Great Sand Sea - Siwa Oasis

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In an hours drive - Siwa Oasis

Great Sand Sea It's the big one. Thousands of TV ad sand dunes. They start just outside of town and keep going for 400km. A trip into the sand sea is a must for any visit to Siwa.
 
     
 
   
 
Swimming in the Great Sand Sea  

 

     

Antiquities in Siwa The ' seven secrets of Siwa' there are seven interesting antiquity monuments in Siwa worth seeing all within a few minutes drive or donkey ride from the villa.

  • Shali, the old fortress town that over looks the Siwa Villa
  • Oracle, oldest Oracle in the world, were Alexander the Great visited
  • Temple of Armon, with ancient inscriptions and stone pillars
  • Mountain of the Dead, with mummies still with their hair on.
  • Cleopatra's pool, where brides would swim before their wedding
  • Dacru Mountain, were the 'peace festival is held each year/
  • Rock Tombs, roman tombs by the hundreds around the oasis
  The famous Oracle of Siwa Oasis
     
   
     
There are several smaller oasis in the Siwa depression that can all be visited within an hours drive. Many are uninhabited and are what you remember an oasis to look like from your primary school picture books.  
     
   
     
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