Desert Caravan
Three Days/Two Nights

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Private Desert Caravan
Daily departure

Get a taste of desert life with this excursion into the Western Desert. Stay at an oasis, and even spend a night under the stars in Bedouin fashion, as you appreciate the timelessness and vastness beyond the Nile Valley. El Bahariya Oases . Mahmoud Eid, Black Desert, White Desert, Encampment

Day 1 – Cairo, El Bahariya (Lunch. Dinner )
We’ll set out from Cairo after breakfast in an air-conditioned four-by-four Toyota Land Cruiser, the perfect vehicle, combining ruggedness and comfort for our desert excursion. In short order, the throbbing capital gives way to a landscape of sand and rock. Throughout the 320-kilometer drive to the oasis of El Bahariya, we’ll twist and turn up and over escarpments, then proceed over razor-straight asphalt laid through sand dunes. We’ll stop along the way for a picnic, and a chance to appreciate the surprising array of wildlife that survives in the parched region. Our destination for the day is El Bechmou at El Bahariya Oasis, where we’ll bathe in hot sulphureous waters under a nightly performance of shooting stars.

Day 2 – El Bahariya, Mahmoud Eid, Black Desert, White Desert, Encampment
(Breakfast . Lunch. Dinner)
Hot tea or coffee will be most welcome in the morning while the desert is still cool. Then it’s off to the Golden Mummies: the fabulous desert tombs of Benentuie and Zed Amun. Zed Amun’s tomb is unique in all of ancient Egypt, a majestic columned space in place of the usual claustrophobic chambers. We’ll view the Temple of Bess and Isis as well, and explore the village of Alexander built of mud bricks. A collection of pottery from the area is on display in the local museum of Mahmoud Eid oasis, where we’ll take a break for lunch. Afterward, we’ll board our vehicle to ascend through the Black Desert to view an extraordinary vista of subtle landscapes, and cross to Crystal Mountain, named for minerals reflecting in the sun, an unforgettable view, and a challenge to capture by camera. Our motor safari continues for 160 kilometers across the White Desert, bedecked with limestone columns in the shapes of mushrooms and imaginary beasts. Our goal tonight is the desert itself. We’ll rest in a traditional Bedouin encampment, and enjoy a dinner cooked over hot coals.

Day 3 – Encampment, Cairo (Breakfast . Lunch)

Our desert journey continues after a welcome wake-up of hot tea or coffee, breads, and fruits. After we've packed up, we’ll begin the day-long drive through the varying landscape of sand, rock, mountains, and oases, back to Cairo.

Add a Royal Dahabiya Nile Cruise to your Desert Adventure

Price includes:

• Land transportation in air-conditioned four-wheel-drive Toyota Land Cruiser or comparable vehicle
  
• Private Chauffeur at all times .
  
• Private English-speaking guide
  
• All entrance fees
  
• All meals including dinner, all prepared on site at the camp
  
• Evening folklore and music around the camp fire
  
• Tea and coffee with meals, and one bottle of mineral water per day
  
• Use of tents, mattresses, sleeping bags, and blankets

Rate per person in double in USD $ :

Minimum 2 passengers is required = 620 $ per person

A note about meals
Please note that some meals will be served in local desert style. For your Egyptian breakfast, expect orange juice, tea and coffee, marmalade, a selection of two cheeses, beans, and eggs.
A picnic lunch will typically include either tuna, sausage, sardines or beef with a green salad or a salad of cheese, tomato and fruit.
For dinner, expect a beef or chicken main coarse, with vegetable and rice or pasta.
Please inform your hosts in advance of dietary requests.

Why book with us ?

For travel during Easter, Christmas or New Year's, weeks a 10 percent supplement applies.