Wadi el Rayan is one of the depressions in Egypt’s Western Desert and has the advantages of being near the Nile Valley, being uninhabited (unlike its twin depression of Fayoum) and having a considerable depth (60 meters below sea level at its lowest point) and volume (a storage capacity of 21 cubic kilometers of water at 50 metres above […]
White desert 2 days 4 wheel drive overnight camp White desert 2 days 4 wheel drive overnight camp This is a large expanse of the Sahara Desert, characterized by white chalk formations. Centuries of erosion have molded the rock into fantastic shapes, and has resulted in a spectacular sights which have become extremely popular with […]
Qarat Qasr Salim The capital town of Bahariya in ancient times was located in the area which today is known as el-Qasr (Qarat Qasr Salim) on the north-eastern side of Bawiti. The ancient name for the town was Psobthis and it spread around a temple whose one large remaining stone wall can still be seen, […]
Antiquities Inspectorate Museum Antiquities Inspectorate Museum Visit the Bawati Museum also know as the Antiquities Inspectorate Museum to see the famous Graeco-Roman mummies and their gold painted sarcophagi. Discovered in 1996, the mummies are a part of a vast necropolis believed to contain more than 10,000 mummies.{google_map}Egypt Bawati Antiquities Inspectorate Museum Antiquities Inspectorate Museum […]
