Adventure Safari (West Desert)

  Egypt

Cairo

Dates: Daily

Description: Day 1:
Departure from Cairo to El Bahariya Oasis (385km) about four hours. Visit the little museum in Bawiti with some fascinating local finds. Then we will enter the marvelous and refreshingly original tomb of Benantui from the 26th dynasty. Next, to the Amasis chapels which are being preserved in an unusually sympathetic style. After a visit to the Temple of Alexander drive to visit the English house, the hot springs and watch the sun go down over the salt lake. Overnight Camping.

Day 2:
After breakfast, in the morning Drive towards the incredible white desert, on the way we will stop by the Crystal and black Mountains for visit and lunch. Visit the White Desert & enjoy seeing the beautiful shapes of lime stone overnight in camp in the White Desert.

Day 3:
After Breakfast, in the morning drive to the small oasis of Farafra to visit the art museum the hot spring and the old oasis then have lunch overnight camping.

Day 4:
Breakfast, back to Bahariya Oasis for Back to Cairo

Highlights: Western Desert & Oasis Tours
The Western Desert of Egypt is all west of the Nile valley, in other words two thirds of the country. If you combine the size of Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria and Greece - then you have the size of the Western Desert, all in all 680 thousand square kilometres (262 thousand square miles) of desert in all it's differnt forms!
There is five main oases in the western desert plus a sixth which was manmade during pharaonic times. Close to Libya, north of the "Great Sand Sea" is the Siwa Oasis and in what late President Nasser named "the New Valley" you find (from north to south); Baharia, Farafra, Dakhla and Kharga Oasis. Fayoum is south of Cairo and is a very good option for at least visiting one oasis while in Egypt.
You can go in the desert with 4x4 vehicles, or have a minivan and follow the desert roads. Most places one can rent a local jeep for a shorter off-road tour. Some will find it rather expensive to go alone with a 4x4 car, so it's better price wise to at least be 3, 4 persons. For going off-road deep into the desert one must have a minimum of two 4x4 cars.
From Cairo it's possible to make a full day tour to Fayoum, and from Luxor one can go to Kharga, but we recommend at least one night in Kharga to be able to see what's here.

Cost in US$: 120 per person per night

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Egypt Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups of 6

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

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