Cairo / Bahariya Oasis / white Desert
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Bahariya Oasis Guide
Departure from your hotel in Cairo by private car to go to Baharyia oasis (5 hours journey) you will enjoy having lunch in this oasis before you take the 4x4 car to the white desert .
Duration: 1.5 hours
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Black Desert
you will discover the sand dunes and the crystal mountain then the black desert It is a configurations of black hills and rocks that stand as a compelling evidence of volcanic activity for the region in ancient geological ages; the mountains have eroded to coat the desert with a layer of black powder and rocks giving it its name, which refers to the vast expanses of quartzite and Aldoloret, in addition to iron and other igneous rocks, which were thrown with lava when those small volcanoes rebel.
The table-top mountains and charcoal peaks of the Black Desert are unique in Egypt. The sands surrounding the mounds are also soot-coated, with flashes of orange powdery sand revealed underneath.
Recently the black desert became natural reserves, because of the richness and biological diversity as a scientific international research area. Towards the end of the Black Desert are black volcanic hills that ages ago erupted a dark volcanic material called dolerite, which is what the black rocks are made of.
Duration: 1.5 hours
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Valley of Agabat
we will stop by the valley of Agabat it is a small valley of unusually beautiful mountain formations. Here, the white cliffs common to the White Desert meet the dunes and the yellow limestone rocks of Sahara. Also, mountain sides here are steeper than elsewhere along the route between Bahariya and Farafra.
Duration: 30 minutes
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White Desert
we will arrive to the white desert before sunset to to take a tour during sunset and arrange the camping place . you will enjoy barbecue diner around the fire before sleeping under the stars .
Duration: 12 hours
White Desert / Bahariya Oasis / Cairo
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White Desert
after breakfast we will continue to discover the most well-known desert destination in Egypt, 40 millions years ago the While Desert was a part of Mediterranean sea, but according to tides and erosion it became a large open air museum containing wild life, rocks, seas of sand, and rugged slopes.
It’s truly a white desert in clear contrast with the yellow desert elsewhere, something which you will not believe before seeing with your own eyes. It’s one of the most recently declared protected areas of Egypt.
at the end of the tour you will go back to your hotel in Cairo by private car .
Duration: 7 hours