A Primeval Land Forged from Ancient Lava
Subject
Black Desert
Location
Giza Governorate, Egypt
Antiquity
The desert formed around 70 million years ago
Discovery
Local Bedouin tribes
Distinction
"Its unusually dark-colored basaltic rock and volcanic landscapes"
Proximity
Saint Catherine’s Monastery (150km northwest), Hurghada city (180km northeast)
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9 Days
This 9-day package spends its first days in Cairo, moves to Luxor for temple sightseeing, and then devotes four nights to leisure and adventure activities on…
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Honeymoon
The sheer scale of the Great Pyramid of Giza, truly humbling, sets the tone for your honeymoon with Travel Joy Egypt’s 'Desert Rose & River Dreams.' This…
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