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Thimba 11 Oct 2014 19:13

Egyptian [Western] desert closed for travellers?
 
Hi all,

According to a press release from the German Foreign Department, Egypt has closed western and southern deserts for traveling. This includes Western Desert, Black Desert and White Desert:

Auswärtiges Amt: Ägypten sperrt Wüstengebiete für Reisen

Travellers are rushed through Egypt with police escorts in just a few days. No fun anymore…:funmeterno:

Cheers from Khartoum,

Gee

ursula 14 Oct 2014 09:24

Egypt - Western Desert open again
 
Safaris to return to White Desert next week but remain suspended in southern areas: ETAA official - Daily News Egypt

ursula 8 Jan 2015 15:56

Eastern Desert is not closed
 
just coming back from a trip to the Eastern Desert,
no Tourist Police escort - just one military officer.
Unfortunately we did not get the permission to visit Gebel Elba


Ursula

andrasz 9 Jan 2015 04:04

That's some good news, at least in part. Where did you manage to go ?

ursula 9 Jan 2015 21:06

Eastern Desert
 
from Aswan we went SE to the northern part of the Gebel Elba Park, Shalatin, and then to Wadi Gimal Park.
Some pictures on https://www.flickr.com/photos/72664388@N00/
Unfortunately we did not visit the interesting sites of Winkler and Co…
Ursula

eurasiaoverland 10 Jan 2015 10:23

Wow, magnificent photos Ursula, thanks for sharing. These are the kinds of images which make me want to go to the Sahara.

Were you able to get to the Tenere / Djado recently?

Thanks

EO

Habari 12 Jan 2015 14:56

Amazing photos Ursula!
Did you take the road that goes from Aswan to Berenice?
Cheers.

ursula 12 Jan 2015 15:56

Tenere Djado Niger
 
hello EO
since the rebellion I did not go back to these great places!
It is too risky.
Ursula

ursula 12 Jan 2015 16:01

Aswan - Breniss
 
hello Habari
from Aswan we followed this road and left it near Sheikh Shazly
following pistes to the south east.
Great landscapes!
Ursula

Habari 19 Jan 2015 10:52

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Indeed Ursula! :thumbup1:

Cheers!

BasZ 7 May 2015 08:40

White and Black desert open for visits again
 
Good news people!

The Egyptian army is now allowing people into the white and black deserts again. I don't know about the Western Desert / Great Sand Sea / Gilf Kbir. It is still wise to go with a bedouin guide as there are many smugglers, of which some armed.

I live in Egypt and can supply more info if needed.

Happy camping!

Dombybike 12 Jun 2015 13:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by BasZ (Post 504250)
Good news people!

The Egyptian army is now allowing people into the white and black deserts again. I don't know about the Western Desert / Great Sand Sea / Gilf Kbir. It is still wise to go with a bedouin guide as there are many smugglers, of which some armed.

I live in Egypt and can supply more info if needed.

Happy camping!

Hey Basz,
thanks a lot for this information! :)
I will be in Eqypt around november/december this year and I will go from north to south by bicycle.
In the last week i got some quite differing information from other travelers concerning the white and black deserts...some say it is possible, some say it's not...

What do you think? Will they let me in with a bike? Are there military escorts? Will they let me camp in the wild? Do you think it is too dangerous?

Every bit of information will be really helpful to me :)
Thanks a lot!
Dominik

BasZ 13 Jun 2015 12:41

Peter Wirth
 
Hi Dominik,

I suggest you get in touch with Peter Wirth, he is the owner of the Baharia hot springs hotel (they really do have hot springs!). He has been living there for a very long time and knows all the bedouins and police/military. He organises motorcycle trips into the white and black desert, so he will be able to answer all your questions.

His phone is +201227369493
His email is info1@whitedeserttours.com or whitedesert@link.net

Camping in the desert is always wild, it is one big camping ground ;)

Dombybike 13 Jun 2015 13:48

Great, thanks for the contact information! This is really helpful :)
Which nationality is Peter?

ursula 13 Jun 2015 16:02

Peter Wirth in Bahariya
 
hallo Dominik
er ist Deutscher, seine Frau Japanerin.
Alles Gute wünscht dir
Ursula


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