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Covering almost 6,000 square kilometers
from the Cairo's South West, the White Desert has as its main
characteristic and attraction its white sands and its white rock
formations that gives the Arctic landscape look. The massive
rock formations of weird shapes and the chalk hills rise under a
beautiful deep blue sky. This look of the desert can make you
think that you are surrounded by snow and icebergs but the
temperature reminds you that you are in a full desert. There are
some stories of local people according to which the shapes of
the rock formations reminds of some mythology's characters. The
white rock structures that look like that because of the wind
erosion and the white sands are not the only attractions of this
desert. There are also the springs, the acacia trees, the rare
plants, the calcified trees, as well as animals such as rams,
white gazelles and the Egyptian gazelles. This wild life mixed
with the strange geographical forms make from the White Desert a
fascinating place for so many people. But these things are not
the only attractions; the White Desert is the place of carved
inscriptions, rare caves, monuments dating from the Roman era
and not only, and mummies. The sunrise and the sunset bring a
wonderful view of the White Desert's white formations, giving
them an orange and pink color. The arctic landscape appearance
is also given by the full moon light. With such splendid
images, there is no wonder why the people who assist to these
wonders may think that they are in a different world. If you
choose a trip in Baharyia or in Farafra you should not miss the
White Desert where you can travel with a 4x4 car and where you
can live an amazing experience. |
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