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White Desert and Bahariya Oasis
A night under the stars among chalk-white rock sculptures, with the Black Desert, Crystal Mountain and warm springs on the way.
White Desert
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About this trip
Only a few hours from Cairo lies a landscape that looks like another planet. In the White Desert, the wind has carved the chalk into giant mushrooms and towers that glow white at sunset and silver under the moon.
Cross the Black Desert and Crystal Mountain by 4x4, sleep in a Bedouin camp under a sky full of stars, wake up to sunrise over the white rocks, then soak in a warm spring and watch the sun set from English Mountain in Bahariya Oasis.
Duration
3 days / 2 nights
Destinations
Bahariya Oasis, White Desert
Trip style
Desert adventure
Accommodation
Desert camp and eco-lodge
Getting around
Private car with driver · 4x4 in the desert
Day by day
Itinerary
- Black Desert
- Crystal Mountain
- White Desert
- Night under the stars
Early drive to Bahariya Oasis and lunch in Bawiti. By 4x4 across the Black Desert to Crystal Mountain and the Agabat valley, then sunset among the white rock formations. Dinner around the campfire and a night under the stars.
- White Desert
- Hot spring
- Salt lakes
Sunrise in the White Desert and Bedouin breakfast. Back to Bahariya for a warm spring, the Salt Lake and sunset from English Mountain. Night in an eco-lodge.
Breakfast, then the drive back to your Cairo hotel, arriving in the afternoon.
What's in your price
What's included
- Private air-conditioned car from your Cairo hotel and back
- 4x4 with an experienced desert driver
- Eco-lodge and desert camp nights as listed
- All meals during the trip
- Entrance and protected-area fees
- English-speaking guide
- Bottled water
Not included
- Tips
- Drinks with meals
- Personal expenses
Where you stay
Where you stay
Nights: one in a desert camp in the White Desert (tent, mattress and sleeping bag provided) and one in an eco-lodge in Bahariya.
From $470 per person
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