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Fayoumthen The Red Sea
16 nights · 17 days · As a couple
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- Day 11 Cairo and the Pyramids in a Day from Hurghada, by Flight · Full day · about 12 hours
Fayoum
Days 1–7 · 7 nightsWhat to know about Fayoum
- How long
- A day from Cairo, or a night. About two hours from Cairo each way. A day covers Wadi El Rayan or the Valley of the Whales; a night by Lake Qarun lets you see both without rushing.
- What deserves priority
- Wadi El Rayan's lakes and waterfalls, and the whale fossils of Wadi El Hitan.
- Wadi el-Hitan
A desert valley of fossil whales with legs, from a sea that covered Egypt forty million years ago.
- Day 1Arrival in FayoumTime reserved for arrivalSee day
- Day 2A free day in FayoumOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 3Another free day in FayoumOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 4Another free day in FayoumOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 5Another free day in FayoumOpen for us to plan with youSee day
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The Red Sea
Days 8–17 · 9 nightsWhat to know about The Red Sea
- How long
- 3–5 nights recommended. Base yourself in Hurghada or Sharm for the reefs. Cairo is a short flight away, and Luxor makes a fine overnight from Hurghada.
- What deserves priority
- Snorkelling, diving and genuine rest.
- Day 8Travel to The Red SeaTransfer time reservedSee day
- Day 9A free day in The Red SeaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 10Another free day in The Red SeaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 11Cairo and the Pyramids in a Day from Hurghada, by FlightSuggested · Full day · about 12 hoursTwo Egypts in a day: kings who built to be seen at Giza, and the sultans' Cairo on the hill opposite, whose Citadel was begun by Salah al-Din.See day
- Day 12Another free day in The Red SeaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 13Dolphin House Snorkelling Trip from HurghadaSuggested · Full day · about 8 hoursSome of the Red Sea's spinner dolphins rest by day in the shelter of Shaab El Erg.See day
- Day 14Another free day in The Red SeaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 15Giftun Island Snorkelling Trip from HurghadaSuggested · Full day · about 8 hoursThis Giftun Island snorkeling trip from Hurghada is a full day on the Red Sea.See day
- Day 16Another free day in The Red SeaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 17Departure dayPlanned around your flight
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- Fayoum7 nights
- The Red Sea9 nights
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- 16 nights · 17 days
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