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Oasis Caravan North

From the Pyramids of Giza to the gatway of Asia, Istanbul, the Dead Sea, desert camping at Wadi Rum and the Med coast of Turkey, you will experience the highlights of travel to the Middle East in our popular and action-packed 37 day overland adventure.

The Oasis Caravan North is one of our Middle East, Egypt and Turkey Overland Trips that we offer you to explore the highlights of Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and Syria, as well as tasting for yourself the Egyptian and Middle Eastern food and culture and Greek and Roman history of the region. The Oasis Caravan North starts in Cairo Egypt and finishes in Istanbul, Turkey, if you wish to start the tour in Istanbul look at the Oasis Caravan South for departure dates for this tour in reverse.

Cairo to Istanbul day 1 - 4 Cairo visiting the Sphinx and Pyramids of Giza, also visit the Egyptian History museum in the afternoon - the camel ride, entry fees and the Egyptologist guide are included. overnight train to Aswan - Abu Simbel, traditional felucca sail boat, trip to Kom Ombo.

Cairo to Istanbul day 5 - 8 Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple, Valley of the Queens and Valley of the Kings.

Cairo to Istanbul day 9 - 13 Red Sea coast, the Suez Canal, snorkel or scuba dive, enjoy the Bedouin hospitality and just relax on the beach. Mount Sinai and St. Catherine's Monastery.

Cairo to Istanbul day 14 - 18 Cross the Red Sea to Aqaba in Jordan. Camp over night in the desert at Wadi Rum, optional guided 4WD jeep safari deep into the desert. Petra, Mt Nebo, Amman.

Cairo to Istanbul day 19 - 25 Syria, Damascus, optional one day guided tour into Lebanon and Beirut. The oasis town of Palmyra, Crac de Chevaliers, Aleppo.

Cairo to Istanbul day 26 - 31 Turkey, Cappadocia, The Goreme Valley, Turkish coast, Saklikent Gorge where there is the opportunity to go river tubing. stay at both Olympus and further up the Mediterranean coast at Olu Deniz.

Cairo to Istanbul day 32 - 37 Either Pamukkale or scenic route towards Marmaris and camp in the mountains. Ephesus, Troy, cross the Dardanelle Straits and visit Gallipoli, the final destination of our trip - city of Istanbul.

Gallipoli
ANZAC cove
Troy
Ephesus
either Pamukkale or the Marmaris
Olu Deniz
Olympus
Cappadocia
Goreme Valley
Aleppo
Crac de Chevaliers
Palmyra
Damascus
Optional excursion into Lebanon
+ Baalbek Roman Temple
+ Lebanese lunch
+ city tour of Beirut
busy bazaars
Mt. Nebo
the Dead Sea
Moses final resting place and the church in his name
St. Georges Church (which has the oldest known map of the world)
the Great Rift Valley of Africa
Rose Red City of Petra
Wadi Rum desert
4WD jeep safari deep into the desert with Bedouin guides
cross the Red Sea from Aquaba in Jordan to Nuweiba in Egypt
Dahab
St. Catherine's Monastery
climb Mt Sinai
Crossing the Suez Canal
drive via Hurghada
Aswan
visit Abu Simbel
Elephantine Island
traditional Egyptian sailboat or 'felucca' on the Nile River
Edfu and Kom Ombo
visiting the Temple of Horus
Luxor
In Luxor visit Valley of the Kings on donkeys
option to go to Valley of the Queens and Valley of the Workers
+ Queen Hatshepsuts Temple
+ Karnak Temple
+ sound and light show
+ Luxor Temple
sleeper train to Cairo
visit the Sphinx
Pyramids of Giza + (this also includes a camel ride around the Pyramids)
visit the Egyptian History Museum