White Desert in Egypt

White Desert in Egypt - a unique place, like nowhere else on Earth. The terrain is flat, so you can go for a walk on foot or by car. But because of the softness of the sand will only pass on the all-wheel drive SUV.The National Park Egyptian White Desert is a small area, located north of the oasis of Farafra. In ancient times, the desert was the bottom of the ocean, but after the water went down, stayed karst formations, formed the bizarre landscapes of great beauty.The desert is really white, because of the karst formations, which greatly contrasts with the yellow sand. At night, the moonlight and twinkling stars this place is reminiscent of the arctic landscape. Indeed, there are some similarities with Dry valleys in Antarctica.
The path to the national park is quite easy, but the beauty of this place is worth it.If you decide to go to the White Desert, you must obtain permission from the authorities, but local guides will help you cope with it. Desert perfectly clean, the tourists do not leave behind. All garbage is packed in special plastic containers and recycled.

 Travelers and tourists stay overnight in the desert, break camp. There is safe, there are only a small desert fox. These animals can get to the camp at night in search of the remaining food. Fenech (fennecus zerda) - most small African fox. It has a disproportionately large ears which protect it from overheating.Also traveling is to dress warmly or bring warm clothes in the morning in the desert cold.The White Desert is popular also because of its unusual rock formations. The most interesting of them - the white rock, balancing on a white column. The snow-white desert is actually made of chalk, which formed over thousands of years of education. Rock mushrooms in the desert were once common rock formations, but over time their bases have been erased by the wind and sand that blows here with quite a large force. So are these stone monuments, contrary to the laws of gravity. It seems that they could collapse at any moment, but this does not happen.
Monuments are of different shapes - a dome, castles, towers and minarets.In the Egyptian language is an amazing place called Sahara el Beyda, which means sugar - the desert.The best time to travel in the white desert is from October to March.