In the heart of Egypt’s Western Sahara, more than 500 kilometers from Cairo and forty-five kilometers north of Farafra Oasis, in the New Valley Governorate, the White Desert in Egypt stretches. An area of more than three thousand kilometers, extending between Bahariya Oasis and Farafra Oasis, the first thing that comes in the visitor’s mind when they hear about the White Desert tour from Cairo, is it really that white?!. It also features superb sand formations resulting from a casual sandstorm that has passed through the area for ages. The White Desert has a lot of unique sightseeing and they are as what we will display below: 1- The Crystal Mountain: Located within the white desert, 120 km from Farafra Oasis, it is one of the rarest mountains in the world, with more than 125 different types of crystal clustered in a huge mountain mass, it is a “nature reserve” and a tourist resort that is not equivalent to the beauty and unique views anywhere in the world. It contains mountains full of crystal that shines in the sunlight like diamonds, you will feel like you are in the city of paradise. 2- The Mushroom Formations: A group of limestone blocks carved by the air to become similar to a mushroom known as the mushroom formation, where you can take unique photos, and then You can head back to continue your bahariya oasis tour from cairo which will take about 180 Km back to the bahareya. 3- The Chicken, The Rabbit: it is a painting created by the Creator as a result of carving of the air of these limestone formations found within the desert, as well as the rabbit and other natural sculptures that fills the desert.
There is an infinite range of shapes, colors, small calcium carbonate crystals and iron pyrite nodules, as well as a remnant of an ancient lake that has eroded through the ages. In Roman times, Farafra, the Dakhla oases and the Bahariya oases were named the “land of grains” for the Roman Empire’s dependence on its grain. there are still remains of low-rise buildings of this era, including the Palace of Farafra, and the temple of “Ain Bes”, in addition to rock tombs without inscriptions.
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