Tunis to Cairo section of Silk Road Exploratory Overland Expedition
This overland trip forms the first section of the exploratory overland expedition to China, departing from Tunis in early March '09.
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Details |
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Price Includes |
(OE-9057-P) |
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Fully equipped Oasis Expedition Truck |
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All road tolls and ferry crossings |
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All Camping & Accomodation fees |
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Camping and Cooking gear |
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3 Meals per day whilst with truck (when in hotels 1 - 2) |
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Services of Oasis Crew |
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See below Accomodation for a list of other included activities |
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Price Excludes |
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Local Payment of £240
Visas - £20 - £60 (depending on nationality)
Tips and Optional excursions as listed
Meals taken while in hotels/hostels
Airport Taxes and Transfers
Travel Insurance
Drinks
Flights |
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Countries / Places Visited |
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Tunisia - Libya - Egypt |
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Activities Included |
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Overland tour, hiking, trekking, camping, boat trip, snorkeling, scuba diving |
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Suitability / Level |
Moderate |
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Activity Days
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Max Group Size |
23 |
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Itinerary
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Days 1 - 6
Tunisia
-Tunis (the capital) is a safe and very easy city to explore. It has a fascinating old walled city, more commonly called the Medina, and is thankfully ignored by most of the package holiday tour operators. Tunis has a strong medieval Arab past and well worth spending a couple of days here before your trip begins. Also, the legendary city of Carthage is only a 30 minute bus or taxi ride from Tunis with it's Greek and Roman past.
-Dougga, the largest and most dramatic Roman site in Tunisia, and possibly North Africa.
-Le Kef, a mountainous village dominated by it's fortified Kasbah. There are many short hikes and places of interest and Le Kef itself is a great place to relax.
-Roman city of Haidra, close to the Algerian border
-Oasis towns of Nefta and Tozeur where we have some free time to explore
-Matmata, well known for it's troglodyte villages.
Days 7 - 15
Libya
-Ghadames - UNESCO World Heritage site (there is believed to have been a town here for 5000 years. You can feel perfectly safe as you get lost in its labyrinthine alleyways, or venture out of town and climb one of the sand dunes to view the spectacular sunsets).
-Nalut (small town which has an exceptional Berber Granary, or Qasr, clinging to a steep hillside)
-Gariyat
-Leptis Magna (one of the finest preserved Roman Cities and one of the few where you can actually still picture a living city. It is well worth investing in a local guide to enjoy exploring the city.
-Drive along the Mediterranean coast with time to take a dip from one of the many deserted beaches.
-Ancient Greek city of Cyrene. (established in the 7th Century BC it has an outstanding history)
-Tobruk (scene of some of the most important and viscous battles of WW 2 and visit the graves and 25kms of fortified trenches)
Days 16 - 19
Egypt
-El Alamein (visit the excellent War Museum, which also houses much of the abandoned tanks and other armour)
-Alexandria (visit the old coffee houses or enjoy some of the excellent seafood or take a trip to the Catacombs in the eerie subterranean Roman Necropolis full of bizarre carvings)
-The beaches and diving here are also excellent with wrecks of Roman Galley's, French Warships, German U-boats and Cleopatra's Palace
Cairo (our base for the next few days)
-Visit the Pyramids with an Egyptologist guide (but you will also have enough free time while here to travel by overnight train to Aswan and Luxor to visit the Valley of the Kings, Abu Simbel or take a felucca trip on the Nile, or if you prefer to chill out on the Red Sea coast you can travel ahead of us to Dahab where you can do a PADI dive course, snorkel or relax on the beaches or spend longer in Alexandria and join us in Cairo later |
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Accommodation
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Over the 19 day duration of the trip we will be camping approximately 50% of the time, some of which may be in extreme heat or cold.
The hotels we use will be small locally owned pensions and bed and breakfasts and may often be of a very basic standard. |
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