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Sights
Siwa is often considered the most beautiful of Egypt's oases. From atop the ruins of ancient Siwa you can look out on the quiet streets of Siwa town, which wind from the cluster of mud houses to luxuriant palm gardens. From here you can also see the Sahara: black gashes ...
Accommodations and Food
Siwa can't claim to offer a wide variety of accommodations, but you can find decent lodging. Most travelers prefer the new Cleopatra Hotel, south of the town square on the main road past the Shali fortress. Cleopatra has the most comfortable rooms within a radius of 290km. ...
Orientation and Practical Information
Siwa Oasis is enfolded into a desert depression about 300km southwest of Marsa Matrouh, which is in turn 290km west of Alexandria. Siwa's western edge comes within 50km of the closed Libyan border. The depression stretches for 82km west to east, and between three and 30km ...
Siwa Oasis
Almost completely isolated from the rest of Egypt, awash in infinite desert sands, Siwa has developed a unique culture and history. Amidst groves of date palms and cool natural springs, the Siwans have retained most of their ancient customs. But as visitors continue to flood the oasis, the traditional ...
Sights
Marsa Matrouh's beaches will enchant you. but all the beaches are closed after sun- set. As part of a government effort to control drug trafficking, soldiers patrol the coast throughout the night.
Five km of soft sand rim Matrouh's crescent-shaped bay, from the town's small port on the east to Lido ...
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