Samuel Dunes
Authentic desert adventure at Ghoroud Samuel or known as SAMUEL DUNES; an area of land in the Egyptian Western desert (part of the North African Sahara) which is mostly covered by sand dunes (Arabic: ghoroud) between lakes and mountains. It offers some of the most diversified fields of dune types close to Cairo and is suitable for a single day trip for off roading clubs.
This beautiful sand dune area is abundant with opportunities for adventurers, cultural explorers, naturalists, spiritualists, and campers.
Ghoroud Samuel is 45km from North to South and about 10km wide on average in the area entirely covered by dunes, with some infiltration by rocks and small plateaus.
It is bordered in the North by the Wadi El Rayan road that is immediately south of Lower Rayan lake, and from the South by Gebel ‘As’as. From the East it is bordered by Gebel Qalamon and the Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor. From the West, it is bordered by the plateau of Manaqir Qibli.
Unlike other areas that have a sand composition with a high percentage of silt, these dunes have very little or no silt/clay grains in them. This makes them very loose and imposes higher challenge for the 4×4 vehicles cruising the area.
