Egypt tours departing from Konya are 4-night Cairo and Sharm El Sheikh itineraries with special Freebird flights departing from Konya Airport. The three available departures are listed separately because their flight times differ.
The three departures from Konya have similar itineraries, but different flight times and directions. For the November departure, the flight leaves at 03:30 and lands at Sphinx Airport near Giza before dawn. The February departure leaves at 16:00 and arrives in Cairo in the late afternoon. For the March departure, you fly first to Sharm El Sheikh (12:00); the tour ends with a return flight from Cairo.
Accommodation is Bed & Breakfast in Cairo and All Inclusive in Sharm El Sheikh. A panoramic city tour takes place in Cairo on the day of arrival; the Giza Pyramids and Cairo Museum tour, as well as a dinner cruise on the Nile, are optional excursions. The drive between Cairo and Sharm El Sheikh takes approximately 7 hours.
The meeting point is in front of the Freebird Airlines counter at the International Departures Terminal of Konya Airport, three hours before the flight. For overnight flights, such as the November departure, the meeting takes place around midnight; you should plan your journey to the airport accordingly.
The price per person in a double room is in the €1,030–1,060 range. The price includes round-trip airfare, airport taxes, accommodation, transfers and a panoramic city tour. Visa fees, optional excursions and personal expenses are not included.
Since Cairo is included in the itinerary, a full Egyptian tourist visa is required; passports must be valid for at least 6 months after the return date. Wear comfortable shoes and sun protection in Cairo, and clothing that covers the shoulders and knees when visiting religious sites.
For November and February departures, the plane lands at Sphinx Airport, west of Giza, rather than Cairo International Airport. The airport is very close to the pyramids, so the drive is short on the panoramic city tour on arrival day, and you spend less time in Cairo traffic. For the March departure, the tour starts in Sharm El Sheikh and the return journey is from Cairo.
The most popular optional excursions in Sharm El Sheikh include a boat trip to Ras Mohammed National Park, Sea Scope for viewing the underwater world through a glass-bottomed vessel, ATV and buggy desert safaris, and dinner at a Bedouin camp. Optional excursions are arranged locally depending on the number of participants; the tour page lists which days are free and the prices of the excursions.
October–April is the most comfortable period to visit Egypt: daytime temperatures in Cairo are suitable for sightseeing, and sea temperatures in Sharm El Sheikh remain around 21–23 °C even in winter. From June–August, temperatures in Cairo rise above 35 °C; visits to the pyramids are scheduled for early morning during this period. November, February and March departures fall in suitable months in this respect.
Yes; all currently available departures are nonstop Freebird charter flights from Konya Airport.
All three departures are 4 nights.
The November and February departures start in Cairo; the March departure visits Sharm El Sheikh first.
Yes; the single-room supplement is listed in the booking section of each tour.