{"product_id":"6-day-western-desert-circuit","title":"6-Day Western Desert Circuit: Fayoum to Kharga Grand Loop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFayoum, Bahariya, the White Desert, Farafra, Dakhla and Kharga — six days through the Western Desert oases\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003e6-day Western Desert circuit from Cairo\u003c\/strong\u003e adds a full Fayoum day — Tunis Village, Wadi El Hitan's whale fossils, and Magic Lake — onto the 5-day New Valley oasis route, covering five oases from Fayoum to Kharga in one continuous 4x4 journey with Dune Raider Adventure's desert guide throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDAY 1 — Cairo to Fayoum\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trip starts close, which is the point — Fayoum is barely two hours from Cairo. You stop at Tunis Village to see potters at work on wheels their families have used for generations, then Wadi El Rayan, where two man-made lakes feed a small waterfall, Egypt's only one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom there it's on to Wadi El Hitan, the Valley of the Whales, a UNESCO World Heritage site where the fossilized skeletons of Basilosaurus — early whales that still had legs — lie exposed in the sand. The afternoon continues with dune crossing at Qasour El Arab and a stop at Magic Lake, where the color shifts with the light. Dinner and the night are spent camping in Fayoum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDAY 2 — Fayoum to Bahariya\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeaving Fayoum, the convoy heads for Bahariya Oasis, stopping along the way at English Mountain, a limestone ridge overlooking the desert road. Lunch is at a Bedouin house in Bahariya, cooked by locals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the afternoon there's a stop at the Salt Lakes before settling into the lodge for dinner and the second night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDAY 3 — Black Desert, Crystal Mountain and the White Desert\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe day moves through the Black Desert, hills dusted dark with basalt and dolerite, then on to Crystal Mountain, a hill studded with calcite that catches the light. From there it's Agabat Valley for sandboarding, then El Hiez water well, the Santa Tree — a centuries-old acacia standing alone in the White Desert — and Ain Hodra, a natural spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLunch is out in the desert. The afternoon continues into the White Desert itself, chalk-white rock carved into mushroom shapes by wind erosion. Dinner and the night are spent camping under the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDAY 4 — Farafra to Dakhla\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBreakfast is in camp, then the convoy departs for Farafra, the smallest and most isolated of Egypt's inhabited oases. A stop at the local ethnographic museum, a small folk-art collection documenting Farafra life, precedes the drive on to Dakhla Oasis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLunch is in Dakhla. The afternoon covers Deir el-Hagar, a restored sandstone temple, the Necropolis of Al-Mezawaka with its painted Roman-era tombs, and the old village of Al-Qasr, a warren of mudbrick houses and covered lanes. Dinner and the night are at a desert lodge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDAY 5 — Kharga — Village, Temple and Necropolis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Dakhla the road continues to Kharga Oasis, the largest of the New Valley oases. The morning covers the village of Bashindi and a local Islamic heritage site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLunch is in Kharga. In the afternoon the group visits the Bagawat Necropolis, a Christian cemetery of mudbrick funerary chapels dating from the fourth to sixth centuries, and the Temple of Hibis, a Twenty-Sixth Dynasty sanctuary. Dinner and the night are at a hotel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDAY 6 — Kharga Museum and the Road Back to Cairo\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBreakfast at the hotel, then a stop at the Kharga Museum of Antiquities, home to finds from the oasis's pharaonic, Roman, and Christian layers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom there it's the drive back to Cairo, arriving in the evening — six days and the length of the Western Desert behind you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePrice Includes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4x4 transport, Cairo–Fayoum–Bahariya–Farafra–Dakhla–Kharga–Cairo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessional desert guide and driver throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 nights accommodation (camp, lodge, and hotel as listed)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeals as specified in the itinerary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSandboarding equipment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntry fees for museums and sites listed above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes Not Include\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational or domestic flights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravel insurance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonal expenses and gratuities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAny items not listed under Includes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePrice\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e$1,500 USD \/ €1,284 EUR \/ 76,309 EGP\u003c\/strong\u003e per person. Indicative rate at today's exchange rate — contact us to confirm current pricing for your group and season.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dune Raider Adventure","offers":[{"title":"Per Person","offer_id":43234710749246,"sku":"DRA-06D-WDC","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3538\/8222\/files\/product-01-mobile_98257ae5-d1e3-4b7f-88b1-545623bebabf.jpg?v=1787829002","url":"https:\/\/duneraideradventure.com\/products\/6-day-western-desert-circuit","provider":"Dune Raider Adventure","version":"1.0","type":"link"}