A sand dune near 'Areg in the Siwa depression, on the edge of the Great Sand Sea.

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Sand, rock and a night sky with nothing in the way.

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From a quad on the desert edge near the pyramids to a night among the White Desert's chalk: choose how you want to move through the desert, and compare how long you spend doing it, what it asks of you and what we check first.

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Comparison of A telescope night in the Eastern Desert, A Sinai Trail day
	A telescope night in the Eastern Desert Remove	A Sinai Trail day Remove
Starting price	Starting priceUSD 30Per person on a shared evening.Your written quote confirms the price for your party, dates and choices.	Starting priceUSD 65Per person in a small group with a Bedouin guide; a private guide costs more.Your written quote confirms the price for your party, dates and choices.
Where it starts	Hurghada	St Catherine
Activity	Camps & night sky	Hiking & climbs
Skill or certification	None	A full day's hiking on rough ground
Minimum age	All ages; children need to stay up late	Teenagers used to hiking
Time actually doing it	About two hours under the sky	Most of the day on foot
Total time	About 4 hours	Full day
Best season	Year-round; best near the new Moon	Spring and autumn; winter nights are cold at altitude
What you see	Moon, planets or star clusters when visible; the Milky Way is a naked-eye target, not a guaranteed telescope view	Granite wadis, Bedouin gardens and springs
What it asks	Nothing but patience and a warm layer: desert nights are cold from November to March.	A full day on rough ground, climbs at altitude, and heat or cold depending on the season.
What we confirm first	An astronomy guide and telescope, not only a campfire and binoculars Moon phase, target visibility, cloud conditions and the weather-change policy for your date Supper, dietary needs and the return time	A registered guide from the tribe whose section you walk That the section lies outside the area north of the St Catherine–Nuweiba road, where the UK government advises against all but essential travel The section, its length and height gain Season, water and a way down if the weather turns
Next step	Request a quote Add to my trip	Request a quote Add to my trip

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Ahmed Yousry Mahfouz, CC BY-SA 4.0; Bilal Detailz, CC BY-SA 4.0; Ibrahim El-Mezayen, CC BY-SA 4.0; Bernd Out, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and cropped for display.

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Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0; Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0; Norhan Elmaghrabi, CC BY-SA 4.0; Egy2030, CC BY-SA 4.0; Sara Nabih, CC BY-SA 4.0; Fadyhesham0, CC BY-SA 3.0; Ahmed Yousry Mahfouz, CC BY-SA 4.0; Mohamed kamal 1984, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and cropped for display.