Egypt — Beyond the Nile

Enquiry and participation

This form expresses an initial interest in joining. It does not reserve a place, create a payment obligation or replace the travel agreement.

Enquiry → personal or video discussion → written agreement for the departure → the payment and confirmation specified in it. Purchase flights after the organiser confirms the departure.

A ten-day oasis and desert journey from Cairo to Luxor: Bahariya, the Black Desert, Crystal Mountain, Agabat, the White Desert, Farafra, Dakhla and Kharga. Eight nights in accommodation and one night in a desert bivouac or camp, with full board. Hungarian-speaking tour leadership; minimum 5, maximum 10 participants. The enquiry expresses an initial interest in joining; we discuss the details personally.

Included in the price

Full, 10-day Egyptian program from Cairo to Luxor. 8 nights in twin-share accommodation and 1 night in a bivouac or camp in the White Desert. Full board: breakfast, lunch and dinner throughout the program. Drinking water in the desert. Egyptian transfer from Cairo to Luxor according to all programmes, including airport transfers. 4×4 vehicles and drivers for the desert section. The necessary local leaders and desert permits. Local cultural programme elements included in the programme. Hungarian language tour guide and Beyond My World coordination.

Special costs

Budapest-Cairo and Luxor-Budapest international airline tickets and selected ticket baggage. Egyptian visa. Travel and accident insurance, arranged by each participant at their own expense. Single-room supplement, quoted separately in writing. Alcohol drinks, individual consumption and personal expenses.

Final / additional night

All 9 nights of the 20–29 March itinerary are included. Accommodation and meals for earlier arrivals or extensions after the programme must be arranged separately.

Programme and conditions

20 March - Arrival in Cairo Budapest-Cairo flight, airport transfer and accommodation. The arrival depends on an easy evening walk and a shared dinner. Night in Cairo. 21 March - Cairo and Giza In the morning, Giza and the pyramids. In the afternoon, Islamic Cairo, old parts of town, markets, street life and local food. Night in Cairo. 22 March - Cairo Bahariya Psalms, local farms and sources; if possible family or farm reunion. Sunset on the edge of the desert. About 360 kilometers, 4-5 hours. At night in Bahariya. 23 March - Black Desert Crystal Mountain Agabat White Desert We travel by 4×4 through the Black Desert and Agabat. Sunset, dinner and a bivouac or camp in the White Desert. March 24th - White Desert Farafra Sunrise and breakfast in the desert. In Farafra, palmalets, gardens and Badr Abdel Moghny's workshop; possibly Bir Sitta is a warm spring. Night in Farafra. 25 March - Farafra Dakhla Further south on the oasis route. Small settlements, palm groves and sunsets. About 310 km, 4 hours. Night in Dakhla. 26 March - Dakhla Al- Qasr Vádogogtown, pottery workshop, farms and palm lides. Balat, Ain Asil and Qila al-Dabba. Second night in Dakhla. 27 March - Dakhla Kharga Al-Bagawat and Hibis; a remote Roman desert location only if the permit and safety conditions allow. About 200 km, 2.5-3 hours. At night in Kharga. 28 March - Kharga Luxor Return to Nile, rest, Nile Beach and dinner together. About 250-280 km, 4 hours. At night in Luxor. 29 March - Luxor Budapest Depending on the time of the flight, in the morning for Karnak, then airport transfer and home travel. Distances and driving times are approximate. The family, farm and workshop programs, the Bir Sitta source and the remote Kharga location depend on local confirmation. The daily order may be adjusted according to road conditions, permits, weather and safety situation, with participant information. Get ready for several hours of driving, off-road sections, uneven terrain walks and a simple desert night. This is not a multi-day walking trekking and not a camouflage road.

Payment and cancellation

Standard price: EUR 1350 per person, with no automatic discount. A 30% deposit of EUR 405 per person is due when booking. The balance is EUR 945 per person; full payment is due by 20 December 2026. Cancellation before 20 January 2027: the deposit is non-refundable, but any amount paid above it is refunded. From 20 January until before 20 February: 50% of the full price, EUR 675 per person, is refunded. From 20 February there is no refund. The deposit is not deducted again from the 50% refund. If the organiser cancels because the minimum group size is not reached or the agreed arrangements cannot be fulfilled, all payments are refunded. The personalised agreement contains the detailed terms for transferring a place and force majeure. Purchase flights only after written confirmation that the departure will go ahead.

Important points

Requirements mentioned in your application do not order services that cost extra. We discuss suitability, insurance, documents, payment and cancellation terms before the agreement. Do not enter medical or passport details in this form.

Weather or local conditions may change the programme; the travel agreement governs how significant changes are handled.

kischan1988@gmail.com · Henrik Le-Botos