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White Desert

About 45 km north of Farafra, Farafra, Egypt
Ranked #1 of 2 attractions in Farafra
5.0 of 5 stars 28 Reviews
Type: Deserts, Geologic Formations
Owner description: Covering more than 2.8 million square kilometers, this vast desert starts at the western banks of the Nile and continues into Libya and contains five... more » Owner description: Covering more than 2.8 million square kilometers, this vast desert starts at the western banks of the Nile and continues into Libya and contains five isolated, but thriving, oases: Kharga, Dakhla, Farafra, Bahariyya and Siwa. There are magnificent rock formations that form from wind erosions. The colors change at times from the sun, a beautiful sight to see. « less
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Cairo, Egypt
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

Living in Cairo with my wife, we planned to discover the White Desert with a French friend. A colleague recommended me a local bedouin guide from Baharyia oasis, Mohamed Mandeshy, so I have contacted him explaining exactly what we wanted, a 3 days / 2 nights in the desert with possibility of a trekking. We did our trip with him... More

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London
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

This is a MUST for anybody that visits Egypt. In fact just fly into Cairo and organize a 4 x 4 trip for 3 - 4 days and you can see this magnificient place. Star gaze, be mindful, go with dear friends or organize a teambuilding corporate event. I cannot say how much i will remember this 2 day adventure.... More

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London
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2012
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I have just returned from an amazing 10 day trip to Egypt. We ventured into the White Desert and it was so unexpectedly stunning. Absolutely took my breath away and beautifully organized by our Cairo ground agent with local Bedouin guides. I cannot recommend this highly enough....in fact i would fly to Cairo for a long weekend and spend 3... More

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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2012
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My husband and I went to Egypt and its White Desert this January and we had a wonderful experience.. In spite of all the travel alerts we heard of the place, we decided to go there anyway… and guess what? Egypt as a whole proved to be a safe country, I know news on TV are not this encouraging but... More

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Grafton Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 February 2012

We took a tour with Select Egypt to Bahariya Oasis. 4 days -3 nights, travelling to Bawati then to Farafa to see the Black and White Deserts. If you are thinking of going, do it- you will be so glad you did. These deserts are spectacular. It takes half a day to travel to Bahariya from Cairo, Bawati is one... More

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Dahab, Egypt
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2012

This was one of those things in life that you lucky to see, to be there in a full moon night and to be able to see that there is some thing called moon rise. I haven't seen it before in my life. So many ways to do it but the easiest one is from Cairo as its only 03:30... More

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Brisbane
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 January 2012
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The White Desert is one of the most amazing things we saw in Egypt, and an absolute must see for anyone with an interest in landscape / wilderness etc. A large area of desert is dotted with white formations that look like some crazy giant cook has dropped meringues all over the place and then gone nuts breaking them up... More

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Stuttgart
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2012
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we did a 2day / 1 night tour from cairo to the white desert with the company "desert safari egypte" (google for their website, attracting many french tourists but good english speaking owner). we were picked from our cairo hotel at 8.30 and arrived in the oasis at hamada's home around 12.30 for lunch. the tour started and it turned... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 December 2011

Took a trip out with some young bucks who we camped with out in the middle of the White Desert, driving a 4x4 at high rates of speed and drifting around was awesome. Like nothing I'd ever seen.

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Singapore, Singapore
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17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 November 2011

My wife set-off from Cairo and were driven by a private car to the Bahariya Oasis. It was a 4-5 hour drive. We were then transferred via jeep to the White Desert which took another 2 hours. We saw the Black Desert en-route and also Crystal mountain (not very impressive). The trip was tiring and we were wondering if the... More

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