The Black Desert can be seen as you pass the road from Bahariya to Farafra. The mountains have eroded to coat the desert with a layer of black powder and rocks giving it its name. Towards the end of the Black Desert are black volcanic hills that ages ago erupted a dark volcanic material called dolerite, which is what the black rocks are made of.

If you want to venture in to its depths or Climb up the English Mountain which is the highest point in the Black Desert where you will be awarded with an amazing view of the strange landscape, a tour guide is advised.