Bestseller161 reviews
16 hCairo: Bahariya Oasis & White Desert A Private Day Adventure
★ 4.7 · 161 reviews
- 16 hours, Black Village and Cold Spring
- Crystal Mountain and White Desert
- Bestseller
- Free cancellation
$150$9.38 / hour
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White Desert tour from Cairo: one day or a night in camp
A White Desert tour from Cairo starts at $150 for a private 16-hour day that includes all entry fees, and runs to two or three days from $160. Every route goes through Bahariya Oasis; most add the Black Desert and Crystal Mountain. The most reviewed is the 2-day trip at $227, 4.9 on 850 reviews. Only the 3-day private trip at $244 names meals and accommodation in its description. These suit anyone with a spare day or two in Cairo who wants the desert rather than another monument.
Quick answer
The short answer. With one day, the only option is the private 16-hour trip at $150 (4.7 on 161 reviews). With two days, the $227 trip has 850 reviews at 4.9, the strongest record on this page; the private 2-day camp costs less, at $160.
White Desert tours from Cairo at a glance
- Lowest price
- $150private, 16 hours
- Most reviewed
- 850 reviewsrated 4.9, 2 days
- One-day option
- 1 listingall entry fees included
- 2-day trips
- 3 listingsfrom $160
- 3-day trips
- 2 listingsfrom $244
- Meals and beds named
- 1 listingthe 3-day private trip
- Private
- 3 of 6by their titles
- Siwa Oasis instead
- 3 listingsall 3 days, from $411
Every trip, current fare
Every White Desert tour from Cairo, by price and length
Six Bahariya and White Desert trips, then the three to Siwa. The rating with 17 reviews carries its count; read it with that in mind.
| Tour | Length | Price | What you get | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo: Bahariya Oasis & White Desert A Private Day AdventureCrystal Mountain and White Desert | 16 h | $150 | Black Village and Cold Spring | $9.38 | 4.7 · 161 |
| Cairo: 2-Day Bahariya & White Desert Private Camp AdventureNew White Desert | 2 days | $160 | Black Desert and Crystal Mountain | — | 4.7 · 174 |
| Cairo: 2-Day Bahariya Oasis Camp and Desert TourBlack Desert, Crystal Mountain | 2 days | $227 | Bahariya Oasis camp | — | 4.9 · 850 |
| Cairo: Bahariya Oasis & White Desert 3-Day Private AdventureMeals and accommodation | 3 days | $244 | Black Desert, El-Marssos Mountain | — | 4.4 · 43 |
| 3 Days 2 Nights Visit White Desert & Bahariya From Cairo3 days, 2 nights | 3 days | $250 | White Desert and Bahariya | — | 4.4 · 32 |
| Bahariya Oasis, Black and White Desert Tour from CairoOvernight at Bahariya Oasis | 2 days | $359 | Black and White Desert | — | 4.7 · 17 |
| From Cairo: 3-Day Siwa Oasis Tour with Salt Lake SwimMountain of the Dead | 3 days | $411 | WWII battlefields, Cleopatra’s Spring | — | 4.8 · 63 |
| Cairo: 3-Day Siwa Oasis Tour, Safari, Camp & Historical SiteSwim in Siwa Oasis | 3 days | $446 | Military Museum, tombs of Si-Amun | — | 4.9 · 124 |
| 2 Nights 3 Days at Siwa Oases camp from CairoGreat Sand Sea | 3 days | $500 | Natural mineral springs | — | 4.7 · 49 |
In one day
The one-day White Desert tour from Cairo
Sixteen hours, private, with entry fees.
$150 — private, 16 hours. The listing calls it a safari from Cairo to Bahariya Oasis: the Black Village, a stop at the Cold Spring, then Crystal Mountain and the White Desert. It is the only listing on this page whose description says all entry fees are included. Rated 4.7 on 161 reviews.
Who it suits. Anyone who has one day for the desert. If you would rather split the route over two days, the 2-day trips below cost $160 and up.
Two days
Three ways to spend two days in Bahariya
Same oasis, same deserts, different prices.
$160 — private camp, 2 days. The lowest price for a night out of Cairo, and private. The description names Bahariya Oasis, the Black Desert, Crystal Mountain and what it calls the New White Desert. Rated 4.7 on 174 reviews.
$227 — Bahariya Oasis camp, 2 days. The most reviewed White Desert tour from Cairo on this site: 4.9 on 850 reviews. Bahariya Oasis, the Black Desert, Crystal Mountain and the White Desert National Park. The title promises a camp; the description does not say what the night looks like.
$359 — Black and White Desert, 2 days. An overnight tour to Bahariya Oasis with the Black and White Desert and their rock formations. It costs more than double the private camp and has 17 reviews at 4.7, so there is little to judge it by.
Three days
Three days in the White Desert: what the extra night adds
$244 — private, 3 days. The White Desert, Bahariya Oasis, the Black Desert, El-Marssos Mountain and Crystal Mountain, and the only description here that lists meals and accommodation. Rated 4.4 on 43 reviews.
$250 — 3 days, 2 nights. The White Desert and Bahariya, starting from the city centre of Cairo. The description says nothing more about the route. Rated 4.4 on 32 reviews.
