Egypt Black & White Desert

In order to visit the Black & White Desert areas, We came to Bahariya Oasis and looked for a safari tour. Because of very few tourists this summer, we, two, had to pay more to get a car for this tour. Therefore we embarked the journey on a Land Cruiser with a driver and a cook.

Our driver and cook, young and energetic, liked to listen to Arabic songs in a loud and high volume in the car. On the way to the desert, they shopped the vegetables and fruit and then picked two watermelons from a friend's farm. The melons were a fantastic treat in the heat. We went through the Black Desert area, Crystal Mountain and then entered the White Desert National Park. When it's getting dark, we camped at the New White Desert area, where they set up a fire to cook a Bedouin dinner, potato stew and grilled chicken. Our cook is also a talented musician. He drummed a big water container and sang several local tunes.

In the next day's morning, I got up early to see the sunrise. Soon after the breakfast, we visited a couple of spots on the way back to Bahariya for catching a bus to Cairo. Overall, it was a lovely trip to see black stones over numerous mountains, white and cream chalk rock formations and a small white fox which came twice for the food that we left for him.