Skip to content
Deluxe Trips Egypt
Plan your trip

Experiences · Desert & sand

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

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.

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

What do you want to do, and where are you staying?

What to do
EverythingQuad & ATV4×4 & dunesHiking & climbsCamps & night sky
Starting from
AnywhereHurghadaSharm El SheikhDahabSt CatherineGizaSaqqaraBahariyaSiwa

Showing 1 of 8 · Clear filters · 2 in your comparison

Side by side

Comparing 2 of 3

Starting prices are the lowest to expect; times are our planning estimates. Every detail is confirmed before anything is arranged.

Clear the comparison
Comparison of A Sinai Trail day, The White Desert after dark
A Sinai Trail day RemoveThe White Desert after dark Remove
Starting price
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.
Starting priceUSD 99Per person at the lowest group rate; solo travellers and couples pay more.Your written quote confirms the price for your party, dates and choices.
Where it startsSt CatherineBahariya
ActivityHiking & climbsCamps & night sky
Skill or certificationA full day's hiking on rough groundNone; comfort with a simple camp
Minimum ageTeenagers used to hikingWe discuss it for families
Time actually doing itMost of the day on footSunset, the night and first light
Total timeFull dayOvernight from Bahariya
Best seasonSpring and autumn; winter nights are cold at altitudeOctober to April; nights are cold
What you seeGranite wadis, Bedouin gardens and springsChalk formations, the night sky and dawn
What it asksA full day on rough ground, climbs at altitude, and heat or cold depending on the season.A long road transfer, a simple camp, cold desert hours after sunset and flexibility around wind and protected-area rules.
What we confirm first
  • 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
  • Permits, exact route, licensed vehicles, camp location and environmental practice
  • Sleeping equipment, meals, water, sanitation and dietary handling
  • Weather, communications, emergency plan and whether astronomical guidance is actually available
Next stepAsk about it Add to my trip Ask about it Add to my trip

  • Camps & night sky · Bahariya

    The White Desert after dark

    Stay through sunset and the night sky among chalk formations; this landscape earns an overnight, not a rushed afternoon.

    Starting priceUSD 99
    Place
    White Desert National Park, Western Desert
    Time
    Overnight from Bahariya; sunset, the night and first light
    Needs
    None; comfort with a simple camp. We discuss it for families.
    What we confirm before you go
    • Permits, exact route, licensed vehicles, camp location and environmental practice
    • Sleeping equipment, meals, water, sanitation and dietary handling
    • Weather, communications, emergency plan and whether astronomical guidance is actually available
    In your comparison Add to my tripRead more

Tours

Desert tours and overnight trips

Guided days with transport and the arrangements taken care of, each on request.

Photography credits (3)

Ahmed Yousry Mahfouz, CC BY-SA 4.0; Ibrahim El-Mezayen, CC BY-SA 4.0; Bernd Out, CC BY-SA 3.0

Ask us

Not sure which desert & sand experience fits?

Tell us where you are staying, when, and who is coming. We reply with what fits, the price for your party and what we confirm first. Nothing is booked until you accept.

Ask us Plan the whole trip
2 of 3 chosenCompare them
Photography credits (8)

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; Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0; Mohamed kamal 1984, CC BY-SA 4.0