Badry Sahara Camp — Hotel in Giza

I stayed at Badri’s Sahara Lodge for 3 nights in early November as a single traveller and couldn’t be more satisfied. I highly recommend it for anybody wanting to spend some quiet time and who wants to travel the Black and White Sahara. I spent 1 night in the Bahariya camp, 1 night with a group in the desert, and then again 1 more night in the Bahariya camp before heading back. It’s a long drive from Cairo, so I decided to add one day before and after the safari trip to relax and I didn’t regret it.

The Bahariya camp is located at the outskirts of the Bahariya Oasis. Within a few minutes of walking, you can easily climb a small hill that’s part of a plateau surrounded by the oasis. After the first night, I got up early to walk the desert and I had a wonderful view of the entire oasis, its fields and buildings. Both sunrises and sunsets are something else. Each guest sleeps in a small hut that’s simple but comfortable and fits two single beds. Toilets are again simple and clean, with some hot showers. The guests eat on site as there aren’t other options around, but the food is simple and tasty, with fresh produce from the oasis itself. This is not a big hotel building on the corner of a busy street, but a cozy place with simple and comfortable amenities. Overall, the Bahariya camp is a quiet place that’s ideal for relaxing and exploring the desert in safety.

Badri and his son Ahmed offer Sahara tours that are well organized and very professional. The Sahara safari was an incredible experience. We drove into the desert to see a few famous landmarks before moving to a site where the guides set up tents, made dinner for the guests and lit a campfire. They have small two person tents for the guests but I decided to sleep under the stars which was an incredible experience. It’s so quiet during the night that you can hear your ears ring. The group was well taken care of and the guides collected all the trash before leaving the site.

Fair prices, nice and fair owner, nice staff and very close to nature. Overall, a 10/10 experience. It is no exaggeration that this is among the nicest places I’ve...

We had a 3 days private western desert tour with Badry Sahara Camp, starting and finishing in Cairo. The price per day per person was pretty much in line with other offers. The first day we were transferred to the camp in Bahariya Oasis where after lunch the proper 4x4 tour started. The tour touched all the sites that were planned and we were not rushed from one site to the other. We saw amazing places in the Black Desert and White Desert area, always camping in the wild for the night. The driver-guide was very kind, drove very well, prepared camp and cooked all meals (vegeterian in our case). The only down side was that he could only speak very little English so despite his huge efforts we couldn’t talk much or get much info about the places we were visiting. Also, the tour could well be done in two days with return in Cairo in the late evening of day 2. To still do something on day 3 we visited the mummy hall and tombs in Bahariya Oasis (highly recommended). All in all the tour is a good one but could be made...

We stayed in Badry Sahara Camp on the first night of our trip to the oasis and the second we camped out in the white desert.

We were very well welcomed, the food was delicious and in big quantity. The cabanon was cute, clean and comfy, the outside area is really nice to chill out. Badry made sure we had a great time.

Fox was our guide for 2 days, we had the best time with him, he is a really funny and attentive man. The landscape we saw were breathtaking. I would recommend, if your up for it, to take two nights or more in the desert. It is a wonderful adventure full of amazing stops along the way to appreciate the immensity of the landscape. It was a very welcome break from the intense cities of Cairo and Luxor!

Badry and Fox organised a surprise birthday cake in the desert for my boyfriend’s birthday, we would never forget such a kind gesture !

I definitely recommend and I thank again...