5-day Desert Safari Trip to Gara Cave
Explore the Egyptian Western Desert on an unforgettable two-day trip, during which you will experience a sharp contrast between the gorgeous oases and the desert beauty. Your journey starts as you leave Cairo and head to the peaceful Bahariya Oasis, a green haven in the middle of the desert, with its many palm groves and its different types of dates.
Further into the depths of the desert, you will experience a breathtaking sight of the Black Desert, formed during the ancient volcanic eruptions and the millennia of the action of the forces of nature. The real jewel in your crown will be the breathtaking White Desert, where you will camp beneath a canopy of stars in a location that is quite otherworldly.
The White Desert is also renowned for having surreal rock formations, carved by the wind into interesting shapes to provide unforgettable scenery to your desert adventure. In this case, the calm desert beauty will provide you with an opportunity to relax and unplug as you enjoy the quiet seclusion in the special setting of the desert.
You will also visit Crystal Mountain and the Valley of Agabat, where you will be amazed by the variety of geological phenomena of the desert. Every place of interest in the Western Desert represents another facet of the Egyptian nature, and this tour can be considered a really enriching experience.
These are rare Egyptian oases, which are the most beautiful natural surroundings in the world. This two-day tour will give you the chance to see their magic beauty with your own eyes and to have some time to reflect and be amazed sitting near the campfire under the immense desert sky and enjoying the eternal charm of this stunning area.
Our tour guide will pick you up at 5:00 AM (both in Cairo and Giza hotels) and then drive you by personal car to the Bahariya Oasis. The trip takes 4 hours from Cairo to Bahariya.
After you arrive in Bahariya, you will start by going on safari in the Valley of the Golden Mummies, and this valley is considered a big tomb in the oasis from the Greek and Roman eras until today, and it has about five or six mummies.
Then, visit the rock-cut Tombs of Zed-Amun-Ef-Ankh and Bannentiu, the well-preserved twenty-sixth dynasty Tombs of the Nobles in Bahariya, the most imposing Temple of Ain El-Meftella that is situated in the heart of the Bahariya Oasis, and the Alexander the Great Temple, which is Alexander of Macedonia, who conquered the great Egyptian Empire only in his early years. You will
After having a nice lunch, you would check into the hotel to spend a relaxed afternoon and relax in the hot spring of the hotel.
At the sunset or before it, you will take a jeep to mount black in Bahariya to see it through the sunset.
Meals included: lunch and dinner
After taking your breakfast, you will travel to Gara Cave, which is considered one of the best historical caves in the Oasis. This cave is It contains paintings and decorations that were examined in the period between 1999 and 2002 as part of a united scientific project. Geological investigations have revealed that the sediments are just sandstone, although the cave is in a limestone region.
Then you will take a nice tour in the sand before you take your delicious dinner
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After you finish your great day in the Gara Cave and enjoy the desert trip, you will take a nice tour in the desert to the unique valley of Al-Aqaba, one of the most significant environmental landmarks. This valley in the New Valley Governorate, some 600 km south of Cairo, features its rock formations that were shaped millions of years ago, and is located near the hills of the White Desert that were formed due to the limestone deposits and erosion factors. It greatly resembles the surface of the planet Mars with its colors of the red rocks, which emphasize the beautiful nature of the area that has not been spoiled
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
An excursion to Ain Khudra and a camping trip in the White Desert provide visitors with an unforgettable experience of immersion in the most peaceful and surreal scenery of Egypt. Ain Khudra is the Bedouin oasis of palm-shaded springs, ancient Bedouin charm, and a peaceful atmosphere through the Sinai mountains, where both nature and tradition seem to coexist.
And you're going camping; here is not only an overnight stay but a kind of spiritual experience under the open sky, amongst natural sculptures created by wind and time. All these destinations combine to give a reflection of the eternal magic of the deserts of Egypt, where history, nature, and culture combine to make lifetime memories.
The last day before going back to Cairo, you will visit two great places in Bahariya, like the Black Desert, which provides visitors with many wonderful stones that date back thousands of years and are characterized by their lustre and shine, and then the visit to Crystal Mountain, which sparkles in the distance with its glistening quartz crystals hidden in the rock and glittering in the desert sun like a lost treasure chest. It might be small, but it creates an everlasting impression on the travellers, being a representation of the delicate and transitory beauty of nature. All these natural wonders together form a memorable trip into a surrealistic landscape, where time has stopped and the Earth bears the stories that are even older than history itself. Going to see them is not a mere sightseeing tour—it is a journey into the prehistoric core of the planet.
Meals included: Breakfast
Number of Persons | Prices |
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1 Person | $1100.00 Per Person |
2 - 3 Persons | $899.00 Per Person |
4 - 6 Persons | $750.00 Per Person |
7 - 10 Persons | $650.00 Per Person |
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Unforgettable products that you can buy from Egypt are:
Papyrus. These scrolls are obtained from the papyrus plant, and the authentic ones are expensive.
Beetles
Gold or silver cartridges
Perfumes (essences)
Spices
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It is generally recommended to book your desert safari in advance, especially during peak tourist seasons, to ensure availability and secure the best deals. Last-minute bookings may be possible, but options might be limited.
Yes, you can try sandboarding in the desert, which is an exciting and thrilling event. This sport relies on the use of a sandboard or some special boards designed for sandboarding.
Egypt's deserts provide an ideal environment for this type of sport, especially in areas characterized by sandy terrain and cliffs. The Siwa Oasis in the Bahariya Oasis Desert or the Red Sea region of Sinai can be suitable locations to try sandboarding.
Since Egypt is a Muslim nation, clothing codes are more traditional; local places (such as train stations), marketplaces, and places of worship (such as mosques and the Citadel) should all be respected. In crowded metropolitan locations, it is advised that women keep to wearing cool, flowing cottons, longer-sleeved shirts, and slacks instead of "clingy," tight, or provocative clothing. You can wear beach clothes in beach resorts and on your felucca or Nile cruise. It is unusual to see Egyptian males wearing shorts in cities; instead, they prefer to wear long pants. Clothing with military styling is not appropriate.
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