemyris, which flourished for several centuries.
El Ghweita was built between 250 and 80 BC
and dedicated to the Theban triad Amon, Mut and
Khonsu.
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After a delicious lunch
Kharga City (Museum, Pottery)
The museum of Kharga has many artefacts that have been found
in the surrounding desert of Kharga.
After the Museum you will have the opportunity to see and
buy some of the traditional hand made pottery of Kharga.
Drive back to Luxor
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Included in the trip:
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1 breakfast
2 lunches
1 dinner
Water
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Desert safari 3 days 2 nights
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Desert safari 5 days 4 nights |
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