White Desert National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
natural protectorate north of the el-Farafra depression
About White Desert National Park
The White Desert area was declared a protected area in 2002. The landscape is characterised by limestone and chalk cliffs. The desert was formed from the remains of microscopic sea creatures that lived here around 80 million years ago. After the disappearance of the sea, winds formed the present rocks. Depending on the composition or hardness of the rocks and their sequence of layers, bizarre structures such as mushrooms, tower-like or finger-like structures were formed over time. With a little imagination you can see dogs, camels and other creatures in them. There are now around 50,000 tourists who travel here from el-Farafra or el-Bahriya every year. Trips over Christmas and Easter are particularly popular. Christmas - of course, because then they are white, but without the snow. Of cour
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