Itinerary

1. Day 1: Drive from Cairo to Bahariya Oasis for White Desert Tour

   • Get a pick up from your Cairo hotel and travel southwest by air-conditioned vehicle to Bahariya Oasis.

   • Arrive and enjoy lunch at a local Bahariya restaurant.

   • Explore the village of Bawiti, Bahriya’s capital, taking in the lush palm groves set against the immense dunes.

   • See the hot springs at Bir Al Matar and Bir El Ghaba, and climb ‘English Mountain’ to view the hilltop remains of a British World War I outpost.

   • Pass the Salt Lake on the route into the Black Desert, with its black-topped volcanic hills.

   • View the hot spring in the Valley of El Haize, and check out Crystal Mountain, a chunk of glittering crystal rising from the sands.

   • Drive through the huge, rounded rocks of the Agabat Valley and head into the White Desert National Park, a region of spectacular, brilliant-white rock formations eroded by wind into spires, mushrooms, animals, and other bizarre shapes.

   • Admire the ghostly shapes at Mummies Museum, and then return to El Haize to your overnight camp.

   • Enjoy a desert sunset and barbecue dinner under the stars before snuggling into your sleeping bag on mattresses in your tent.

   Overnight at camp in El Haize

   Meals Included: Lunch and Dinner

2. Day 2: Drive back to Cairo

   • Absorb the desert silence during breakfast before riding your 4×4 AWD vehicle back to Bahariya.

   • Reconvene with your original private vehicle.

   • Return to Cairo, where your trip ends with a drop-off at the original start point.

   Meals Included: Breakfast