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Western Desert Hotels

The Western Desert, or 2/3 of Egypt have six main oases, one close to Libya, four in a curved row from Cairo to Luxor and the last south of Cairo. You can see them on the map below and get some more information about the Western Desert here along with two articles from this area.

Map of the Oases and the Western Desert.

Its possible (and highly recommended) to visit Fayoum Oasis on a full day tour from Cairo. In theory one can visit Kharga Oasis in one day as well from Luxor, but we recommend having at least one night here as its a rather long drive going both ways in a day.

Entrance to four star Pioneer Hotel in Kharga Oasis.

Kharga is the administrative centre for the oases in Wadi Gedid (Baharia, Farafra, Dakhla and Kharga) and have ancient Egyptian temples, important early Christian history and a small but important museum with a collection from Pharaonic times, Christian and Islamic area.

From El Badwiya Hotel in Farafra Oasis.

Dakhla is the largest agriculture oasis, and on a personal level - very often our favourite oasis. Farafra is a smaller oasis, and the most important here is the unbelievable White Desert.

Indoor hot spring in Baharia Oasis Hotel.

Baharia is the northern oasis of these four, and here you will find one of the hot springs you will find in the different oasis - inside the small hotel. Siwa Oasis got its own history unlike the four mentioned, and here one the two important oracles of the antique world was located (the other was in Delphi).

Local style over the rooms in Dakhla Oasis.

Closer to Cairo is the man made Fayoum Oasis, and as said, a full day tour from Cairo can be done here - but for all the other oases you will need accommodation.

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Camel safari is an exiting form for travelling, but don't plan too long journeys before you are used to ride. Is it your first time on a camel, plan at least a few days in one of the oases so you gradually can get used to ride the "ship of the desert". It's all well worth it as there is hardly any way more unique travelling the seas of sand.

This is from Qasr El Mut, the old medieval city in the Dakhla oasis. Mut is still the centre in the large oasis and the name comes from Pharaonic times when Mut was the wife of the sun god Amon of Luxor.

Here a photo from one of the largest stalactite and stalagmite caves in the world, with amazing cave paintings. It's located between Farafra oasis and the Nile valley.

Map over the Wadi Gedid and it's Oases in the Western Desert of Egypt. Including a detailed map of each of the oases.

Luxor is a rather small town compared with Cairo and Alexandria. Still, no place on this planet can you find so many monuments gathered at one place as here. One need normally more than a package tour to be able to enjoy the city and see a fair part of what is found here.

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