Deserts of Egypt
The White Desert, about 500 km southwest of the Egyptian capital Cairo, features limestone and chalk forms strangely shaped by the wind and sand, a terrain that gains in intensity when illuminated by the moon.
Trekkers in four-by-four vehicles may be rewarded with a view of the 'Milky Way' when they spend a night in the desert north of Egypt’s Farafra Oasis.
A rock formation known as 'Africa Sand' is seen in the White Desert.
This rock formation is known as 'Camel Rock’.
Sands are shaped by the wind.
Rocks known as 'El Mokhimat' (tents) are seen in the Old White Desert.
A man walks near tracks in the sands created by four-by-four vehicles.
A man walks near the 'Ajabaat Rocks’.
A woman walks along the sand dunes at sunset.
The sky at night.
Campers enjoy the spectacle of the night sky.
