Between the legendary stories of the great locals of baharia oasis, El Wahat, and the beautiful scenery of land where history is considered modern compared to it. We visit the only place in egypt with volcanos .. and the most amazing camping experience in the white desert, Egypt !
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Trip info
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Toyota HiAce Bus
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Hotel / Camping
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New Cairo / Ring Road / 6 October
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Desert season
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Full board
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Desert side trips
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4900
Trip overview
Only 4 hours away from Cairo, Baharia oasis, El Wahat, is located. it is considered the main gate to the vast western desert of Egypt with nothing on the way until the borders of our neighbors, Libya. We enjoy 3 days touring around palm trees, olive gardens, beautiful lakes, amazing scenery, purist waters and the legendary desert guides of the locals of that great town.
Itinerary
Pickup from meeting point starting 8:30 am
Drive to Baharia Oasis
Lunch
Trip orientation
Hotel check-in
Rest time
Hot water spring
Special dinner
⚬ Night 1 ⚬
Eco-lodge/Hotel
📍Baharia Oasis
Hotel check-out
Breakfast
4x4 Safari
Black Desert
El Marsous
Panorama mount trekking
El heez village & water spring
Agabat valley
Small valley
Big valley
old white desert " Mushrooms "
new white desert
Rabbit rock, camel rock, chicken & mushroum rock "
Sunset session with Bedouin tea
Arrival to white desert candle-lit camp
Candle-lit dinner
Bonfire
Bedouin night
⚬ Night 2 ⚬
Camping - Fully equipped - White desert elite camp
📍White desert
Breakfast at Camp-7:00 AM
Free walking time in White desert
Crystal mountain
Brunch meal " optional "
Market time
Departure to meeting point 12-1 PM
Arrival 5-6 PM
Inclusions
All Inclusive Trip
- 1 Night Eco-lodge/Hotel
- 1 Night elite camping
- 4x4 deluxe safari
- Transfers
- Tickets
- Meals
- Camping equipment
- Mentioned itinerary
- Bedouin night
Excludes & optional
- Optional :
- Lunch day 3 +200 EGP
- Extra
- Non-Egyptian or residents : +800 EGP
- Single room stay, day 1 : +600 EGP
- Single tent stay, "Depending on availability" : +600 EGP
Eco-lodge stay
Enjoy authentic Eco-lodge stay in Alya eco-lodge, one of the best in all baharia oasis.
Our 4x4 Cars
DF offers luxurious 4×4 experience for our guests.
Ensures luxury, safety & comfort.
White Desert Elite Camp photos
Part of DF, featuring the very first & only fixed, elite, candle-lit camp in the white desert, ” White desert elite camp ” is beyond amazing !
with by far, the best service provided in the white desert market, the camp offers exclusive top notch services to make our camping experience much more comfortable.
- 15 tents each of 4 meters x 4 meters
- Each tent has 3 separate wooden beds with home like mattress.
- Each guest is given, a homelike pillow, a heavy sleeping bag,
- 02 Fixed clean toilets with running waters and showers
- Kitchen tent
- +100 candles giving the camp a dreamy atmosphere
- Storage tents
- Big saloon tent imported from Saudia Arabia can with-stand heavy wind and sand storms.
- 220 V Electricity to charge phones
- Bonfire areas
- Swings
and much more !
Meeting points
Meeting point 1 : 8:30 AM – emirates gas station – near downtown mall – Tagmou 5 – 5th settlement
Meeting point 2 : 9:00 AM – Watania gas station – hadaba wosta – ring road
Meeting point 3 : 9:30 AM – Emirates gas station – wahat road – 6th of oct
Calendar
| Date | |
| 1 | 12-14 September |
| 2 | 19-21 September |
| 3 | 26-28 September |
| ** October ** | |
| 4 | 3-5 October |
| 5 | 10-12 October |
| 6 | 17-19 October |
| 7 | 24-26 October |
| ** November ** | |
| 8 | 31 oct – 2 Nov |
| 9 | 7-9 November |
| 10 | 14-16 November |
| 11 | 21-23 November |
| 12 | 28 Nov – 30 Nov |
| ** December ** | |
| 13 | 5-7 December |
| 14 | 12-14 December |
| 15 | 19-21 December |
| 16 | 26-28 December |
| 17 | 31 Dec – 2 Jan |
Packing List
Passport/ID card
Sunglasses
Sunblock
Swim suit
Towel
Power bank
Personal medications
Torch light
Sneakers & slippers
Backpack
Extra pocket money (ATM is available)
Face masks & sanitisers
Dress Style
Casual – as comfortable as possible
Sweat pants – Sweat shirts – T-shirts are recommended
Heavy jackets in winter season
Reservation link
notes
Transfers
Private transfers – Safari by 4×4 Landcruisers
Group Info
- 6-25 people
- 18-45 recommended age for activities
- 45+ years can join if fit
- 15-18 years can join under certain conditions
- No kids allowed – kids have separate trips suit their physical activities
Notes
-Trip Itinerary is very special & full of activities
-Always Friday & Saturday except if we announced differently
-Roadtrip is ~4 hours
-One main rest
-One checkpoint
-Eco-lodge has clean private toilets hot/cold water
-Camp has toilet
-Camp is clean and safe
-Participants are lookalike mentality
-Joining solo is totally fine
-Solo female travelers are totally safe to join
-No kids allowed
-Upon reserving for one person, your reservation is automatically calculated as single room with single room extra fees
-We don’t mind sharing rooms if another person joining is willing to share.
