OVERNIGHT TRIP

Trip Proposal 2021- Heba Ahmed

EXPLORE EGYPT

7th of October, 2021

ABOUT THE LOCATION

Enjoy camping in the desert. Escape the bustle of Cairo and spend an overnight trip in
Fayoum oasis exploring so many spots. The trip will combine activities like camping,
stargazing, sandboarding, hiking, cruising, and everything in between for students to
choose from. Students are going to visit Tunis Village; an amazing place overlooking the
oasis of Fayoum and is primarily known for its famous pottery school and ceramic arts.
Students are also going to visit Wadi Hitan National Park and Fossils Museum where they
are going to learn about the Walking Whales and observe different fossils and skeletons.
Moreover, students are going to enjoy sand boarding at the Magic Lake and will have
their overnight camp at Qusoor El Arab Camp in Wadi ElRayan, the home of the only
waterfalls in Egypt, making it a popular summer resort for Egyptians and a paradise for
bird watchers and an authentic desert adventure.
 IDEA DESCRIPTION

What resources needed?

Buses
Bottled water
Tour guide
Copies of trip letters
Face masks
Professional photographer

What will be the mode of transportation?

What liability insurance does the carrier have?
The mode of transportation will be buses and 4x4 cars
If a driver gets injured, there will be another licensed driver sitting next to him
to get over, and there will be a trained leader in first aid

Where will the students be housed and fed?

Students are going to spend the night in tents with sleeping
bags and mattresses in Qusoor El Arab Camp
There will be a BBQ lunch and refreshments will be served on
the spot
Bedouin tea and toasted marshmallows will be served as well

What supplementary activities are planned?

To travel is Ziplining
Beach buggies

to live Horse riding

What arrangements have been made for dealing

with emergency situations?
Contact with the Bedouin locals
First aid kit
Ensure a leader is trained in first aid
Get in touch with the parents

What liability insurance does a tour guide has

There will always be a backup tour guide to continue guiding
the students and the trained leader will be responsible to help
the injured tour guide
GOALS AND PURPOSE

Which students ( which year) will be going?

Foundation year students

How will it benefit the people it will serve?

It will work as an ice breaker for the freshmen students

How the university will benefit from this trip?

The university will have a profit

Which staff members will be in charge?

Marketing committee
Treasury
Entertainment committee
TIMELINE

Preparations:
We will have to contact an agency that could provide us
with the trip essentials
Food and beverages
4x4 cars
Sleeping bags
Sand boarding gear
Activities

DAY 1

1. Morning pick-up and departure from Waterway by buses to the

pottery school at Tunis Village where they are going to enjoy workshop
learning about pottery and then having a felucca tour in Quaroon Lake
2. Then change to 4x4 cars to get to the Magic Lake dunes area where
students will spend their time enjoying sand-boarding.
3. After that, they will go to Qusoor El Arab Camp. BBQ lunch will be
served on the spot.
4. Then, they will have fun with the activities available there like
ziplining, beach buggies, and horse riding.
5. Students are going to spend the night in tents with sleeping bags and
mattresses

DAY 2

1. Oriental Breakfast at Qusoor El Arab Camp

2. Then head to Wadi Hitan Museum to learn about whales.
3. BBQ lunch at Wadi Hitan Restaurant
4. Head back to Cairo
BUDGET BREAKDOWN

Resources that a budget would be necessary for

Transportations
- buses
- 4x4 cars
Snowboarding gear and instructors
Meals
Bedouin tea, refreshments and
mineral water
Camping gear
Protectoare entrance tickets
Recreational and animation activties

How will the funds be collected and safeguarded

Members will be prohibited from collecting money from students. Preferably,

only the chairperson could collect the money
Establish written procedures for receiving money
Students will have receipts ,with the time received in, written on them
We will store the money in a locked and secured location until it's needed