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Egypt desert safaris

Jeep in the Western Desert, Egypt
Above: Jeep in the Western Desert, Egypt

Egypt desert safaris

These Egyptian tours are ideal if you want to get off the main tourist trail and see a little more of what Egypt and the surrounding region has to offer. They spend time travelling through the beautiful scenery of Egypt's deserts and oases, and include jeep safaris and overnight Bedouin camps. We also add some time in Cairo & Luxor to see the main historic sites, and you can finish the tour with some time relaxing by the Red Sea, or by heading into Jordan.


Prices fromUK£695
Egypt | Cairo, Aswan (felucca or Dahabiya cruise) Luxor, Fayoum, Western Deserts
14days
Statues at the temple of Karnak in Luxor, Egypt

This tour combines Egypt's main historical sites and a felucca or luxury cruise in the Nile Valley, with two separate desert safaris. Around Fayoum we visit the Wadi Rayan protected area with its spring oasis and desert lake, and the World Heritage Site of the Valley of the Whales. In the Western Deserts, we visit the Baharya & Farafra oases and enjoy an overnight jeep safari in the spectacular White Desert.




Prices fromUK£495
Egypt | Cairo, Fayoum, Valley of the Whales, Western Deserts
7days
Jeep in the White Desert, Egypt

Ideal for a second visit to Egypt, this tour visits several different desert regions including the Wadi Rayan Protected Area with its freshwater desert lake, and the Valley of the Whales World Heritage Site where numerous fossilised whales litter the beautiful desert scenery. We also enjoy a jeep safari into Western Deserts to visit the Baharya & Farafra Oases and spend a night camping under the starry desert sky amidst the weird rock formations in the White Desert.




Prices fromUK£775
Egypt | Cairo, Alexandria, Bahariya
9days
Kayetaby fort, Alexandria, Egypt

This heads straight out of Cairo to Alexandria to tour its Roman ruins and catacombs, the modern library, and Fort Qaitbey among other sites. You then head via the war cemeteries at El Alamein into Egypt's Western desert to the remote Siwa Oasis. Several tours are included in this evocative place before you head through the desert to the Bahariya Oasis and an overnight jeep safari into the White Desert. You then return to Cairo.




Prices fromUK£675
Egypt | Cairo, Western Deserts, Luxor, Dahab
14days
Camel riding in the desert, Egypt

This comprehensive tour gives a taste of everything that Egypt has to offer. We start with the pyramids, sphinx and Egyptian Museum in Cairo, before doing a desert safari through the Western deserts and the Oases of Bahariya, Farafra, Dakhla and Kharga en-route to Luxor. We then see some of the main Pharaonic sites in Luxor, before heading to Dahab for some snorkelling and relaxing by the Red Sea.




Prices fromUK£525
Egypt | Cairo, Western Desert, Luxor
9days
Woman walking across the Egyptian Desert, Egypt

This feature-rich tour combines the history and monuments of Cairo, with a safari through the Egyptian Western Deserts, visiting the Bahariya, Farafra, Dakhla and Kharga Oases, featuring a night camping amid the strange rock formations in the White Desert. We also tour the main ancient Pharaonic sites in Luxor including the Valley of the Kings, before returning to Cairo.




Prices fromUK£1,195
Egypt | Cairo, Western Deserts, Luxor, Dahab, Jordan
16days
Amphitheare in Petra, Jordan

Egypt & Jordan are covered in full on this tour, as we explore the main Pharaonic sites in Cairo and Luxor, take a desert safari through the Egyptian Western Deserts, and travel north through Jordan visiting Wadi Rum, Petra, the Dead Sea, and Jerash. Bedouin camps are included amid the strange rock formations of the Egyptian White Desert, and the stunning desert scenery of Wadi Rum in Jordan.



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Customer feedback

"Fantastic country, wonderful food, exceptional diving, beautiful weather - truly a holiday of a lifetime. From the easy to navigate website to the excellent customer service and helpful, friendly tour reps, the trip was well organised from start to finish. The tour guide (Ahmed) was outstanding and made the Egyptian history fun and informative. The whole trip - WOW!"

Claire Birdine (Egypt Experience)

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