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Program Highlights:

• Desert safari & sandboarding Introduction

Overview:

This is a 1-day excursion perfect for beginners. You travel by 4 X 4 desert jeeps into the Qattara Depression stopping along the way to explore the uninhabited El Moghra Oasis and try out sand boarding on some dunes located on the southern area of the oasis.

Program Includes:

• Round trip transfers to / from Alexandria in 4 X 4 Toyota Land Cruiser

• Certified English speaking desert guides & medics

• Sand boarding instructor

• GPS, medical first aid kit, satellite communications & sand mats

• Unlimited mineral water, 2 juices per person & lunchbox meal

• Sand boards & sand goggles

Program Excludes:

• Tourist visa

• International & domestic flights

• Transfers to / from Alexandria *arranged upon request

• Gratuity (tips) for drivers, tour & desert guides

• Personal items, meals, drinks or services not mentioned

• Sales tax & service fees

Note: This part of the desert is remote and some areas of the depression are often exceptionally windy and inhospitable. We recommend you bring sunglasses, sun cream, a hat or scarf, paper tissue, comfortable shoes and a personal towel. Additionally, modern toilet facilities are not available so guests are expected to use their own discretion.

Finally, guests with previous heart or lung conditions, allergies, asthma or any serious health condition must inform us in advance. You are also required to sign a liability waiver form. If special assistance or equipment is necessary for persons with special needs or child seat restraints we require at least 48-hour notice. Extra charges may be imposed.

Program Itinerary

1-Day Excursion: 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. until 5:30 - 6:00 p.m.
The day starts early in the morning when we will pick you up at your hotel and start traveling on a paved road toward El Barakan.

Then we'll leave the paved road for a few kilometers, stop for a short break and give you a desert orientation. We'll cover safety, wildlife, vegetation, and geology of the local area.

We'll continue toward the Qattara Depression traveling on sand and rocks stopping along the way at a large petrified forest. Continue traveling to Moghra arriving around 12:00 p.m. (noon). Upon arrival we'll give you a historical and geological briefing of this area. Continue about another half-hour to El Moghra oasis where we take lunch and a short rest.

Further traveling deeper into the Qattara Depression until we arrive where the sand dunes are located. This is where you can try sand boarding.

Then we'll start back stopping at Humaymat Hill, the sight of the most ferocious battles of the Alamain situated on the edge of Qattara. Continue back towards Alexandria arriving about an hour later.

Upon arrival in Alexandria we'll transfer you back to your hotel. This concludes our program and services.