Coloured Canyon and White Canyon Jeep Safari from Dahab

White Canyon's floor is powdered white sand, and its narrow passages open suddenly onto desert plateaus.

A full-day Jeep safari from Dahab through White Canyon, Mushroom Rock and Salama Canyon with an English-speaking guide, hotel pickup, lunch and Bedouin tea. The route takes in eroded sandstone formations and a thousand-year-old oasis where you walk for an hour through the canyon floor, then stop at a Bedouin village for a meal before returning to town by 4pm.

Step-by-step itinerary

Jeep Safari to Canyons and Oasis

• Start at 08:00 am from Dahab
• Drive by Jeep to White Canyon
• Walk for 1 hour in White Canyon
• Visit Ain Khudra Oasis
• Drink Bedouin tea at Ain Khudra
• Drive 40 minutes to Mushroom Rock
• Stay 20 minutes at Mushroom Rock
• Have lunch in Bedouin Village
• Walk 1 hour through Salama Canyon
• Drive 20 minutes to Inscription Rock
• Return to Dahab at 04:00 pm

The experience

The day starts at 8am with pickup from your Dahab hotel and a drive by 4x4 Jeep to White Canyon. The canyon floor is a spread of white powdered sand, and the path narrows and widens as it cuts through eroded sandstone: tight enough that the walls close in, then opening onto harsh desert plateaus before narrowing again. You walk for an hour through it, moving at your own pace, until the path exits at Ain Khudra, an oasis with date palms and water springs that Bedouin tribes have lived around for over a thousand years. There you drink Bedouin tea before the next leg.

After the oasis, the Jeep drives 40 minutes to Mushroom Rock, where you stop for about 20 minutes to see the formation. Then comes lunch in a Bedouin village: a break in the day that sits you down with the people who live in this landscape. After eating, you walk for another hour through Salama Canyon, moving through another section of the desert on foot. A 20-minute drive brings you to Inscription Rock, and then the return to Dahab by 4pm.

Your guide speaks English throughout and handles all the logistics: the Jeep, the timing, the route. Lunch and Bedouin tea are included, so the day holds together without stops to find food or negotiate with vendors. The trip suits anyone who can walk for an hour at a time across uneven ground: no climbing, no technical skill, just movement through canyons and across sand.

What’s included

• English-speaking guide throughout the day.
• pickup from your Dahab hotel and return by 4pm.
• all transport by 4x4 Jeep.
• lunch in a Bedouin village.
• Bedouin tea at Ain Khudra oasis.

Before you book

Lasts 6h, runs every day at 08:00, from US$ 55 per person, with a live guide in English and in groups of up to 12.

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 08:00

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (4 to 60 years) · Under 4: can't be booked

GroupUp to 12

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsNo refund if you cancel.

Prices and times updated 9 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effort

Operated by Dahab Safari Day Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you want a full-day shared Jeep tour with a set itinerary and meals included. Choose it when you prefer not to coordinate your own transport, stops, or timing.

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Top questions

What is White Canyon actually like to walk through?

White Canyon is a narrow passage cut through eroded sandstone with a floor of white powdered sand. The path alternates between tight sections where the walls close in and wider openings onto desert plateaus, and you walk through it for about an hour at your own pace before reaching the oasis at Ain Khudra.

How much time do I spend walking versus driving on this tour?

You walk for an hour through White Canyon, another hour through Salama Canyon, and spend about 20 minutes at Mushroom Rock. The rest of the day is driving by Jeep between sites, with stops for Bedouin tea at the oasis and lunch at a Bedouin village.

Does the tour include meals and drinks?

Yes, lunch at a Bedouin village and Bedouin tea at Ain Khudra oasis are both included. The guide arranges these stops as part of the day's itinerary.

What time does the Jeep pick me up and return me to Dahab?

Pickup is from your hotel at 8am, and the Jeep returns you to Dahab by 4pm. The guide collects you from your accommodation at the start of the day.

Is Mushroom Rock a long hike or just a quick stop?

Mushroom Rock is a brief stop of about 20 minutes. You see the formation from the Jeep and have time to look around, but it is not a walking section like the canyons.

What is Ain Khudra oasis and why do we stop there?

Ain Khudra is an oasis at the exit of White Canyon, with date palms and water springs that have been home to Bedouin tribes for over a thousand years. You stop there to drink Bedouin tea and rest before continuing to the next site.