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Re: Western Desert options..

by copila 27 June 2011

It's fairly easy to get to the White & Black Deserts. They are located between the Bahariya and Farafra Oases and can be accessed from…
Luxor to western oasis...Dahkla oasis and Al Qasar

by Cherrypicker 24 April 2011

Hi, I would like to travel to a western oasis, specifically the town of Al-Qasr in the Dahkla oasis from Luxor. I have read that to do…
Re: Western Desert trip - some questions

by brum_d 25 February 2010

Hello Vaclav, thanks for your reply and the link to your site. Very interesting to read about your experiences and opinions. Hopefully…
7 day Western Desert tour - comments?

by facesnorth 18 October 2009

Hello all, My wife and I are arriving in Cairo on Monday, Oct 26th at 11:15am. We have 3 days in Cairo and then on Thursday, Oct 29th…
2-5 May: Luxor to Cairo oasis/white desert jeep safari

by daphne77 04 April 2009

Hi travelers! We have arranged a 4 day (3n) oasis/white desert trip from Luxor to Cairo from the 2nd until the 5th of May 2009 using…
Re: EGYPT - 6 DAYS

by daphne77 04 April 2009

Hi there We have arranged a 4 day (3n) oasis/white desert trip from Luxor to Cairo from the 2nd until the 5th of May 2009 using Badawiya…
GREAT GUIDE FOR WESTERN OASES

by alwaystravelalone 13 March 2009

OK a bit of a shameless plug for my guide who I hooked up with through the tourist office in Dakhla. His name's Mohsen and when he's…
Re: Siwa or the rest of the Western Desert oases?

by Vaclav 27 November 2007

Hi. I am almost afraid to write it here but contrary to all guidebooks and majority of other travellers I have found Siwa highly overrated…
New Road Luxor-Kharga

by markvh 12 November 2007

Siwa to bahariya might be possible by 2WD if it's more elevated from the ground than most common cars. I would definetly prefere a 4WD…
Dakhla Oasis accomodation

by R13 31 October 2007

No, it is a Bedouin Oasis Village located about 1 km on the main road into town. If you are driving from Al-Qasr into Mut, it will be…
New Road Luxor-Kharga

by hisurfer 19 October 2007

Thanks papworth - that info helps! I was thinking of stopping at al-Dush also, but it's not one of my important goals.

Even $70…
Western Desert Itinerary

by hisurfer 08 October 2007

Thanks. I'd love to see Siwa, but it was a matter of time for me ... I couldn't fit it in. It's killing me, too.

I'm not that…