Bahariya Oasis

Giza Governorate · Egypt

Bahariya Oasis, Egypt
Photo: Neil Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
October to April, when desert days are warm and nights crisp
Budget
$
Coordinates
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A depression of date palm groves, hot springs, and black volcanic hills in Egypt's Western Desert, best known for the Golden Mummies unearthed here. It serves as the main staging post for overnight jeep safaris into the Black Desert and on toward the White Desert.

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