• White Desert

    Unmissable

    Chalk outcrops standing in the sand, carved by the wind. Beyond the tarmac it is 4×4 country.

    The oases and the Western DesertFarafra, New Valley

    €€€ High endSunset
  • Bahariya Oasis

    An oasis that Cairo coaches reach in a day: palm groves, hot springs, black-capped hills to the south.

    The oases and the Western DesertBahariya, Western Desert

    €€ Mid-rangeSunset
  • Dakhla Oasis

    Palm groves under a pink escarpment, and a mud-brick quarter called al-Qasr.

    The oases and the Western DesertDakhla, New Valley

    €€ Mid-rangeBest in the morning
  • Farafra Oasis

    A small town, a palm grove, hot springs, and the road north into the White Desert.

    The oases and the Western DesertFarafra, New Valley

    €€ Mid-rangeWhere locals go
  • Kharga Oasis

    An oasis of offices and fields, strung with temples and forts along an old caravan road.

    The oases and the Western DesertKharga

    €€ Mid-rangeHistoric venue
  • The Black Desert

    Hills capped with dark basalt, on the road to the White Desert.

    The oases and the Western DesertBahariya

    €€ Mid-rangeBest in the morning
  • The tents lit from within, once the sun has gone.

    A night in the White Desert

    Unmissable

    Sleeping among the chalk mushrooms, under one of the world's darkest skies.

    The oases and the Western DesertFarafra

    €€€ High endBooking advised