Oasis Caravan 58 days - Overland Trip

Accommodation

Camping plus simple hotels/hostels

Kitty Notes

The Local Payment is part of your overall trip price and is used for various costs that cannot be pre-paid from the UK. These include accommodation, transport and some meals.

Itineraries (Istanbul - Tunis)

Tunisia

Tunis - a fascinating city with its old walled Medina. The legendary city of Carthage is nearby with its Greek and Roman past infused with power, cruelty, romance and decline.
Dougga - the largest and most dramatic Roman site in Tunisia.
Le Kef - a mountainous village dominated by its fortified Kasbah.
Haidra Roman Ruins - one of the oldest Roman cities in Tunisia.
Nefta and Tozeur - small oasis towns, closely linked with the mystical brotherhood of Sufism.
Matmata - well known for its troglodyte villages and where we stay overnight in a cave hotel.

Libya

Nalut - explore the fortified granary clinging to a steep hillside, reached through an underground tunnel.
Ghadames - UNESCO World Heritage oasis town, situated on an ancient caravan route from West Africa.
Tripoli - the capital
Leptis Magna - one of the finest preserved Roman Cities with colonnaded streets, a huge triumphal arch, a well preserved Roman harbour with quay side and warehouses.
Cyrene - an ancient Greek city established in the 7th Century BC, it has been ruled by both Alexander the Great and Emperor Hadrian.
Tobruk - fortified trenches and battle remains from WW2. Visit the Commonwealth troops war memorials & cemeteries.

Egypt

El Alamein - site of the turning point of WW2. Visit war cemeteries and the War Museum with abandoned tanks and armour.
Alexandria - visit the Catacombs in the eerie subterranean Roman Necropolis or dive to wrecks of Roman Galleys, WW2 vessels and Cleopatra\'s Palace.

Cairo - visit the Pyramids and Sphinx and the Egyptian History Museum - Egyptologist Guide and entrance fees included.

Aswan - you have the opportunity to visit the great monuments at Abu Simbel as well as a number of temples and tombs on the Nile.
Nile River - two days sailing in a traditional felucca sailboat from Aswan to Luxor.

Luxor - we visit the Valley of the Kings by donkeys. Also an option to visit Valley of the Queens and Workers, Queen Hatshepsut\'s Temple and Karnak Temple.
Hurghada - on the Red Sea.
Cross under the Suez Canal.
Sinai Desert - an option to visit St. Catherine\'s Monastery and climb Mt. Sinai.
Dahab - 3 days to snorkel or scuba dive in the Red Sea, windsurf, wake board, water ski, or relax on the beach.

Jordan
Aqaba - catch the ferry across the Red Sea.
Wadi Rum desert - you can take a 4WD jeep safari with Bedouin guides to explore the site of Lawrence of Arabia\'s secret base. Camp overnight in spectacular desert scenery.
Petra - explore this ancient city, carved from rock in a deep ravine with towering sandstone cliffs.
Dead Sea - the lowest point on Earth! Indulge in relaxing mud baths and an unusual swimming - or rather floating experience.
Mt. Nebo - Moses\' final resting place.
Madaba - home of the oldest known map of the Holy Land.

Damascus - the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. During its history the Egyptians, Romans Babylonians and Persians have passed through as well as Jesus and his disciples!

Syria
Crac de Chevaliers - an 800-year-old Crusader Castle, perched high on top of a mountain.
Palmyra - an oasis town in the desert & the ruins of one of Rome\'s eastern most outposts.
Aleppo - wander the narrow alleyways of the souk in this market town.

Turkey
Cappadoccia - over the centuries, houses, churches, fortresses and even underground cities have been carved into the eerily eroded volcanic rock landscape.
Saklikent Gorge - an opportunity to go river tubing!
Olu Deniz - explore islands by boat, para-sailing, snorkelling & seriously good beach time!
Olympus - Relax on the beach & stay in tree houses

Ephesus - built by the Greeks a thousand years before Christ and then rebuilt by the Romans. Visit the 24000 seat amphitheatre and the harbour with no water.
Troy - site of the legendary city.
Gallipoli - we visit the battlegrounds and war graves of Commonwealth & Turkish forces that fought here in WW1. Each year on ANZAC Day Australians and New Zealanders pay their respects to fellow countrymen who died here.
Istanbul - an exciting and cosmopolitan city - visit the Aya Sofya Mosque, Topkapi Palace & the Grand Bazaar to name but a few.