Cairo to Nairobi
Tour Itinerary
Weeks 1 to 3: Accommodation: 
Egypt: Cairo, the Sphinx, Pyramids
On the Sinai Peninsular at Dahab we have a few days to relax on the beach of the
Red Sea. This is one of the best places to go scuba diving in the world. We
cross the Suez Canal to Cairo where we spent a few days to look at the great
pyramids in Giza and the immense collections of the Cairo Museum with treasures
and chariots and golden masks thousands of years old Luxor, we
visit Karnak Temple the Colossi
of Memnon & Valley of the Kings & Tutankhamen's
Tomb on donkeys. In Aswan we visit the High Dam
&Philae Island Temple. Most take a
felucca sailing boat on the river for a few days and also go to see the
Temples of Abu Simbel. We take the ferry crossing Lake Nasserto
Wadi Halfa in to the desert of Sudan
Weeks 4 to 5: Accommodation: Sudan
From Wadi Halfa we cross the sandy Nubian and Bayuda Deserts stopping at time forgotten friendly villages on the Nile. We visit the Pharonic Pyramids of Meroe in an un-spoilt, seldom visited desert setting. Khartoum where the Blue & White Nile join watch dervish dancing or even join in the Nubian wrestling - safer just to watch. We follow the Blue Nile toGedaref and Ethiopia.
Weeks 6 to 8: Accommodation: Ethiopia
Tissisat Falls is the source of the Blue Nile. We visit Gondar; a city of castles and churches. You can take Landrovers to visit the Simien Mountains where you can horse trek and see grazing Gelada Baboons. Take boats to visit Bahir Dar Monasteries on islands on Lake Tana the source of the Blue Nile, with hippos and crocs at the outflow of the river. We briefly visit the capitol Addis Ababa and follow the Rift Valley Lakes south to Kenya.
Week 9: Accommodation: Kenya
We continue south into the "Northern Frontier District" of Kenya, a restricted area; semi arid with a spectacular diversity of people, wild game on the road side and a pleasant dry climate. We stop at the base of Mount Kenya before finishing in Nairobi.
NOTE: Africa is an unpredictable continent. We do not have a fixed itinerary so please treat the information given as a guideline only. Although our information is written in good faith at the time of printing, our route may vary at any time due to weather, politics or road conditions.