is to make more and more of the Western Desert available online, from upcoming projects as the planned Desert University, to information from some of the leading desert-experts in Egypt. Enjoy your stay for information, and welcome to UPT when you visit this part of Sahara

Seven days ecosafari to Wadi Gedid's 3 Oases in the Western Desert, and the Oasis of Baharia. Come in direct contact with the nature and the people of the Oases, along with amazing historical remains from prehistoric times and up to today. We will also see how the local people here try to protect their nature and culture while introducing ecotourism.

Who doesn't know about the Nile Valley with the Pyramids and Valley of the Kings, or the Eastern Egypt with Sinai and the Red Sea? Less know about the New destination in Egypt, which is: the Western Desert and it's Oases.

This desert was previously called the "Libyan Desert" and covers an area of 680'000 square kilometres - or two third of Egypt. As it's hard to understand this size by numbers alone, let us mention that this area is equal to a combined sizeof these seven countries; Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland!

In east lies "Ramla El Kebir" (The Great Sand Sea), a huge area of moving sand dunes where nobody should even think about venturing without the best possible expertise and team. South of Ramla El Kebir is Gilf Kebir - a mountain plateau with numerous valley's. The size of Gilf Kebir is about the size of Switzerland.

Universal Project Tourism have the expertise, fully equipped four wheel drive cars and the best drivers to take you into such extreme difficult and equally beautiful area's.

North of Ramla El Kebir lies Siwa, the legendary Oasis where Alexander the Great was proclaimed Pharaoh of Egypt by the Amon Oracle. It's a beautiful Oasis with temples, Cleopatra's bath, palm groves and local traditions which should be enjoyed as respected by visitors.

Three major Oasis is located in what's today are called Wadi Gedid (the New Valley) in the Western Desert. This New Valley is in fact the real old Nile Valley, as it was here the Nile had its course in prehistoric times. Today its underwater coming from rain seasons further south in Africa making these four Oases unique agricultural areas. Not exactly what one imagine when hearing the word "desert"...

Travelling from North one first reach Baharia Oasis and the Black Desert just north of the entrance to the New Valley. Going south and down towards the next Oasis, Farafra - one will pass one of the most unique areas in the world, the White Desert with its unbelievable formation. A night in the White Desert should be on the program for all desert travellers. In Farafra one border the eastern edge of Ramla El Kebir (the Great Sand Sea). Further south is the beautiful Oasis of Dakhla with all its villages and attractions - and the remains of the medieval town of Qasr. From Dahkla the road goes east towards the Oasis of Khargha - the administration centre of the New Valley.

It is of course best to have four wheels drive cars going in the desert - still it's possible to visit all these Oasis via road with normal mini vans, and more "local" four-wheel drive cars can be arranged in the Oases.

South of Cairo is the Oasis of Fayoum which is possible to visit during a full day tour from Cairo.

To discover the Western Desert today is equal to have visited the Red Sea before this became a world wide known and famous destination. In short - the Western Desert is an area for desert Safari hardly found anywhere else in the world. Universal Project Tourism have own cars, a good team and some of the best desert drivers found in Egypt and we are all ready for your journey - be it a large expedition or a shorter visit to the Oasis.