About 45 km north of Farafra, the White Desert begins.

At night, and many of the organized trips out here include overnight stay out in the desert.

The White Desert is a popular tourist spot for its dramatic and unusual rock formations.

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These mushrooms shaped rock formations are ten to fifteen feet tall.

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