Desert & Adventures - Feel the Powerful Attraction of the Desert
Egypt is a narrow strip of fertile land on the banks of the river Nile in the middle of an enormous desert. It is thus a vast playing field for those who love wide-open spaces, shifting sands and mountains. Egyptian tourism offers numerous more or less developed possibilities for discovery and sports activity vacations in the Sinai Peninsula, in the Eastern desert and in the Western desert right up to the Libyan border.
Desert trails in 4x4
• Complete circuit of Sinai by car following tracks: Sharm El-Sheikh - Dahab – St Katherine (1 night) - Feiran - Al-Tor and return to Sharm El-Sheikh (490 km / 2 days).
• Discovering the oases of the Western desert: circuit of the oases in a 4x4 with a guide and bivouac. Siwa oasis, isolated and preserved (visit to the traditional Siwa house). Baharia oasis, Roman wells. Farafra oasis, the most isolated, near the White Desert, Badr museum. Dakhla oasis, hot springs, museum, Roman temple, medieval city of Al-Qasr…
Exploring Sinai
Hiking to St Katherine (maintained footpaths, information from the Monastery office). Night-time climb of Mount Moses, djebbel Moussa, by the camel path and watching the sunrise. Excursions to the Coloured Canyon near Nuweiba, in the Ras Muhammed natural park.
Other activities
• Camel rides or hiking with camels.
• Horse riding and hiking on horseback: from Sinai coastal resorts or at the foot of the pyramids at Giza, Louxor (MG, Haras Al-Zahraa, Cairo. Saqqara Country Club…).
• Balloon flights over the Valley of Kings (at Luxor).
• Trekking in the Sinai mountains.
•Cycling in the region of the Thebes necropolis (at Luxor). (cycle rent from hotels or in town).
Guides
Many tour operators in Cairo, Nuweiba and Sharm El-Sheikh offer excursions and guided treks into the desert. Most of the coastal resort hotels offer excursions by the day or longer, with guides.
Combined activity vacations
Seaside vacation with excursions into the desert, cultural cruise and oasis discovery circuit…
