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RE: White desert in July/August

by Vaclav 24 May 2012

Hi Nadine. Well, I guess it will be rather tough in summer but with some determination you can still have fun - I have been there at the…
RE: Which desert oasis to visit: Siwa or Bahareya?

by Vaclav 18 May 2012

Hi. Well, everybody seems to hate me for my very minority opinion but my vote woukd go to Bahiriyya providing that you would arrange there…
RE: Questions about the Situation in Cairo - Looking for Travel Advice

by fear_rua 11 May 2012

Catw's advice as always is excellent. A hotel in Giza is not something I'd recommend for anyone, and all the less so given your interests.…
RE: Western Desert Oases

by pauloinchicago 10 April 2012

searching the LP for siwa oasis i found they write about: women who were assaulted while walking in the date groves or while swimming…
RE: Western Desert Oases

by pauloinchicago 09 April 2012

sorry that last post posted before i was done with it. sorry for the errors in grammar, but i wasn't done with it. at any rate, perhaps…
RE: Western Desert Oases

by TravellinAndi 09 April 2012

Hmm..interesting post with a variety of opinions. Regarding the desert, I was in Siwa about 3 weeks ago for 10 days with my girlfriend,…
RE: Western Desert Oases

by roshanak 09 April 2012

Yongxin everything can be arranged on the spot...and I think this is the best way to do it. There have a great system of shared taxis…
RE: Western Desert Oases

by roshanak 09 April 2012

Paulo yours is one of the most ridiculous and ignorant posts I have ever read in this forum. I am a Muslim woman have traveled around…
Western Desert Oases

by yongxin 08 April 2012

Hi all, I was wondering whether someone has experience in travelling alone to the oases (not only Siwa) in the Western Desert? Is it…
RE: Oasis to oasis. Any experience?

by Vaclav 19 March 2012

Hi Wojtek. Well, it is truth that there is no direct public transport between Siwa and Bahariya - yet, it is rather serious very-back-road/…
Re: Visiting the Valley of the Golden Mummies

by itchyfeet38 08 January 2012

Cassandra Vivien's book "An Explorer's Guide to the Western Desert" will tell you where it is (it's not far from Bahariya) but as far…
Egypt Itinerary Advice (3-4 wks)

by justadotonthemap 25 December 2011

I'd love feedback on my itinerary below for those who know Egypt. I'm not on a time crunch, but I'm Im a cheap traveler and like to move…
RE: Western Desert Trip

by daccord 08 December 2011

Hello I asked my guide and he said it would cost 4500le including transportation from Cairo to Baharya and then 4*4 to Dakhla then microbus…
RE: Western Desert Oasis -Egypt

by clampard 16 November 2011

Has anyone used Desert Safari Egypte for a tour/camping of the white and black deserts? I am interested in a two night/three day tour…
RE: Western Desert Oasis -Egypt

by Simsy 12 November 2011

You can get these tours from all the Oases. It just depends on what you want and where from. Siwa is the pick of the Oases but its the…
Western Desert Oasis -Egypt

by clampard 11 November 2011

I would like to take a two night-three day tour of the Western Desert in Egypt. Perhaps camp for one or both nights? Any recommendations?…
RE: cycling from cairo to aswan?

by wwwdottourdottk 10 September 2011

Hello Pedro, Sure, it can be done. But I've heard lots of stories of cyclists being followed by police cars for days on end... That's…
RE: cycling from cairo to aswan?

by wwwdottourdottk 10 September 2011

Hi Pedro, Yes, it can be done. Yes, you can do it on your own (why not?) But I would go the long road through the Western Desert if…
RE: Western Desert options..

by oobski 12 July 2011

I think if I wanted to spend the kind of time in the desert that it sounds like you're after, I'd check in with the folks who run Under…
RE: Trekking/Backpacking in Egypt?

by Egyptolution 10 July 2011

I also recommend Sinai Mountains too, St. Catherine's Mountain Hike is glorious, Color Canyon is not to miss out in Sinai, Also you should…
RE: Western Desert options..

by Vaclav 07 July 2011

Hi. You can definitely find a travel company to take you to the desert just asking in any hotel in Bahariya and Farafra; if adventurous…
RE: Typical tourist thing plus a hit of Great Sand Sea

by Vaclav 07 July 2011

Hi. Instead going by train to Luxor and separately to Black & White Deserts you may easily put these two goals together by continuing…
RE: Typical tourist thing plus a hit of Great Sand Sea

by beefmaster 04 July 2011

Do the black and white desert. I did a trip there when I first arrived in Egypt last year for 2 days camping in the desert it cost around…
Re: Typical tourist thing plus a hit of Great Sand Sea

by katenlinds 04 July 2011

As an alternative, why not try a desert safari in the Sinai. You can go for as little or as long as you like and if your wife really…
Typical tourist thing plus a hit of Great Sand Sea

by Bucolic 04 July 2011

Currently I have a plan that takes me from Cairo and Giza then train to Luxor, boat to Aswan, and then return by train to Cairo with all…