Minamar Hotel

Bahariya Oasis Egypt

فندق مينامار الواحات البحرية 

Camel in Egypt

Camels of Western Desert Tours travel Safari

Camel popularly known as the ship of the desert. Camel Safari's are such animal rides that need both skill and imagination to explore the mirages of desert. Minamar hotel offer camel safari from 3 days to 14 days in the western desert. These include camel treks ranging from short rides around white desert to extensive trips that remind you of Lawrence of Arabia on his epic journey across the Sahara  info@minamar.com

Camels are even-toed ungulates within the genus Camelus. The dromedary, one-humped or Arabian camel has a single hump, and the Bactrian camel has two humps. They are native to the dry and desert areas of western Asia and East Africa, and central and east Asia, respectively.

The name camel comes to English via the Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos) from the Hebrew gamal or Arabic Jamal.

The average life expectancy of a camel is 50 to 60 years. The term camel is also used more broadly to describe any of the six camel-like creatures in the family Camelidae: the two true camels, and the four South American camelids, the llama, alpaca, guanaco, and vicuña.

A fully-grown adult camel stands 1.85m/6 feet at the shoulder and 2.15m/7 feet at the hump. The hump rises about 30 inches out of its body. Camels can run up to 40mph in short bursts, and sustain speeds of up to 25mph.

Humans first domesticated camels between 3,500–3,000 years ago. The dromedary and the Bactrian camel are both still used for milk , meat, and as beasts of burden—the dromedary in western Asia, and the Bactrian camel further to the north and east in central Asia.