-WhatsApp group is created 48 hours before travel time
* We care, every detail is important *
Special Preparations
During winter season (December / January / February)
Please bring,
- Thermal blanket – found in carrefour
- Thermals
- Ice-cap
- Gloves
- Scarf (made of WOOL not cotton)
Here for you
- During camping night, please know that we can always bring you back to town “in case of unexpected urgent emergency “
- if the same hotel is available, we check you in again
- if not, we look for another one
- You, unfortunately, can not go back to the camp again as the distance is around 180KM
- The camp is fully equipped with all what you need to keep you safe and make you happy
- All extra expanses is covered by guest
FAQs
Group trips starts September 2023 and ends by end the of May 2024
Every weekend
Private trips available all season long
Every Thursday to Saturday
No deadline to get early booking prices, we have certain number of rooms usually, minimum 7 days before the trip to get the price
No deadlines, the trip is available until we announce it fully booked
The same bus passes by all meeting points
Comfortable & Elite
Depending on how many person we have on the trip
– Toyota HiAce – 11 person Max in 14
– Toyota Coaster – 17 person Max in 24 seats
– Mercedes S600 – 40 person Max in 52 seats
It’s totally okay to join solo, you get to meet like minded people with a wonderful travel community we have.
100% safe ! You will not feel the only one, as we get many solo travelers.
Also, almost zero% harassment because of the very strong cultural values in such towns.
You will have our guides around you all the time. We give you emergency contact numbers to give to your family in case they wanted to check on you & can’t reach you anytime.
Yes !
As for security, for the locals and for the people working in tourism.
As for wild life,
No wild animals and if there’s any, the fennic fox is usually seen, but very friendly. sometimes, you see wild camels, dogs in some parts.
The camp in white desert is almost 2 hours drive from the nearest hotel, we can bring you back in town in case of emergency ofc. But as for the service, you should always coordinate with us from the beginning whether you want to stay in a hotel or camp.
We are available and the team is around you in all times.
Any extra expanses is covered by guests.
Yes !
We have the only fixed camp with homelike toilets in white desert.
24 hours before each departure, our team using professional applications, check on weather. Temperature, wind guests, fog, rain and so
We send every detail at the group trip’s whatsapp, so you can be prepared.
On average,
from September to November,
early morning is fresh and nice, noon time is nice to hot, afternoon is fresh, after sunset is very nice, late night is chilly
from December to March
early morning is cold, noon time is very nice, afternoon is fresh, after sunset is cold late night is very cold
from April to may
early morning is fresh, noon time is hot to nice, afternoon is hot to nice, after sunset is very nice late night is chilly
This is not sharm shiekh or hurghada ..
hotels/eco-lodges here are built to suite the great culture and history of the oases.
For example, in some places we stay,
Roof, floor and beds are of palm trees wood. lamps are made of salt. you might see utensils made of pottery.
even the carpet is made by local ladies in their homes.
so, it’s different but you will definitely like it, we promise !
We don’t mind at all !
We register your data as this, once we find someone to share the room with, we let you know. if we couldn’t find a room partner for you, your reservation will be automatically changed to single room and single room fees will be applied.
The process can take time sometimes up checking in time upon arrival to hotel.
During winter season (December / January / February)
Please bring,
- Thermal blanket – found in carrefour
- Thermals
- Ice-cap
- Gloves
- Scarf (made of WOOL not cotton)
Emergency contacts will be given to you to provide for families.
WhatsApp group is created 48 hours before travel time, we send all data through it
Not allowed.
Our trips are adults only. In some cases, we allow kids with minimum age 14 years old.
We welcome kids in private customized trips.