3 Days / 2 Nights
Daily Tour
1 person
English
Enjoy a complete short desert escape with this 2 Nights 3 Days White Desert and Bahariya Oasis Tour from Cairo. This tour combines the magical landscapes of the White Desert with the natural and historical attractions of Bahariya Oasis.
During this 3-day tour, you will travel from Cairo to Bahariya Oasis, explore the Black Desert, Gabal El Marsos, El Hez village, Crystal Mountain, Agabat El Sharkia, El Santa Tree, and the White Desert National Park. You will spend one night camping under the stars in the White Desert and one night in a hotel in Bahariya Oasis.
This program is perfect for travelers who want to enjoy White Desert camping, BBQ dinner, Bedouin music style, sunrise, warm springs, sandboarding, and Bahariya Oasis sightseeing in one balanced itinerary.
Early morning with our van to Oasis Bahariya about 05 hours drive, 340 kilometers from Cairo.
Bahariya is the nearest oasis to Cairo, surrounded by black hills made up of ferruginous quartzite and dolerite, and famous for its 398 mineral & sulfur springs, some of which have temperatures reaching up to 45 degrees and are famous for their healing effects.
Arrive in Bawiti the capital of the Oasis occupying a hillside transfer to the hotel.
Lunch time.
Lunch, before journeying out into the Black Desert and start our tour to visit the Black Desert surrounding Bahariya Oasis, where the iron in the desert is one of the reasons for the black rocks.
You will walk to explore Gabal El Marsos, Divided Mountain, and then drive towards the small Bedouin village El Hez.
Then making your way to the White Desert 160-km on/off road, you will stop by the Crystal Mountain & Agabat El Sharkia.
Enjoy the view of sand dunes and play with sand boarding.
Then move to one from the oldest tree in desert it’s El Santa Tree, then go across the sands of the White Desert.
The park is the site of large white chalk rock formations, created through erosion by wind and sand.
It is also the site of cliffs at the northern end of the Farafra Depression, sand dunes part of the Great Sand Sea, as well as Wadi Hennis and oases at Ain El Maqfi and Ain El Wadi.
The park serves as the refuge for various animals, including the endangered Rhim gazelle and the vulnerable dorcas gazelle, as well as barbary sheep; jackals; ruppell's, red and fennec foxes; and the sand cat.
White Desert National Park covers an area of 3,010 km2, 1,160 sq mi.
The altitude in the park varies from 32 to 353 m, 105 to 1,158 ft, above sea level.
Then drive you with its chalk, cream landscape, and the wind carved mushroom-shaped formations that resemble both human and animal faces.
Tonight you will watch the sunset over the exquisite sands of the desert, then enjoy the incredible clear sky and stars shine and delicious BBQ dinner with our Bedouin music style under the stars and overnight in camps.
Wake up from a peaceful and the beautiful night.
Early you can enjoy the lovely sunrise, then breakfast.
After you can enjoy the little hiking in between the beautiful tents rocks Valley in desert.
Then return all over the road across the White Desert to Bahariya Oasis.
On the way stop in the warm spring for the break and swimming if you are interested.
Then back to our hotel, lunch then have little rest.
Then will start an afternoon tour amongst top sights of Bahariya, including El Meftella Mountain, Salty Lake, Dest Pyramid Mountain & Maghrafa Mountain.
Stroll to Bir El Ghaba & El Matar warm springs with opportunity for bathing.
Time permitting, a visit to the English Mountain will take place by sunset.
Here, the old English out post was used by British troops as it showed strategic views of the area, then back to hotel.
After breakfast at around 10:30 am take our van and drive directly to Cairo.
After around 5 hours arriving in Cairo at around 15:30, moving forward to your hotel say goodbye and end the tour.
This tour is 3 days and 2 nights, starting from Cairo and ending in Cairo after returning from Bahariya Oasis.
Yes, the program includes one night accommodation in the desert in single or double dome-shaped tents.
Yes, the tour includes one night accommodation in a hotel in Bahariya Oasis.
The White Desert part includes the Black Desert, Gabal El Marsos, El Hez, Crystal Mountain, Agabat El Sharkia, El Santa Tree, and White Desert National Park.
Bahariya Oasis sightseeing includes El Meftella Mountain, Salty Lake, Dest Pyramid Mountain, Maghrafa Mountain, Bir El Ghaba, El Matar warm springs, and English Mountain if time permits.
Yes, sand boarding activities are included in the program.
Yes, three meals a day are included. Special meals for vegetarians are served upon request and should be requested prior to arrival.
During Safari, 01 bottle of mineral water a day plus soft drink during just the White Desert tour are included.
All tours and excursions are in Jeeps 4X4 Toyota Land Cruisers.
No, all camping fees and permits are excluded from this program.
No, tipping is excluded.
No, any optional tours are excluded from the program.
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