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Walking throught the Desert of Siwa to shyatah lak
mahamihoo Says: Hey, me and some friends of me decided to make desert tours on foots around the Siwa oasis.We start with taking the way to Shyatah on foots (more than 17 Km).And then to Beer Wahid cold spring (11 Km)It was a fantastic adventure to do and a great challenge to be achievedHere...
Desert walking tours around the oasis
mahamihoo Says: Hey, me and some friends of me decided to make desert tours on foots around the Siwa oasis.We start with taking the way to Shyatah on foots (more than 17 Km).And then to Beer Wahid cold spring (11 Km)It was a fantastic adventure to do and a great challenge to be achievedHere...
Walking throught the Desert of Siwa
ahmedkamal Says: http://www.graaam.com/up/p7ic/f405507e27.jpgThis is the second major documented adventure my colleagues in Siwa and I make (for those who did not receive the details of the first trip, you can ask), only this time we were 4 persons; our Italian project manager joined us this...
juvisawa Says: The first thing you will see is the old town of Siwa called Shali because it is in the towncenter. Today it is in ruins. The reason for this is, that all the old houses were build only by mudbricks. Normally, there is nearly no rain here, but in 1926 there were rains for...
Adrere Amellal: Desert Ecolodge
1 Review and 38 Opinions If you ever want to leave this world - at least for a little while - then Adrere Adellal is the...
TheLongTone Says: I'll go with Abdi's. that's how they transliterate it. Anyway, it seemed to be the most popular place in town for lunch or dinner, and not simply because of it's central location off Maidan As-suq. The menu is pretty unsurprising, but athe food was good, servings generous...
Abdo's: Banana Honey Pancakes to die for!
NilePrincess Says: Abdo's is across the road from the Yousef Hotel and is quite the hit of Siwa. It is a street front restaurant so you can sit and watch all the happenings. It's always packed and once you taste the food you'll know why. I had both breakfast and dinner there and both were very...
groovy_23 Says: This was some great food. I had breakast lunch and dinner at this place. The service was friendly and the food was great!Baware that the dining room is open air. At night the cats come and beg for food. In the morning, make sure they turn on the fans to prevent the flies...
juvisawa Says: This Restaurant is the best, but also the most expensive one. Located in the Shali Lodge Hotel the interior is oriental style and new, the palmtrees are also inside the rooms, they are a part of the furniture. The food is most egyptian with some western influences.
East West Restaurant: Indi-Egypt
juvisawa Says: This Restaurant is a good opportunity to sit and enjoy different kind of food. Mainly it is egyptian, but you also can have indian food. Everything is good. The people are also very kind. Vegetable biriani was the best one. It is originally indian, but this cook made the...
travelife Says: Close to the central roundabout, there is this cafe (photo taken during the day) which during the evening can be a great place to hang out. There are a few date trees under which there are cushions and small fire and tsmall tea-tables. We came here the first night around...
TheLongTone Says: Loosely is the mot juste. The concept of the locknut has not spread to these parts.Renting a bke (around ten LE for the day from several places in the centre of Siwa) is in theory a nice way to see some of the surrounding landscape. Unfortunately standards of maintenance...
The bus to Mersa Matrouh & Alex: Timetable
TheLongTone Says: The bus company advise you to buy you ticket out at least an hour before the bus goes, and, in the case of the early morning bus, the night before. Timetable current as of January 2007. Second picture is a detail and is legible.The man in the photo is the ticket seller and...
TheLongTone Says: The inhabitants favour donkey-drawn carts for getting about. And there are donkey carts providing a taxi-service, mostly driven by kids. It's not a very comfortable way to travel, even on metalled road. In my opinion best for the trip between hotel and bus-station.
viperx3x Says: The first time I went to Siwa by bus 1 year ago with 3 friends of mine, it was such a bad experience, to AND from Siwa. The bus was very uncomfortable (a typical bus charactersitic) with all the smells and excessive stops. But this year I decided to go by car, I have a 2001...
NinaRira Says: The women of Siwa have a strong tradition of weaving and beading that spans 100's of years and you can view examples of their famous ceremonial dresses in the local museum. Although tourism hasn't yet swamped a beautiful place like Siwa, you will find some sellers here and...
wwroam Says: In Siwa the drapers comes to you..on the back of the donkey cart. Since you hardly ever see a Siwan lady, the shopping has to get done somehow. Stop for lunch at the East West Cafe ( where you have choice of frenchie fries or chippsies..2 tips in 1)and local boys offer a...
wwroam Says: The Berber people of Siwa are deeply conservative . All the regular advice regarding modest dress should be strictly adhered to. Siwan ladies are very rarely seen in public (usually in the back of the donkey cart), and then in full rig.
wwroam Says: Going to Siwa in Dec/Jan. Take some warm clothes(really layer up). It gets cold at night. Our restaurant of the evening, the Kenooz Siwa is open air and it gets very fresh, particularly after an Australian summer
travelife Says: Our third leg of safari is to see the desert sunset. The picture gives you a feel how it looks like but you cannot really feel it unless you are there. You have to experience the sunset in the surrounding sand. Spectacular. This came out as the best shot of the day!
travelife Says: Most of the folks have already finished swimming but Khalid who studies in Chemical Engineering was trying to get the most as he could.Notably the spring is bound and the excess is drained into the nearby big lake. Interesting to see that the spring water gives life to so...
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You have two options. The first option is coming to Alexandria by train (ca. 4 hours) and catch a bus to Siwa (7-9 hours). On the way you may like to stay in...
Q: how long is this bus ride, what conditions are the busses in and how uncomfortable was the trip ? I REALLY need to know!
A: hi there, why you put capital letter for REALLY, of course you really want to know if you post in the forum. i took the bus from alexandria to siwa last week, it took...
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As Siwa lies outside the main tourist attractions, there aren't many tourists around but the interest in Siwa is growing and tourists are coming. Apart from being in the oasis town and the desert...
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The Siwa Oasis was a very isolated place deep into the desert near the Libyan border. Only an old date caravan route passed the oasis. Siwa was only inhabited by Berber speaking people with their own...
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A mornings drive South of Marsa Matruh lies the western Oasis of Siwa. Fed by freshwater springs, date palms and olive trees flourish amid some stunning lakeside and desert scenery.Because of its...
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Most people imagine an oasis like few palm trees, water spring, couple camels and Beduins and all around endless sand-sea. Well, Siwa doesn't fit in this image. Actally, it sets total new definition...
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This is on of the most impressive places I've ever been, Following the steps of Alexander the Great i get to an oasis that exist in between of two salty lakes. thousands of palm date and olive trees....
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