White Desert Farafra

It was getting late in the afternoon when we entered the White Desert proper, only about 40km out of the Farafra Oasis. As mentioned previously the landscape had been diverse and spectacular so far and it was just going to get more so. First fields of ...

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... . The hot spring at night, under the stars, drinking a Saqqara beer, was divine. The early morning trip into the White Desert was good fun, 4WD on dunes and seeing some bizarre white formations. ***** It was some long, dusty travel to get ...

... of a muddy farming paddock. Then we visit a local artist which is pretty cool.  That afternoon we arrive in the White Desert. Amazing white stone figures carved by wind and erosion. We camp here under the stars and I am up before dawn to catch the ...

... The deserts were awe inspiring. We'll let the few photos above speak for our experience. Sites: Black Desert, Old White Desert, New White Desert Hotel: Thick camel hair blankets under the stars. Dinner: Excellent soup and chicken off a hot wood fire. ...

... hand signs. That was a lot of fun. This guy really knew his stuff. He was at home in the desert. On our way to White Desert he stopped at some very small oasis and he bought some wood from the locals, 5 pieces of wood to be precise. The locals cut in ...

... breakfast (typically: pita, jam, cheese, and seaseme paste, my favourite) we packed up the Jeep in order to explore the White Desert better. The limestone structures are amazing. Although, as a whole, they are as hard as rock, edges and pieces chip away ...

... remoteness of the desert that is completely unexplainable, and also something we didn't experience our first night in the White Desert. It is actually a National Park, and really popular camping ground. Although it is huge, there are obviously areas ...

... .  Our guides told us to hop the rope and climb.  I caved to the peer pressure. Finally, we reached the Old White Desert and were hanging out among some wind-carved rocks that resembled various objects (like a chicken and an egg, a mushroom, or ...

... we figured out, that Egyptians can be very friendly and hospitable, if there is no tourism. The second night we stopped in the White Desert, surrounded by a landscape more to be the moon's surface than the world. There we figured out, Egypt can be even ...

From the Italian Alps To the End Of Roma..... Bellisimo.

... and the prices are only slightly inflated ... We purchase our food and head off for our second and final free camp in the White Desert. To describe this place in words is an injustice ... so look at the photos ... not my best work but you get the ...

... more pictures out from Egypt.  Biggest thing here was sleeping outside in the middle of a sandstorm.  No big deal... still have some sand in my ears... Scenery around White Desert national park was stunning.  Take a look. More to come CMB

... of camels heading north. Our driver thinks there might be 200-250 camels being driven by a handful of men. In the white desert, we walk through a bizarre landscape. Limestone has been carved by the wind and sand into diverse shapes- some looking like ...

    Camped overnight in the White Desert.  In addition to the beautiful sand, there are very unique rock formations protruding from this area of the desert.     One looked like a man riding a horse; another looked like ...

... for Farafra Oasis and I was very excited because we would be going to Badr's museum and then into the White Desert - two of my favourite places in Egypt. We finally got to Badr's museum and it was even better than I had remembered it. I wanted to buy a ...

... English and he was very nice for an army man although he got cold very easily! Anyway, afterwards we arrived at the White Desert which is great. A bit weird and surreal but spectacular at the same time. We took photos and drove around the different types ...

... that are black so it looks like the sand is black, after another 45 min it was changing from the black to the white desert, the white was like a large bucket of bleach had been dumped out. Everything was stark white with these large (20 30 meter) rock ...