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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

Eid in the Oasis: Springs, Palms, Black & White Deserts – 3 Nights May 27-30, 2026

Eid Al Adha in Baharyia & Al Haiz: Springs, Palms, White Desert Adventure

Escape Cairo for 3 nights in our new ecolodge chalets. Swim private springs, lunch under date palms heavy with baby fronds, and explore the Black Desert at sunset. Visit our farm and animals in Al Haiz, then chase otherworldly landscapes: the White Desert via Aguabat Valley (Valley of Obstacles) and Crystal Mountain. Learn to bake Garassa bread under hot sand, feast on organic local food, and dance to live semsameya, drums, and flute. Round-trip transport, full meals, vintage Landcruiser tours, and Bedouin hospitality included. Perfect for May heat—our private spring pool awaits.

3 nights / 4 days. Limited Eid spots. Book now.

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.

Between the Dunes & The Stars: The Ultimate 10 day Desert Expedition

April 25th-May 4th 2026 For the traveler who defines adventure by depth, not checklist. This is the journey beyond all others—a ten-day, fully-immersive crossing into the silent, uninhabited heart of the Sahara. Leave every notion of Egypt behind and travel with us, a Bedouin-owned company with over 20 years of guiding in the deep desert,Continue reading “Between the Dunes & The Stars: The Ultimate 10 day Desert Expedition”

Christmas on the Oasis 2025

Looking for a unique way to spend Christmas this year? This is our 5th annual holiday event at our Ecolodge where we blend Christian traditions with our Bedouin hospitality! Escape from the hussle of Cairo and surround yourself in the Black and White Desert of Baharia Oasis.  DECEMBER 24-26, 2025Holiday package includes 1 night (doubleContinue reading “Christmas on the Oasis 2025”

Siwa Oasis – 4 nights 5 days

Private Tour – Cairo to Siwa return with Al Haiz Oasis Day 1 Pickup Cairo 7AM direct to Siwa with Lunch stop in Marsa Matroua. Arrive at Dream Lodge Hotel or Ali Khaled Mountain Camp – dinner Day 2 Breakfast, drive to salt cave, visit salt lakes, and then Cleopatra Spring for lunch. Visit toContinue reading “Siwa Oasis – 4 nights 5 days”

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”

Christmas on the Oasis

Looking for a unique way to spend Christmas this year? This is our annual holiday event at our Ecolodge where we blend Christian traditions with our Bedouin hospitality. DECEMBER 24-26, 2024Holiday package includes 2 nights (double occupancy) in our Ecolodge, local tour of Baharyia Oasis, a traditional roast turkey dinner and sides, Bedouin Party withContinue reading “Christmas on the Oasis”

8 Nights Cairo, Fayoum, White Desert

Itinerary for 8 Nights 9 days 2024/25 Season Cairo –  2 nights Western Desert Safari – 3 nights Al Haiz Oasis – 2 nights Fayoum Desert and Oasis- 1 night Day 1 Pickup at Cairo International airport to hotel  Mohammed Ali Mosque, Citadel Dinner on Nile in Zamelek Hotel downtown Day 2 Full day inContinue reading “8 Nights Cairo, Fayoum, White 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”

Ghurd Abu Muharrik 2 days 1 night Safari

⛺️ Desert camping & discovery 🚙 4×4 Dune riding adventures 🏄‍♂️ Sand boarding 🍜 Traditional cooking and teaching 🔥 Campfire under the stars 💫 📸 Take amazing pictures 👫 Meet new people 🌴 Eat dates from our trees – Pickup from Cairo 8AM – Meet 4×4 cars on El Minya rd. and head into theContinue reading “Ghurd Abu Muharrik 2 days 1 night Safari”

Siwa Oasis Tour

Siwa Oasis Tour 4 nights, 5 days from Cairo return Discover the wonders of Siwa Oasis: ancient settlements, desert lakes, and rich Siwan culture. Explore this remote paradise in Egypt. Siwa Oasis is one of the most remote human settlements in Egypt and has been inhabited for thousands of years since Pharaonic times. With overContinue reading “Siwa Oasis Tour”

Abu Muharrik Dune Safari – 7 days

Ghurd Abu Muharrik or “Father of Movement”; one of the largest dune belts in the Western/Libyan Desert in Egypt, over 600 kms of moving dunes, beginning east of Baharya Oasis (350kms south of Cairo) down to Abu Tartur cliff at Kharga Oasis. Moving at a rate of 1m/year this safari is destined for adventure travelersContinue reading “Abu Muharrik Dune Safari – 7 days”