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Overnight White Desert Safari Camping from Cairo
- Duration2 days
- GroupShared · max 15
- TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
About this activity
Experience Egypt’s White Desert and Bahariya Oasis on sharing an overnight White Desert Camping tour 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 is including a barbecue dinner and a night under the stars at a desert camp. White desert Safari from Cairo is available daily.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1Cairo - Bahariya - White Desert (L, D)
Bahariya Oasis Guide
Bawiti, Egypt
Begin with pickup from your hotel in Cairo Or Giza and board the sharing bus / Car to Bahariya Oasis. After a 4-hour journey, arrive and enjoy lunch at a local Bahariya restaurant. Then, transfer to a 4x4 sharing other tourists with a local Bedouin driver at the wheel, and explore the village of Bawiti, Bahriya’s capital, taking in the lush palm groves set against the immense dunes. Climb ‘English Mountain’ to view the hilltop remains of a British World War I outpost. See the Black Desert and 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 overnight camp. Enjoy a desert sunset and barbecue dinner under the stars before snuggling into your sleeping bag on mattresses in your tent.
Accommodation: Camping at white desert
Day 2White Desert - Bahariya - Cairo
White Desert
Farafra, Egypt
Absorb the desert silence during breakfast before riding your 4x4 back to Bahariya, then you will use the sharing bus / car again to return to Cairo, upon arrival at the bus station, you will be picked up and transferred to your hotel in Cairo or Giza and end of services
Pickup & meeting point
Pickup is included for all travellers.
Pickup locations1
Hotels & residences1
- Steigenberger Hotel El Tahrir Cairo2 Kasr El Nile, Cairo, 11511, Egypt
- You can arrange your pickup point with the operator after booking.
Redemption
• Dress code is smart casual Hotel pickups commence prior to this time, you must contact the local service provider to verify your exact pickup time.
What's included
Included
- 4x4 travel from Bahariya to the White and Black Deserts and back - sharing other tourists
- Bedouin Driver in the desert
- Transfer to and from Bahariya by sharing bus / car
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Cairo or Giza (Centrally located points)
- 1 night of accommodation in a tented desert camp (own tent)
Not included
- Any additional services and visits not mentioned in itinerary
- Entrance fees to sites listed in itinerary
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Personal items
- Gratuities
- Any transfer to Cairo airport or any other far location at the end of the tour
- Any food special requests will be subject to availability, please tell us upon arrival there
- The extra charge of Pick up from the hotels and points outside the city
- Starting from 7 Years old the child will be charged as an adult in the desert trip
- The tour itinerary may be changed without prior notice due to bad weather or security restrictions.
Good to know
Accessibility & suitability
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Traveller requirements
- Minimum 1 traveller per booking
- Maximum 15 travellers per booking
- At least one adult must be included in the booking
- Age bands: Infant (0–0), Child (2–11), Adult (12–99)
Additional information
- A customer nationality is required at the time of booking
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes and light clothing. Spring and summer are hot in the desert and winter is cold at night
- Please sunscreen and sun hat
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Toilet wipes (there is no toilet in the desert)
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- 1+ days before100% refund
- 0–1 days before0% refund
- This experience requires good weather. If it's cancelled due to poor weather, you'll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it's cancelled because the minimum isn't met, you'll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Important booking information
- Booking cut-off
- Bookings close 2 days before the activity starts.
- Confirmation
- Manual
- Tickets
- One per booking
- Local time zone
- Africa/Cairo
- Product code
- 10124P65
What you'll be asked when booking
- Age of each traveller
- First name of each traveller
- Last name of each traveller
- Passport expiry date
- Nationality
- Passport number
- Your preferred pickup point
- Any special requirements
Traveller reviews
4.6/ 594 reviews
Ratings aggregated from Viator (38) and Tripadvisor (56).
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