Ägypten

Travel through the ages, from the treasures of Cairo to the magical desertDo you dream of leaping into a science-fiction machine to go back in time? Of watching the stars, lying on a bed of sand dunes, listening to the night-time silence? Of leaving everything behind and marvelling at each step? Egypt is the place to make these come true. From the gates of Soudan, to the blue of the Mediterranean where the serpent-like Nile comes to prey, this country has 3000 years of history to tell. You will learn of the time of the pharaohs and the mysterious Pyramids of Giza, golden mummies and hieroglyphics; the time of the conquests of Alexander the Great in the amazing Siwa Oasis, with thousands of water sources and an ocean of date and olive trees; the present-time Cairo swarming with people, innumerable alleyways, and cluttered, bustling souks.In the land of papyrus and the deity Horus, you will also hear another magical sound: the silence of the desert. This is waiting for you in the west, in the Libyan Desert. You will be able to take time to admire the lunar landscapes of the black desert, with its strange sandstone cones, and the wind-swept sand that almost looks like lace; time to contemplate the unbelievable white desert, with its mind-blowing limestone mushrooms and meringues that time and the elements have formed. At the end of this dream-like trip, in a remote valley, you will find sleeping whales and millions of other fossils, a living testimony to an ocean that disappeared over 40 million years ago. An eternity engraved on a rock slab.