Hosted by Al Haiz Oasis Tours – Bedouin Safari Experts Since 2006
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.
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Travel the dunes by day and camp under the expansive sky at night, warm up by the fire and enjoy the Bedouin food, music and hospitality.
This 2 night safari will have many points of time to meditate, take a contemplative walk, discover ancient desert tools and travel over the smooth sands in 4×4’s with awe.
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 castle and waterfront at night.
Day 2:
• Breakfast then early start to Siwa, Possible stop in Ageeba Beach for picnic lunch if time permits.
• Arrive to Siwa at around 4 PM. Visit Al Mawta Mountain, then Fatnas Lake for sunset. Dinner, hotel.
Day 3:
• Early breakfast for full day in Siwa. Visiting Salt pools 1st for a swim and amazing pictures! Then Temple Umm Abayda, Cleopatra Spring fresh water spring and swim, lunch there.
• Head to Great Sand Sea desert in 4×4 to see Bir Wahad (requires permission) relax in the palm trees, swim, tea and snacks. Ending up at Siwa Salt lake for sunset. Return to village for market shopping, dinner then hotel.
Day 4:
• Early breakfast and full day driving to Baharya Oasis with lunch stop along the way. Arrive at Al Haiz Ecolodge for checkin.
• Move to 4×4 and visit Roman Winery and sunset tea in the dunes. Return to Lodge for dinner and settle into rooms.
Day 5:
• Leisurely wakeup, breakfast, small tour of Tabl Amon, swim in warm spring of Bir Sherif. Return to Lodge, pack up from room and light lunch. Move to 4×4 and start Safari of Western Desert.
• Visiting points of interest with many stops for pictures and discovery. Black Desert, Crystal Mountain, Aguabat Valley, White Desert.
• Find camping stop and set camp. Bedouin dinner of roast duck under the sand. Evening under the stars with Bedouin tea and music.
Day 6:
• Leisurely wakeup, breakfast, breakdown camp and head to Magic Spring for a fresh water wash.
• Move south to Djara Cave; discover an underground cave full of stalagtites, stalagmites and petroglyphs while chef prepares lunch.
• Move to Caraween dunes for sandboarding and dune ride adventure. Set up camp in the dunes. Relax for sunset, dinner under the stars.
Day 7:
• Sunrise in dunes, break down camp and breakfast. Move to highway to meet sedan car for 10 AM and move southwest to Dakhla Oasis.
• Lunch, visit Deir Hagar pharaonic temple and Mezzawakka tombs.
• Move to Salt Lake in dunes, tea and sunset.
• Arrive at guesthouse Sosal House (beautiful traditional Bedouin house) dinner served in house. Relaxing evening
Day 8:
• Full day in Dakhla Oasis visiting ancient village of Al Qasr and if you missed one of the sites from the day before you will have time today. Dinner in Bedouin restaurant and back to Sosal House for the night.
Day 9:
• Breakfast brought to house and pack a picnic lunch for your big travel day to Aswan, arriving around 7 PM
We can continue with a separate program of Upper Egypt including: Aswan, Abu Simbel, Felucca on Nile, Luxor temples and Tombs and Hurghada for beach days.
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 new friends
•4×4 safari adventures in dunes and White Desert
•Sand boarding, meet local camels •. Traditional cooking methods •Campfire under the Full moon
•Sightseeing, photography, relaxation in springs.
Full detailed program:
Pickup in Cairo 8AM at Cilantro Cafe -Mustafa Mahmoud Square
Travel 360 kms Southwest to arrive in Baharya Oasis, tea and coffee stop at Oasis Restaurant
Arrive in Al Haiz Oasis for Lunch
Take a welcome drink, get settled into rooms, rest under the palm trees, swim in the fresh water spring, discover the farm and surroundings.
Before dinner we will take a sunset dune ride of surrounding area of Al Haiz and Rees. Take tea in the dunes at sunset. Visit some local camels.
Return for a BBQ dinner in Al Haiz Ecolodge
7AM rise and shine for a hot coffee and breakfast for 8AM and final packing. Transfer to 4×4 Landcruisers and start our Safari through the Black Desert, Aguabat Area, arriving at our camp in The White Desert.
Set-up camp, enjoy nature surroundings at sunset and the unique rock formations
Settle in for a Traditional Bedouin meal, fireside evening, music, stargazing and storytelling.
6AM Sunrise in the incredible White Desert, enjoy hot coffee, a full Bedouin breakfast with fresh bread & fresh fruit
After breakfast we will pack up camp and start a tour of Old White Desert, visit ancient Acacia Tree & Crystal Mountain, heading north to Al Haiz Oasis
Lunch served in Al Haiz Ecolodge
3PM Leave for Baharya Oasis, grab snacks for the ride home or shop dates & oil market before leaving back to Cairo, arriving at pickup destination around 9PM
PRICE: 450€ per person minimum 2 people (single rate available)
Price includes: Private room in Al Haiz Lodge, camping tents, sleeping bag, mattress. All meals, water, fruits, snacks, 4×4 transportation, permission, natural park tickets, transfer from Cairo
Don’t forget: Sunhat for the day, bathing suit for natural spring, travel towel, and light jacket for evening, power-bank, head-lamp, cash for purchases or gratuities
The trip might be canceled due to: governmental changes or bad weather.
For reservation to book your trip: Joanne Clayton: alhaizoasis@egypt.com