Basata Accommodation, Meals & Activities

There are three accommodation options available:

1. The camping area: where you can pitch a tent or make use of the existing wind-shelters there. During warmer times, a lot of guests prefer to sleep under the desert sky.

2. The huts: made out of bamboo and simply furnished with rugs and mats; no water or electricity.

3. The chalets: small houses made out of clay stone and furnished in a very cozy Bedouin style; these have electricity and each has its own bathroom.

The guests in both the camping area and the huts share the communal bathrooms of the camp.

Kindly find below our prices:

 • Camping area: 12 Euro per person per night
• Hut: 16 Euro per person per night (based on 2 or 3 sharing)
• Chalet: 70 Euro per night for up to 3 persons; 20 Euro per extra person per night

Kindly find below our prices for Egyptians and foreign residents in Egypt (priced in Egyptian pounds):
• Camping area: 38 L.E. per person per night
• Hut: 55 L.E. per person per night (based on 2 or 3 sharing)
• Chalet: 330 L.E. per night for up to 3 persons; 85 L.E. per extra person per night

Please state your preferred accommodation when making your booking. As we have a limited number of huts and chalets reserved for the retreat, they will be allocated on a first-booked basis with 2 - 3 people sharing each unit.

Meals
Our camp is run on a self-service basis: we have a kitchen area where you find drinks, fresh fruit and vegetables, dairy products, canned food, pasta, eggs, etc.; in our “cooking corner” you can then prepare your own meal or make tea any time you wish. We also feature a small bakery that produces fresh bread and feta pockets every morning as well as pizza around noon time.

Dinner is the only meal we serve; we serve fish every other day and the rest of the days we serve a vegetarian meal. It is up to you to either join our guests for a communal dinner or prepare your own meal. The meal prices are:
- Fish meal: 70L.E. per meal
- Vegetarian meal: 50 L.E. per meal
Please note that all prices are subject to 15% tax.

Activities
We do not allow SCUBA diving in our waters to preserve the corals; snorkeling, however, is highly recommended. We rent snorkel, mask, and flippers at the price of40 L.E. for a full day.

We also organize safaris and camel treks. These can be readily organized in Basata according to the desired duration and destination. The price for a jeep safari to the Colored Canyon is 720 L.E. per jeep per day (for up to 6 persons); and for camel safaris the price is 200 L.E. per camel per day. The price includes provisions for the duration of your excursion as well as fees for the necessary permits. The price does not include the cost for the drinking water nor the transportation to the camel station (in the case of a jeep safari, the guests are picked up by the jeep).

We also have taxis stationed at Basata; these can take you to the see-worthy Monastery of St.Catherine or to the cities nearby (Nuweiba, Dahab).

I hope this gives you a clearer idea about our camp. You can also look us up in Google under “Basata” as many of our regular guests feature us on their homepages, and you can also find a lot of articles about us.