Egypt - Featured Trips

This trip offers a fantastic combination of the hustle & bustle of Cairo and total tranquillity of the desert. You will be guided around Pharonic, Coptic and Islamic Cairo and see all the 'must see' places. The second part of the tour takes you into the Black and White Desert with the most incredible variety of colours, shapes and even some Pharonic tombs. Experience the desert in its true form sitting around a camp fire with your Bedouin guides. A visit to the Bahariya Oasis is also on the programme.

This exquisite Nile Cruise on board the SS Hadeel, a traditional Dahabiya, will take you from Luxor to Aswan (or reverse order). In the early 1900s, these sailing boats were used on the Nile for leisure by the aristocracy. The SS Hadeel has 3 decks with a lounge, bar, dining room and only 8 en-suite cabins all decorated in beautiful arabesque style. You will visit some of the best of Pharonic Egypt, including the Valley of Kings & Queens and Karnak Temple in Luxor, temples of Kom Ombo & Edfu between Luxor & Aswan, but also some more off the beaten track destinations. This trip also offers the opportunity to observe its landscape at a slow pace and get close to its people.

Escape the mainstream commercialised resorts in the Red Sea, offering bog-standard 5-day dive packages, with this wonderful camel dive safari. You will explore a stretch of coastline virtually untouched, rarely dived and reached by camel, but also dive the more well-known sites close to Dahab. You will also have plenty of time to absorb the blissful experience of the Sinai desert, with two nights camping under the stars.

The Red Sea is often referred to as a diver's paradise - with great dive sites, abundant marine life, great visibility and warm waters. The northern part of the Red Sea has been selected as one of the Seven Underwater Wonders of The World. In recent years some of these precious habitats have received protection.

The Best of Dahab dive package has been designed for any divers (min. qualification PADI Open Water or similar) who want to experience the ultimate Sinai experience. It combines the best dives in & around Dahab with the famous camel dive safaris and a boat safari to two different Marine Reserves. This trip is also ideal for mixed groups of divers, snorkellers and non-divers, offering sufficient variety for everybody to enjoy a week of adventure & fun.

If you are not a qualified diver as yet, PADI Open Water courses can also be arranged as well as more standard scuba-dive packages for the already qualified. Please contact us for more information and prices.

In order to escape the mainstream commercialised resorts in the Red Sea, we offer a variety of scuba-diving packages based in the relaxed village-style resort of Dahab. Dahab is situated roughly 100km north of Sharm el-Sheikh on the Gulf of Aqaba coast, Sinai. Dahab offers a wide range of shore dives in the Gulf of Aqaba, from shallow gentle dives to deep technical dives in the Blue Hole. In the programme are dive sites such as the Canyon, Bells to the Blue Hole, the Islands, Coral Garden, Eel Gardens, the Lighthouse, Gabr el-Bint, and potentially a boat dive to Napoleon Reef, dependent on weather conditions.

You will be based on the southern side of Dahab's seafront , and stay at the family friendly Inmo Diver's Home situated directly on the house reef with views across the Gulf of Aqaba. The hotel offers a range of family rooms, a good restaurant, swimming pool and children's playground with cave & paddling pool and several sun-lounging areas turning your stay into a relaxing and delightful experience. Child minding facilities are available whilst you dive. The dive centre offers optional courses for kids including the Bubblemaker course for young children and the Junior Open Water Course for children 10 years and older. Various adult PADI Dive courses are also available on request.

If you are looking to learn scuba-diving, where better than among the coral reefs in the warm & clear waters of the Gulf of Aqaba. We offer various PADI courses and the dive centre has a large classroom combined with tables outside for the occasional outdoor sessions. The classrooms have all necessary video & audio facilities, instructional materials and manuals.

Virtually anybody in a general good health and fitness can learn to dive. You will be based either in the PADI, BASC, TDI dive centre conveniently run from the Coral Coast Hotel and located on the famous Eel Garden reef, or at the PADI, CMAS & SSI dive centre based at Daniela Village. The highly experienced & qualified dive teams are friendly and on hand at all times. Fantasea promote responsible diving practices with no more than 6 divers per group and have a comprehensive eco-policy.

Both dive centres are equipped with the latest in diving equipment, regularly maintained and renewed to ensure your comfort, safety and style. There are spacious kitting up areas, rinsing pool, locker space, large bathrooms and hot water showers.

This jeep safari focuses on the culture and history of the Sinai Desert, visiting St. Catherine's Monastery with the legendary burning bush, Mount Sinai where Moses received the Ten Commandments, Wadi Feiran where he struck a rock with his staff, bringing forth a spring so his people could drink, and the famous turquoise mines at Serabit - just to name a few. This trip bursts with historical and cultural interest to give you a true insight into this 'great and terrible wilderness'.

For further reading check our Coast to Coast blog article.

There are only a few places in the world where a first-time visitor is confronted with a mountainous desert landscape as spectacular as that of the Sinai. On this camel safari you will trek into the heart of the desert and spend time with a Bedouin tribe learning amongst others about their techniques of survival. Visit the ancient biblical sites, such as St. Catherine's Monastery, and explore the Mount Sinai area. Sleeping under the stars in the desert is a most breathtaking and soul recharging experience.

For further reading check our Sinai Desert blog article.

BAOBAB's Yoga retreats are designed to focus on you. The daily yoga sessions with our Hatha Yoga instructors embrace the basic principles of Yoga and chakra cleansing and are tailored to cater for all levels and abilities. The days are planned with plenty of free time for absorbing the daily teachings with time for relaxation and contemplation. In addition, you can enjoy the surrounding desert and/or Red Sea.

Hatha Yoga emphasises balancing the opposing forces in the body, such as masculine & feminine energy, left & right, inhalation & exhalation, and thereby restoring the body to its natural equilibrium. Yoga provides a natural counter-balance to the stresses of modern life and can help you to achieve a sense of inner calm.

Classes are taught in our yoga studio or on the rooftop overlooking the Red Sea & Saudi Arabia beyond and the mountains on the other side or in a Natural Studio - the desert!

St. Catherine's Monastery, set beneath Mount Sinai, is where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments and the site of the biblical Burning Bush. This area is the roof of the Sinai, where rocky peaks reach over 2500m and even snow falls in winter. In the middle of the desert, St Catherine's Protectorate offers a surprising ecosystem with many freshwater pools and even some streams! Instead of watching sun rise on top of Mt Sinai, which requires the popular midnight climb shared with 100s of tourist, we offer you sunset from the summit.