Top Reasons to Go to The Western Desert Oases

Dune Bashing in Siwa: Set out in a four-wheel-drive vehicle to explore the towering golden dunes of the Great Sand Sea.

Sunsets in the White Desert: Watch the color of the chalk columns change and mellow as the sun drops over the desert.

The Bagawat Necropolis: Peer into early Christian history at this sprawling ancient burial site in Kharga.

The Golden Mummies: Examine one of the famous gilded faces on display at the Antiquities Inspectorate in Bahariya.

Explore Al-Qasr: Wander the well-preserved streets of this abandoned medieval town in Dakhla renowned for its Islamic mud-brick architecture.

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