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Places to Visit in Egypt
We visited the Crystal Mountain in January 2016 on our second trip to Egypt. The Crystal Mountain is located between the White Desert and the Black Desert (the remains of an old mountain range) in the Egyptian desert. The mountain is actually more of a hill, and is covered in barite and calcite crystals. While we explored the mountain, our guides laid out a rug, drank tea, and had some snacks.Related ...
We visited the White Desert in January 2016. The landscape was striking, and unlike anything we'd ever seen before. Our guides told us that the area had once been completely underwater, and that people often find seashells (we managed to find some). But, despite the amazing landscape, the trip was edgy and stressful. We'd left from Cairo at 5am that morning, and wouldn't get back until 10pm that night. On ...
In January 2016 on our second trip to Egypt, we had to look more closely to find unique things to do that we could day-trip from Cairo. Although very cool, our trip into the White Desert felt dangerous (probably because the Egyptian government didn't allow trips out into the White Desert in the first place). The information we found online regarding the trip was ambiguous, and the tour guides assured us ...
In 2014 when we visited Cairo, Egypt, we witnessed a major sandstorm at the Pyramids of Giza. We had a clear view of the desert and the Pyramids from our vacation rental in Nazlet a-Sammam, so we were able to observe the sandstorm without going outside and interacting with it.Related Posts:Egypt Tourism: Sandstorm at the Pyramids in Egypt (video)Egypt Tourism: Call to Prayer in Egypt Overlooking ...
In 2014, the day after going camel riding into the desert, we witnessed a sandstorm at the Pyramids of Giza. Our vacation rental in Nazlet a-Sammam overlooked the Pyramids, so we were able to watch the Cairo weather from the comfort of our apartment.Related Posts:Egypt Tourism: Inside the Pyramids (video)Lydi’s Excited about the View of the Pyramids (video)Egypt Tourism: Call to Prayer in ...