Stargazing Experience Trip in Marsa Alam

After a delicious breakfast at your accommodation, you will start your Stargazing Experience Trip in Marsa Alam by meeting your private tour guide—an expert in astronomy and desert culture—in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle to begin your journey.

You will first head into the Eastern Desert, where the Red Sea mountains stretch in rugged ridges. As the sun begins to dip, the landscape shifts into rich hues of gold and ochre. Your guide will share stories of the desert’s geology and the ancient Bedouin tribes who once lived among these valleys, while you breathe in the dry, warm air and feel the soft crunch of sand underfoot.

Next, you arrive at an Ababda Bedouin camp tucked into a valley. Here, traditional hospitality awaits: you’re welcomed into a plush tent where you enjoy a cup of fragrant Bedouin tea, infused with local herbs, as your guide explains the simple but rich Bedouin way of life. Around a crackling campfire, you’ll observe how they bake bread the old way—then try your hand at shaping your own loaf before it goes into the embers.

Then it’s time for a gentle camel ride through the desert dunes. Riding atop a camel, you sway slowly as you traverse rolling dunes, with the wind whispering around you and the sky above deepening in color. As you crest a small cliff, you pause to watch the sun set behind distant ridges, painting the horizon in fiery shades of orange and pink.

Dinner At the Bedouin camp, you will be served a traditional Bedouin-style dinner.

After dinner, as darkness fully envelops the desert, the stargazing begins. A professional astronomer leads you out to a clear patch of sand, pointing out constellations, planets, and distant galaxies using a powerful GPS-directed telescope. Using a laser pointer, your guide traces the Milky Way overhead while sharing fascinating myths and scientific facts about the cosmos. Under this pristine dark sky—far from light pollution—you see stars, nebulas, and perhaps even planets that most city dwellers rarely glimpse.

Finally, when you are ready, you are driven back in your private vehicle through the silent desert, under a canopy of stars, until you reach your accommodation in Marsa Alam. It’s a peaceful end to a truly magical evening under the heavens.

Meals: Dinner