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🌙 Summer stars over ancient sands…

🌙 Summer stars over ancient sands…

When the sun sets on Al Haiz Oasis, the real magic begins. 🔭✨

Summer in the desert isn’t just about the heat — it’s about crystal-clear skies, zero light pollution, and the Milky Way stretching from one silent horizon to the other.

· 🏜️ Best time to shoot: Midnight to 4 AM
· 📸 Top tip: Bring a wide-angle lens + tripod
· 🌡️ Night temps: 18°C–25°C — surprisingly cool
· 📍 Location: Al Haiz Oasis, Bahariya

Grab your camera. Set up under the immense skies, and let the cosmos put on a show you’ll never forget.

🎥 Perfect for: video timelapses & astrophotography

7 Nights of Pure Magic: The Ultimate Egyptian Desert Safari (Sept 20–27, 2026)

Forget everything you think you know about Egypt. Beyond the pyramids and the Nile lies a world of shifting golden dunes, ghostly white chalk forests, ancient Roman springs, and a sky so thick with stars it feels like a dream. This is the Egypt of the Bedouin—and we’re inviting you to experience it all.

Eid Mubarak Safari 2025

Eid Safari in Western Desert – March 31st – April 4th, 2025 Join us for 4 nights, 5 days out of Cairo for our newest program in the Western Desert of Egypt. Day 1: Pick-up in Cairo 2PM, 4.5 hour drive just past Baharya Oasis to our land in Al Haiz. After dinner you willContinue reading “Eid Mubarak Safari 2025”

Celestial Symphony in the Desert

Their positioning will create the illusion of cosmic choreography. Alignments like these are relatively rare and bring an aura of mystery and fascination, as ancient cultures often associated them with pivotal changes or moments of great significance. Astrology views such alignments as amplifiers of planetary energies. Mercury, the planet of communication, might stir deep conversations.Continue reading “Celestial Symphony in the Desert”

Cairo to Aswan Oases Tour

Itinerary for 8 nights Cairo to Aswan -through Alexandria, Siwa, White Desert and Dakhla Oasis Day 1: • Pickup AM from airport, visit Pyramids of Giza, spend a few hours there. Take lunch before heading west along the North Coast. • Arrive in Alexandria check into hotel, dinner out in the city. Visit the castleContinue reading “Cairo to Aswan Oases Tour”

Perseid Meteor Shower

Witness over 100 shooting stars an hour in the spectacular White Desert!Moon phase: 1st quarter 25% set after midnight)Tuesday August 13/14 1 night White Desert ‏PICKUP CILANTRO CAFE‏Moustafa Mahmoud 8AM ‏Who needs to:‏• get out into nature 🌴‏• be barefoot in the sand 🦶⛱‏• sleep out under the stars 💫 ⛺️‏• Bedouin foods by theContinue reading “Perseid Meteor Shower”

White Desert Camping & Al Haiz Ecolodge

White Desert Camping & Al Haiz Ecolodge Spend 2 nights, 3 days out of Cairo experiencing off road adventure travel in Egypts White Desert, incredible landscapes photography, geological sites, camels, relaxation, fresh springs, traditional Bedouin foods, stargazing & campfires. White Desert Safari & Al Haiz Ecolodge: 3 Days 2 Nights  •  Outdoor camping, meet newContinue reading “White Desert Camping & Al Haiz Ecolodge”

New Years Eve 2024

One night in Al Haiz & NYE in White Desert Dec 30-Jan 1, 2024 New Years Eve 2024 & Bedouin Party  • ⛺️ Desert camping & discovery •  🚙 4×4 Dune riding  •  🏄‍♂️ Sand boarding  •  🍜 Traditional cooking  •  📸 Amazing pictures •  🧘‍♂️ Meet new people •  💃 Live Bedouin music andContinue reading “New Years Eve 2024”

Christmas in Al Haiz & Desert Safari Dec 24-26

Cairo—> Al Haiz Oasis—> White Desert—> Cairo Christmas Dinner, Bedouin Party and White Desert Camping     DAY 1: Pickup in Cairo 8:00AM at hotel Travel 360 kms Baharya Oasis, arrive for lunch at Al Haiz Oasis, settle into rooms, spend the afternoon discovering and relaxing. Meet in Bedouin tent for Christmas dinner – TurkeyContinue reading “Christmas in Al Haiz & Desert Safari Dec 24-26”

NEW MOON WHITE DESERT 2 NIGHT SAFARI

NEW MOON WHITE DESERT SAFARI PICK-UP CAIRO 8AM—> WHITE DESERT 1 NIGHT–> AL HAIZ ECOLODGE (BLACK DESERT) –>RETURN CAIRO 9PM ⛺️ Desert camping & discovery  🚙 4×4 Dune riding adventures  🏄‍♂️ Sand boarding  🍜 Traditional cooking and teaching 🔥 Campfire & Astronomy under the stars 💫  🌊 Relaxation in springs 📸 Take amazing pictures 👫Continue reading “NEW MOON WHITE DESERT 2 NIGHT SAFARI”

Al Haiz Observatory

The ideal location of Al Haiz Lodge offers stargazers an incredible opportunity to observe the night sky in one of the darkest places on earth. We work with astronomers to offer star gazing, in-depth Astronomy sessions, telescope observation, and astrophotography workshops