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The Red Seathen Fayoum
10 nights · 11 days · As a couple
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- Day 2 Cairo and the Pyramids in a Day from Sharm el-Sheikh, by Flight · Full day · about 12 hours
The Red Sea
Days 1–8 · 8 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 1Arrival in The Red SeaTime reserved for arrivalSee day
- Day 2Cairo and the Pyramids in a Day from Sharm el-Sheikh, by FlightSuggested · Full day · about 12 hoursFrom the edge of Sinai to the heart of Egypt: the pyramids that kings built to be seen, and the medieval city on the hill opposite, whose builders took stone from the Giza pyramids.See day
- Day 3A free day in The Red SeaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 4Luxor in a Day from Sharm el-Sheikh, by FlightSuggested · Full day · about 12 hoursFrom the edge of Sinai to Thebes, the city of Amun: the god's temple on the living bank and, across the river, the kings who chose to be hidden rather than seen.See day
- Day 5Another free day in The Red SeaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 6Ras Mohammed National Park and White Island Boat Trip from Sharm El SheikhSuggested · Full day · about 8 hoursAt the southern tip of the Sinai two gulfs meet, and the reef drops straight into deep water.See day
- Day 7Another free day in The Red SeaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 8Another free day in The Red SeaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
Fayoum
Days 9–11 · 2 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.
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- The Red Sea8 nights
- Fayoum2 nights
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- 10 nights · 11 days
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- As a couple
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