Sahara Souda
Western deserts are telling us exciting stories of the past. 40 000 years ago this area was part of Mediterranean sea and under its surface was also one third of today’s Africa. Here the bottom of this sea was full of natural hills in the shapes of pyramids. Countless volcano eruptions covered those hills with black basalt which is today shining in the sun. This is the hardest stone that ancient Egyptians used for weapons, tools and the most prestigious statues. Over the centuries have sea tides spread basalt far through the Western desert. The most surprising is desert Agabet which bottom is peppered with small basalt stones in the shape of roses. Sahara Souda literally means black desert. It’s hills reveal countless colourful rocks but their peaks are covered with signature black basalt and from there the view is spreading over the whole black desert and on the big oasis Baharia in the background.
