In pics: Why tourists prefer night safari trips in Marsa Alam desert – Egypt Today

In pics: Why tourists prefer night safari trips in Marsa Alam desert – Egypt Today

CAIRO – 4 August 2022: One of the practices that tourists love to do in Marsa Alam city are night safari trips. Such trips are organized in the southern desert areas of the Red Sea governorate, specifically in Marsa Alam. Mountain safari trips begin before sunset in different areas in Marsa Alam, including Wadi Al-Gamal, which is accepted by many in the summer to enjoy the summer weather, away from the very hot day, where the trips start upon arrival, where they set camps, light fires and prepare food. Wael Abu Issa, one of the organizers of the mountain safari trips, in Marsa Alam city, said that mountain trips have several types, including regular trips that start in the morning and know their itinerary, and are carried out by many tourism companies and tour operators. There are also special trips, where tourists look to learn something, most of them are interested in geology, while others in nature; they always take safari trips to certain areas, for example, to learn about rock formations, and others for natural sciences, and those trips are private trips. Night or sunset safaris are very different from those trips, as many foreign tourists go to see