A visit to this white desert will surely make you feel like you've landed on the sets of a surreal, science fiction film, or on the surface on an alien planet, and that is its biggest charm. Due to years and years of erosion, the flat surface of the Sahara desert gives way in places to giant structures of calcified rock formations. The large area provides ample room for witnessing magical sunsets and beautiful night skies. Find the time to spend a night at the desert by camping there, with a local Bedouin guide helping you along. This is a protected 300 square KM national park and you will not regret going here. Remember to carry your camera and your water bottles for this site though!
There are many places which you can visit the nearby White Desert which covers more than 2.8 million square kilometers, this vast desert starts at the western banks of the Nile and continues into Libya and contains five isolated, but thriving, oases Kharga, Dakhla, Farafra, Bahariyya, and Siwa.
There are many ways you can get to the White Desert such as Bus, car, taxi, etc that you can take to get to the White Desert, You can get tourist buses from Cairo to Farafra, Farafra has good road connectivity with the rest of Egypt. Taxis are available in the area, but for desert, expeditions hiring a 4x4 car is recommended.
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