Program
3 days / 2 nights
Cairo Highlights: 3-Day Pyramids, Museum & Old Cairo
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Cairo & White Desert: 4-Day Desert Escape
Duration4 days / 3 nights
DestinationCairo & Giza
PickupHotel pickup included
Min. travelers1
CancellationFree up to 24h before
For travelers who want Cairo's monuments plus a real desert night — camping among the wind-carved chalk sculptures of the White Desert, between Bahariya's palm groves and the Black Desert's basalt hills. A 4×4 crew handles the driving and the camp; you handle the stargazing.
Day by day
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Day 1
Giza Pyramids & Grand Egyptian Museum
Pickup from your hotel for a full day covering the Giza plateau and the Grand Egyptian Museum. Overnight in Cairo.
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Day 2
Drive to Bahariya Oasis & Black Desert
Morning drive (~4.5h) to Bahariya Oasis, a palm-grove pit-stop for lunch, then into the Black Desert's basalt-capped hills before making camp near the White Desert's edge.
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Day 3
White Desert exploration & overnight camp
A full day exploring the White Desert's chalk-rock formations — the Mushroom, the Chicken, Crystal Mountain — by 4×4. Bedouin-cooked dinner and a night of desert stargazing.
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Day 4
Return to Cairo
Drive back to Cairo with a stop in Bahariya. Drop-off at your hotel by evening.
What's included
- Hotel pickup & drop-off
- 1 night 4★ Cairo hotel + 2 nights desert camping (tents, bedding provided)
- Private Egyptologist guide (Cairo days) + Bedouin desert crew
- 4×4 vehicles for desert days
- Giza Pyramids, Sphinx & Grand Egyptian Museum entry
- All meals during desert days; breakfast in Cairo
- International flights
- Lunch/dinner in Cairo (days 1)
- Personal expenses & tipping
- Sleeping bag rental (available on request)
Good to know
Desert nights can be cold October–March — pack a warm layer. Not recommended for travelers with mobility limitations; camp access involves soft sand.
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