2 Day Trip to Bahariya Oasis - Explore The White and The Black Desert

2 Day Trip to Bahariya Oasis - Explore The White and The Black Desert

Baharia Oases Meet the rural Whati people English Mountain Beshmo Spring Al Mephtela Temple Valley of Golden Mummies Nobles Tombs the White Desert Black Desert Crystal Mountain

Itinerary

Day 1: Ancient Village, Ethnic Museum, Pyramid Mountain, English Mountain

Stop At: Bahariya (Bahereya) Oasis, Western Desert, Bawiti Egypt
Get ready for an early morning pick up in Cairo at your preferred meeting point for an adventure filled drive to Bahariya Oasis. Upon your arrival in Bahariya, you will check into the Sands Bahariya Hotel where you will enjoy a sumptuous lunch. Then go on a tour of Bahariya stop by the Ancient Village and the Ethnic Museum to see how the original settlers of the oasis lived. Then visit amazing places like Pyramid Mountain so named because it is shaped like a pyramid. Climb to the top for a panoramic view of the oasis and desert landscape. Walk or drive to the top of English Mountain and view the ruins of the World War I fortress used by the British soldiers during the war and watch the sunset.
Return to the hotel where you will spend the night.


Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 3 star hotel

Day 2: Full day Bahariya Oasis

Stop At: White Desert, About 45 km north of Farafra, Farafra 12655 Egypt
Wake up to a delicious breakfast before embarking on an amazing Antiquities Tour visit the Valley of the Golden Mummies which has given notoriety to Bahariya. In 1999 a large cemetery was discovered unearthing tombs with well-preserved mummies some even covered in gold; along with other beautiful artifacts, potteries, and statues. Visit the richly decorated tombs of Zed Amun ef Ankh & Bannentiu, the grand Ain Muftella Chapels and the Temple of Alexander the Great. The sandstone temple was built during Alexander’s reign of Egypt and dedicated to the gods Amun and Horus. Hop on a 4 wheel drive to the amazing White Desert as the white “sand” looks like snow transforming the hot desert landscape to one that resembles the cold Arctic. You will be impressed by the neighboring Black Desert where volcanic hills have colored the desert landscape black thus giving the desert its name. Enjoy lunch before heading back to Cairo


Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.