Egypt Desert Safaris Magnificent deserts cover about 20% of the Earth’s surface; in Egypt 85% of the country is filled with these gentle and staggering, pristine sand dunes. Deserts are unforgiving environments, yet they are also tranquil and starkly beautiful. Ancient caravans, beginning before the pharaohs ruled Egypt, have traversed such deserts, linking African and Mediterranean commerce together. Today, desert safaris open up these isolated environments, allowing visitors to see places and unusual geological features that they have never seen before: 15 m tall chalk white inselbergs and mountains of crystal that have stood for 100s of millions of years; petrified sea shells and coral from oceans that dried up about 150 million years ago; pre-historic petroglyphs and ancient tools made up to 400,000 years ago; and, above all, the ultimate desert absence of sound, as one sits around a campfire and gazes at the blanket of millions of stars overhead on an isolated desert night. Egyptian Western and White Desert safaris are an experience that will last the traveler a lifetime
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 09:51:51 +0000
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