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Oasis Caravan South

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 South 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 South starts in Istanbul Turkey and finishes in Cairo, Egypt, if you wish to start the tour in Cairo look at the Oasis Caravan North for departure dates for this tour in reverse.

Middle East Tour D 1 - 4 From Istanbul we begin our journey with a half day drive to Gallipoli and the Straits of the Dardanelles. We visit Troy on our way to Ephesus and spend the next 2 nights camping on the coast or in the nearby town of Selcuk. We then travel via either Pamukkale or take the more scenic route towards Marmaris and camp in the mountains.

Middle East Tour D 5 - 10 we head to Olu Deniz and Olympus further down the Mediterranean coast. We stay in campsites or tree houses. Saklikent Gorge where there is the opportunity to go river tubing. Cappadocia, churches, fortresses and even underground cities.

Middle East Tour D 11 - 17 Syria, Aleppo, visit Crac de Chevaliers, Crusader Castle, the oasis town of Palmyra, Damascus, one of the friendliest and safest of capital cities.

MIDDLE EAST TOUR D 18 - 24 Jordan and the Dead Sea. The Rose Red City of Petra. we desert camp over night at Wadi Rum, we take the ferry across the Red Sea to the Sinai Desert.

Middle East Tour D 25 – 29 Dahab, snorkel or scuba dive, Mount Sinai and St. Catherine’s Monastery, Suez Canal drive to Luxor Via Hurghada.

Middle East Tour D 30 - 37 Luxor, visit Valley of the Kings & Queens (by donkey!), Karnak Temple and its Sound and Light Show and Luxor Temple. We then travel onto Aswan, Abu Simbel, Kom Ombo. Cairo on an overnight train ride. visit to the Sphinx and Pyramids of Giza, visit the Egyptian History Museum Then back to the hotel for an end of trip party!

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