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Viator · Private tour

Private 2-Day White Desert and Bahariya Oasis Trip from Cairo

4.5(8)Cairo1 hour
VIATOR3.0(2)TRIPADVISOR5.0(6)

Description

Experience Egypt’s White Desert and Bahariya Oasis on a private 2-day trip from Cairo. Absorb the white, wind-eroded rocks of the White Desert, see Bahariya’s palm groves and dunes, and view the Crystal Mountain, ash-topped hills of the Black Desert. Your trip includes private air-conditioned return transfers, 4x4 desert transport and a barbecue dinner and night under the stars at a desert camp.

Tour Options

White Desert Camping
  • Pickup included

Itinerary

Admission not included720 min

Depart Cairo at 7:00 am for a 4-hour drive to Baharia Oasis which is located 365 km from Cairo. After lunch take a 4×4 jeep with your Bedouin driver and escort for a drive to explore the village of Bawiti 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. Into the Black Desert, with its black-topped volcanic hills. see the Crystal Mountain. 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, 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. Then return to Cairo, where your trip ends with a drop-off at the original start point at around 5 pm.

Admission included420 min

Absorb the desert silence during breakfast before riding your 4×4 back to Bahariya. In the Oasis you will the opportunity to recover before taking with your original private vehicle to return to Cairo. Then return to Cairo, where your trip ends with a drop-off at the original start point at around 5 pm

Highlights

Hotel pickup and drop-off in Cairo or Giza
All taxes and service charges
1 night of accommodation in a tented desert camp
03 Meals ( Lunch - Dinner - Breakfast)
4x4 transport with private Bedouin desert guide and driver

What's included

Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Cairo or Giza
All taxes and service charges
1 night of accommodation in a tented desert camp
03 Meals ( Lunch - Dinner - Breakfast)
4x4 transport with private Bedouin desert guide and driver
Not included
Any additional services and visits not mentioned in itinerary
Food and drinks, unless specified
Personal items
Gratuities
The tour itinerary may be changed without prior notice due to bad weather or security restrictions.

Pickup Locations & Times

Pick up from centrally located Cairo and Giza hotels

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Reviews(8)

4.5
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