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White Desert

White Desert in The New Valley

  • 05 16, 2023

The White Desert

 Egypt specializes in the availability of more than one type of tourism; for example, there is historical tourism, where you can visit archaeological places such as temples, tombs, and museums that include many wonderful monuments, whether Pharaonic, Roman, and Greek, or even Christian and Islamic places like mosques and churches all over Egypt.

There are other types of tourism, for example, river tourism and cruise tourism, where you can ride boats and feluccas or do diving and other fun things. On the other side, there is safari tourism or desert tourism, where there are oases and other wonderful things, and you can travel and go camping.

One of the desert places with an area of more than 3000 km is the desert, which is distinguished by its white colour, which makes there a mixed feeling of being in the desert and at the same time as if you are in Antarctica, because the white colour covers most of the place, and there are also some impressive desert plants, and at night you can try sound and lights among the rocks that have been historically formed in different shapes, like rocks that look like a camel's head and many other shapes that are covered in white colour.

This phenomenon has been called calcite by scientists after the white calcite rocks that were deposited by the effects of erosion and formed the shapes that they are now.

The most wonderful thing that is unique about this desert, except for its colour, is the fossils from millions of years ago, as some rocks date back to the Cretaceous period and before it. Because of that, the White Desert is considered an open historical museum in the New Valley, as UNESCO recognized it as the first geological park in Egypt.

The White Desert is a very special place to go for a vacation away from the hustle and bustle, and you can also try a safari or camp there for two days or more; it will be a fantastic adventure. In addition, this desert is near the Farafra Oasis; just a few kilometres away, and you are there. These types of trips are characterized by different experiences, contrary to going to archaeological sites, beaches, and so on.

If I came to Egypt from abroad, I probably wouldn't miss this wonderful adventure in the White Desert that so many tourists come to every year.

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The White Desert has a magical effect because it is one of Egypt's recently declared protectorates and lies entirely within the Farafra region. It is considered one of the most important tourist destinations for desert safari adventures in Egypt. The Bahariya Oasis and another of Egypt's main natural attractions, the White Desert, lie close to the Black Desert. This uninhabited and lifeless desert attracts not only curious tourists, but also professional photographers. At certain times of the day, it is possible to create unique images, with the interplay of shadows creating an even more stunning backdrop. The name of this desert comes from the layer of chalk and limestone that partially covers the landscape. This is a remnant of the time when this region, now arid, was under the sea tens of millions of years ago. Remains of sea urchins, shells, sea cucumbers, sea urchins and sea urchins can still be found here.

Yes, Egypt has modern monuments representing contemporary and modern eras, such as government buildings, museums, and modern cultural landmarks.

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