Farafra is said to be Egypt’s most isolated oasis. It’s the entry point to the enigmatic White Desert, which looks like the surface of a moon in an alternate universe.

Most foreign visitors to Egypt stick to the Nile Valley or the Red Sea coast, but that's to miss the bulk of this huge country – the deserts that stretch westwards from the river to the Libyan border.

All the areas in Egypt where you shouldn't travel have been revealed, as the FCDO continues to warn UK tourists over the ...