4 Days Western Desert Safari: Bahariya, Farafra & White Desert

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Places on this trip: Bahariya, White Desert

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Day-by-day itinerary

1. 1
   Day 1 · Bahariya OasisCairo to Bahariya

   Pick-up. The private vehicle and driver collect you from your Cairo hotel in the morning and drive about 370 km to Bahariya. Lunch is included and taken on the way, and bottled water is in the vehicle.

   Afternoon. Once you reach the oasis, your local desert guide walks you through the farms of the oasis. The pace is easy after the long drive, and you have time to ask about the place before dinner.

   Evening. Dinner and the night are in a hotel in Bahariya. Breakfast is included the next morning, before the desert tracks begin.

   • Pick-upPrivate transfer to your hotel
   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • MealsLunch, Dinner

   Overnight in Bahariya
2. 2
   Day 2 · White DesertBlack Desert to the White Desert

   Morning. You swap the car for a 4x4 after breakfast, and your guide travels with you. The track runs south through the Black Desert, where the hills are capped with dark basalt, and reaches the White Desert around the middle of the day. Lunch is included.

   Afternoon. The afternoon is for walking among the chalk formations with your guide. Camp is set up near them.

   Evening. Dinner is cooked on the fire. The park lies in the Farafra depression and was first protected in 2002. Your guide follows the camp rules inside the protected area. UK government advice says visitors to Bahariya, Farafra, the White Desert and the Black Desert must apply for permits in advance and use an official guide. We arrange the permits and confirm them when you book.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner

   Overnight in desert camp
3. 3
   Day 3 · Farafra OasisWhite Desert to Farafra

   Morning. Start the day with the sunrise light on the chalk. Breakfast comes with the camp night. Then you break camp. The White Desert is about 45 km north of Qasr Al Farafra, so the drive to the town is short.

   Afternoon. In Farafra you stop at Bir Sitta, one of more than 100 wells in the oasis. Its water is warm and slightly sulphurous. Your guide tells you on the day whether swimming is possible. Lunch is included. The rest of the afternoon is free in the old town, where Badr's museum stands.

   Evening. Dinner and the night are in Farafra, in accommodation we confirm when you book.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner

   Overnight in Farafra
4. 4
   Day 4 · CairoBack through Bahariya to Cairo

   Morning. After breakfast your driver takes you north to Bahariya, where you stop at the site of the Valley of the Golden Mummies, a Greco-Roman necropolis found in 1996. Your guide explains what was found there, and you have time to walk around the site. Opening status and ticket rules are confirmed when you book.

   Return. Lunch is included, then comes the road to Cairo, with your driver and bottled water in the vehicle. Timings for the return are confirmed when you book. The drop-off is at your Cairo hotel or the airport. Plan a late-evening flight or the next day.

   • Drop-offPrivate transfer to the airport or station
   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • MealsBreakfast, Lunch

   Trip ends in Cairo

How much does this 4-day trip cost?

In US dollars, per person, for a private trip. The price in your written quote, made for your dates and group, is the one that counts. International flights are not included. Choose a hotel level in the booking box to see the total for your group.

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