Best Desert Safari Tours in Egypt

Egypt has various deserts, and each desert presents a unique experience. The Sinai Desert features rough terrains such as mountains and valleys and also has an indigenous culture known as the Bedouins. The Western Desert has large sand dunes, peculiar rock formations, and some oases.

Fayoum presents a unique blend of both deserts and water through sites such as Wadi El Rayan and Wadi El Hitan. The Bahariya Oasis serves as an entry point to the Black and White Deserts, while Siwa presents sand dunes, salty lakes, natural springs, and an oasis experience.

An understanding of the above differences will make it easy for someone to pick a safari that suits his/her interests instead of picking a tour just because of the name.

Quad biking is among the most favorite activities of adventurers who visit deserts. The activity involves biking through sandy and rocky deserts. It allows the visitors to tour the desert in an interesting manner as their guided tour takes them outside the crowded resorts.

Camel riding is another adventure but on a much calmer pace. It is a chance for travellers to ride through the desert like it used to be before in an enjoyable manner. By combining the two activities, one gets to have an interesting and diverse safari.

The two adventurous activities take place mainly in the Red Sea and Sinai.

Some of the most unique landscapes in Egypt can be found in the Western Desert for your Egyptian desert safari trip. Some of the attractions you may encounter in this area include oasis villages, sand dunes, black volcano-like mountains, and white limestone rocks.

One of the best-known landscapes is the Black Desert which is located in the vicinity of Bahariya Oasis, and the White Desert with unique white rock formations. Such landscape will give you very unique experience compared to Sinai Mountains and deserts.

Siwa Oasis is another great destination for your desert and oasis adventure, where you can ride sand dunes in a jeep, see salt lakes and springs, and enjoy beautiful sunset views of the surrounding desert landscape.

The Fayoum presents yet another experience of the desert, given that its environment consists of deserts in addition to lakes and waterfalls and natural parks.

One can undertake a safari in Wadi El Rayan, whereby one can experience deserts surrounding lakes and waterfalls and even in Wadi El Hitan which means the Valley of Whales; the site of fossils of ancient whales.

The Fayoum also makes for an accessible location for those tourists in Cairo who wish to undertake a desert experience but not in the Western Desert Oases.

There is more to the safari in the desert than just driving around. Most of these safaris have a cultural element which is a visit to a Bedouin-style camp where you can get acquainted with the culture, sample some tea or local food and generally relax in a new environment.

An evening safari will give you a different dimension of the desert. At nightfall, the desert changes its colors, and the coolness is inviting for dinner and other cultural activities. In addition, due to the absence of bright city lights, some desert destinations also offer opportunities for night viewing.

In case of travelers who are interested in culture in addition to adventure, the Bedouin experience will definitely add more variety to your Egypt tours.