WINTER SEASON · OCT – APR

Egypt, the long way round.

Desert trips planned and led by the people who grew up out there — chalk camps, hot springs, and roads with nobody else on them.

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Two travellers looking out over the White Desert chalk formations at sunrise, a 4×4 below

BAHARIYA · KM 370CAMP · KM 500Ahmed’s camp, last Tuesday ↓

01 · CHOOSE YOUR KIND OF EGYPT

Eight ways in. Every one of them drawn as a route.

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1 day

Fayoum lakes & dunesCairo / GizaCairo / Giza

Cairo

Wadi El Rayan

Lake Qarun

Private · kids 4+from €120 pp

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2 days

White Desert, gentlyCairo / GizaCairo / Giza

Cairo

Bahariya

White camp

Private · kids 6+from €310 pp

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Half day

Hurghada Safari and StargazingHurghadaHurghada

Hotel

Desert

Bedouin tea

Shared · all agesfrom €35 pp

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3 days

White & Black Desert overlandCairo / GizaCairo / Giza

Siwa slow daysCairoCairo

Private Giza Pyramids, Sphinx & camel rideCairo / GizaCairo / Giza

Grand Egyptian Museum, Pyramids & Sphinx with lunchCairo / GizaCairo / Giza

Giza Pyramids

Great Sphinx

Grand Egyptian Museum

Privatefrom €95 pp

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2.5 hours

Giza Pyramids Sound & Light ShowCairo / GizaCairo / Giza

Cairo or Giza

Giza Plateau

Sound & Light Show

Private transferfrom €50 pp

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4 hours

Old Cairo history, culture & street food walkBab al-FutuhKhan el-Khalili

Khan el-Khalili & old Cairo souqs, private half-dayCairo / GizaCairo / Giza

Bab Zuweila

Street of the Tentmakers

Fayoum 4x4 safari, waterfalls & Magic LakeCairo / GizaCairo / Giza

Hurghada super safari: quad, camel & BBQHurghadaHurghada

PHOTO · Hurghada quad buggy and camel desert ride4.5 hours

Hurghada quad, buggy & camel desert experienceHurghadaHurghada

Marsa Alam desert & reefMarsa AlamMarsa Alam

Marsa Alam

Wadi El Gemal

Reef

Small groupfrom €380 pp

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02 · WHERE THE ROADS GO

Four regions. Start where your trip starts.

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01Western DesertWhite · Black · Bahariya · FarafraFROM CAIRO · 370–750 KM 02Sinai DesertSharm · St Katherine · canyonsSHARM / DAHAB 03Red Sea DesertHurghada · Marsa AlamHURGHADA / MARSA ALAM 04Nile valleyCairo · Giza · Luxor · AswanCAIRO / LUXOR / ASWAN Open the map

A lantern-lit camp among the White Desert chalk formations under the Milky Way

03 · STORY

No light for 300 km. That’s the point.

Read: a night of stargazing in the Western Desert →

A local guide welcoming travellers as they step out of the 4×4 in an oasis village

MahmoudBorn in Bahariya · 14 years guidingAR · EN · DE

04 · HOW WE TRAVEL

The person who plans it is the person who drives.

Local guides, namedYou know who is leading before you pay — their village, languages and years out there.

Inclusions in writingMeals, permits, park fees and drop-off times listed per trip. No surprises at camp.

Paced for familiesShorter drives, shaded stops and child-sized portions when you tick "with kids".

Leave no trace, reallyWe carry everything out, use existing tracks and pay rangers directly.

CANCELLATION POLICY · MEET THE TEAM

05 · WHEN TO GO

The desert keeps its own calendar.

BestGoodHot — shorter trips only

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Western Desert

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Siwa & oases

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Sinai

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Red Sea

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Nile valley

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06 · LETTERS BACK

“The kids still talk about the fox that visited camp. So do we.”

Katrin, Munich · family of four · White & Black Desert, 3 days · VERIFIED TRIP

FIELD GUIDESBest time to visit the White Desert2 MIN White Desert or Siwa? An honest comparison1 MIN What to pack for one desert night1 MIN

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