On Site Camping, bring your own tent:
35 Euros per day, including breakfast and use of shower and toilet facilities (20 Euros for students):

Bring your own tent and camp in the midst of the beautiful desert paradise of Wadi El Gemal. Experience all the action of the Festival and wake up to an oriental Egyptian breakfast including ‘Goboreet’, Bashari tribal bread made in the sand and ‘Gabana’, the famous coffee of the Basharia tribes. When all the music and dancing is done, relax and spend some time listening to stories told my Bedouin poets under the starlit skies of the Wadi.

For Reservations contact Fustat Wadi El Gemal at:
Cell: +022 0165899361 or +022 0174385865
E-Mail: fustat@wadielgemal.com
Hotels and Eco-lodging:
The entrance fees are 15 Euros per day for the event, accommodation not included.

If on site camping is not your thing please contact one of the following hotels and eco-lodges that are all located within 30km of Wadi El Gemal.

Deep South Eco-lodge– Marsa Alam (30km from site):
Cell: 002 0168332489
Or visit their website at www.deep-south-diving.com

Shams Alam Beach Resort- Marsa Alam(6 km from site):
Cell: 002 0122444931 or 002 0122444932
Email: alam@shams-dive.com

Paradise Beach Resort (22 km from site)
Cell: 002 0168827514 or 002 0168827519
Website: www.paradise-marsaalam.com
Email: paradise_hotel_marsaalam@hotmail.com

For transportation from Hotel to site please contact Fustat Wadi El Gemal at:
Cell: +022 0165899361 or +022 0174385865
E-Mail: fustat@wadielgemal.com
Or you can make arrangements with your hotel.

For Transportation from Cairo:

By Car: Fustat Wadi El Gemal is located around 800 km from Cairo. The road long the coast is long but beautiful with amazing views all the way from the mountains of Ain El Sokhna to the bays of Marsa Alam with the Red Sea on your left side keeping you company for most of the trip. On the road you will pass by diverse Egyptian cities where you can stop for fuel, food and relaxation, experiencing something different at each stop. For road trippers and nature enthusiasts this should be the way to go.

By bus: Golden Horse Travel is providing VIP busses for transportation from Cairo to Marsa Alam and back from the 28th of October to the 1st of November. The busses are in excellent condition and they only take 9 hours to get here (depending on your luck, bring a book anyway). The cost of a ticket is 85 pounds and the buses will take you directly to your hotel or to the entrance of the Wadi. This offer is not valid unless 50 passengers reserve per bus.

For reservations please call Fustat Wadi El Gemal at:
Cell: 022 0101234464 or +022 0164385865
E-Mail: fustat@wadielgemal.com

By Plane: Egypt Air offers flights every day.
Prices for economy class range from 600le to 715le for a one way ticket.
Round trip costs around 1200le.

Call Egypt Air at:
From landline: 090070000
From mobile phone: 1717 or 02 22677099 or 02 22672400
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