Desert Camping

At the end of October, we camped out in the desert. I had no idea what to expect, but it was definitely something I want to do again!

We were gone for one night and two days, but we packed so much into that time. We took a van to Fayoum. We stopped to get a light lunch before heading into the desert.

View from where we ate lunch.

After lunch, we packed into vehicles that were able to drive in the sand. Our first stop was Wadi El Hitan (Whale Valley). This place contains fossil skeletons of whales. I had a hard time wrapping by brain around the fact that millions of years ago, the place where we were standing, was under water.

After visiting the museum, our drivers played around in the sand!

  Leaving the main road to drive in the sand.

Driving up and down the sand dunes.

When we got to the campsite, we did some sand boarding before it got too dark. We were provided dinner and entertainment. Instead of sleeping in the tent, most of us just slept under the stars in our sleeping bags. The wind was insanely cold, but it felt so good to sleep outside.

Sand boarding

Windy

Campsite

Sand boarding

Sunset

Sunrise

An oasis in the middle of the desert

Sights from the desert.

A fairly long video of us driving in the desert.