desert safari egypt

White Desert Egypt overnight camp illustration: white chalk mushroom and iceberg formations under a dense night sky, a small campfire and windbreak in the foreground and a second camp's fire glowing at the horizon

White Desert & Bahariya: Egypt’s Otherworldly Overnight Camping Trip

Marco Delgado
September 4, 2026

An honest White Desert Egypt guide: 11 of the tour's 34 hours are tarmac, what the camp costs in dated prices, how cold the night gets, and the permit rule.

Siwa Oasis guide cover illustration: the oasis from above, palms and salt lakes in a pale depression with Shali's hill at the centre, a single road entering from the north and the Great Sand Sea's dunes filling the south

Siwa Oasis Guide: Getting to Egypt’s Remotest Escape

Marco Delgado
September 2, 2026

An honest Siwa Oasis guide with dated prices: the ten-hour bus, why the Bahariya shortcut is closed, and what the salt lakes and desert safari really cost.