Egypt Western Desert (Sahara) Tour

Please go to the western desert not looking for 5 star treatment, it is a 3rd world country, treat people with respect, dress respectfully and you will be shown more than the average visitor.

We took a 3 day tour with Naga Gabriel from Cairo to Luxor via the sahara desert.

We spent 1.5 days travelling on good tarmac roads in minibuses - a bit boring and not especially comfortable, and 1.5 days mixed on and off road in a toyota landcruiser - what an adventure.

Naga Gabriel is extremely knowledgable, fairly cheap, well organised and reliable.

The Sahara was well worth a visit - the lonely planet doesn't really do it justice.

The food was mostly bedouin food (no sheeps eyes) It tasted OK, and we didn't get an upset stomach.

We spent one night sleeping under the stars surrounded by the amazing rock formations of the white desert, and one night in a hotel which was clean, had air conditioning, TV and fridge, but had obviously been decorated by someone who had never seen the inside of a western hotel - clashing colours, fluoresent lights, no shower curtain etc

Highly recommended if you have a taste for adventure, and need a change from looking at temples and pyramids