The trade-off. Both 3-day trips score 4.4, below every 2-day trip with more than a hundred reviews. Per day they cost about the same as the cheapest 2-day trip.
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The six trips through Bahariya. The three Siwa trips are in the table above.
New White Desert174 reviews
2 daysCairo: 2-Day Bahariya & White Desert Private Camp Adventure
★ 4.7 · 174 reviews
- Two days, Black Desert and Crystal Mountain
- Private tour
- New White Desert
- Free cancellation
$160
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Bestseller850 reviews
2 daysCairo: 2-Day Bahariya Oasis Camp and Desert Tour
★ 4.9 · 850 reviews
- Two days, Bahariya Oasis camp
- Black Desert, Crystal Mountain
- Bestseller
- Free cancellation
$227
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Meals and accommodation43 reviews
3 daysCairo: Bahariya Oasis & White Desert 3-Day Private Adventure
★ 4.4 · 43 reviews
- Three days, Black Desert, El-Marssos Mountain
- Private tour
- Meals and accommodation
- Free cancellation
$244
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3 days, 2 nights32 reviews
3 days3 Days 2 Nights Visit White Desert & Bahariya From Cairo
★ 4.4 · 32 reviews
- Three days, White Desert and Bahariya
- 3 days, 2 nights
- Must book at least 10h in advance
- Free cancellation
$250
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Overnight at Bahariya Oasis17 reviews
2 daysBahariya Oasis, Black and White Desert Tour from Cairo
★ 4.7 · 17 reviews
- Two days, Black and White Desert
- Overnight at Bahariya Oasis
- Must book at least 10h in advance
- Free cancellation
$359
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Siwa Oasis: the other three-day desert trip
Siwa is not on the White Desert route. These three trips go to a different oasis, all take three days and all cost more than any Bahariya trip, the most expensive of which is $359.
$411 — salt lake swim. WWII battlefields, a swim in Cleopatra’s Spring, the Mountain of the Dead and a dune ride. 4.8 on 63 reviews.
$446 — safari and camp. The Military Museum, a swim in Siwa Oasis, the tombs of Si-Amun and a walk across Shali. 4.9 on 124 reviews, level with the 850-review Bahariya trip.
$500 — camp, 2 nights. Temples, natural mineral springs and a trip into the Great Sand Sea. 4.7 on 49 reviews.
Choosing
Which White Desert trip to book if…
Six situations, one answer each, from the nine listings above.
- You have one day — $150
Private, 16 hours, the only one with all entry fees named.
- You want the strongest record — $227
850 reviews at 4.9, two days with a camp in the title.
- You want a night for the lowest price — $160
Private, two days, Black Desert and Crystal Mountain.
- You want meals and a bed spelled out — $244
Three days, private; the only description that names both.
- You want to swim — $411
Siwa, not the White Desert: Cleopatra’s Spring and a salt lake.
- You want a shorter day out
Eight-hour trips to Alexandria and to Fayoum are on the day trips page.
Is it worth it
Is a White Desert tour from Cairo worth the money?
Per day, the 2-day and 3-day trips are close. The private camp at $160 is about $80.00 a day, the 3-day private trip about $81.33 and the 3-day, 2-night trip about $83.33. The 850-review trip is about $113.50 a day, and the 17-review overnight tour about $179.50.
The day trip is the cheapest way in. $150 for 16 hours is about $9.38 an hour, with entry fees included.
Our read of the numbers. 1,277 reviews sit on the six Bahariya trips, and 850 of them on one listing at 4.9. If you have two days, that is the choice with the most evidence; if you want it private, the $160 camp has 174 reviews at 4.7. Longer packages from Cairo are on the multi-day page, and the private tours page compares private days in the city.
The desert trips sit in the upper price bands on the homepage. Compare them with the pyramids and the museum.
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White Desert tours, answered
How much is a White Desert tour from Cairo?
From $150 for the 16-hour private day trip, $160 for two days and $244 for three. The most expensive is $359 for two days. None of the listings says whether the price is per person or per group, so check that on the listing before you compare.
Can you see the White Desert in one day from Cairo?
Yes, on one listing: the private 16-hour trip at $150 covers the Black Village, the Cold Spring, Crystal Mountain and the White Desert, with all entry fees included. It is rated 4.7 on 161 reviews.
Do you sleep in a camp in the desert?
Two of the 2-day trips have “camp” in their title: the $227 tour and the private $160 one. Their descriptions do not say where the night is spent, so read the itinerary on the listing. The $359 trip is described as an overnight tour to Bahariya Oasis.
Are meals and accommodation included?
Only one description names them: the 3-day private trip at $244, which lists meals and accommodation. For the others, check the includes list on the listing.
What is there besides the White Desert?
Every route here goes through Bahariya Oasis. Three descriptions also name both the Black Desert and Crystal Mountain; the 3-day private trip adds El-Marssos Mountain, and the day trip adds the Black Village and the Cold Spring.
Is there a private White Desert tour?
Three listings say private: the day trip at $150, the 2-day camp at $160 and the 3-day trip at $244.
White Desert or Siwa Oasis?
Different trips. The White Desert routes go through Bahariya and start at $150. The three Siwa trips are all three days, from $411 to $500, with springs, a salt lake or the Great Sand Sea.
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