Siwa

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Siwa

Siwa is different. That's what the Lonely Planets says about it and several other guide books. It is different because it is the only oasis in Egypt that is of Berber origin. The culture and way of life is laid back and different to the energy of the big souk's in Luxor and Cairo. Siwa has a village feel and after a few days everybody knows you and how you take your tea.

See more information on the Siwa Villa and pictures of the villa from the outside and inside. The idea is to stay at the villa whilst exploring the mini universe of Siwa Oasis.

Please click on the links below to see the information we are slowly building up on Siwa. If you have any questions that are not answered here, please contact us and I will see if I can help.

Siwa Oasis Activities within an hours drive, the creepy crawlies, what the locals are like and a kids point of view.

Getting to Siwa Trains, planes buses and car hire.

Siwa Festival Pictures of the annual festival in October and when it will be held in the future.

Siwa Hotels Details on some of the hotels you can eat in or just worth a visit.

Restaurants in Siwa Eating & drinking for the adventurous, curios easy life kids and when staying in the Siwa Villa.

Weather in Siwa Shows you the weather for each month.

Siwa in WW11 Interesting shots of the shali in the 40's

Siwa A short film documentary produced by the BBC.

Siwa Egypt Where exactly is Siwa?

Jewellry Shop Our shop in the souk, come and say hello.

Camel Safari info on trips we run out in the Great Sand Sea.

Shiata Oasis the jewel in the crown, a great day out.

Bir Wahed Well no. 1 and no.1 tourist spot.

Siwa Villa Pictures and information on our villa.

Gilf Kebir The final frontier, to boldly go.

Western white desert and other areas

Winter Sun Info on what the weather is like in winter.

The Shali as it was before it was destroyed by rain in the 20's and 50's

and how it is now

Within a day of being in Siwa you will know people, and people will know you. Sure some of the handshakes you get are from people in the tourist business who are looking to sell their wares but you will also meet regular mohammad, the guy in the street, the olive farmer, who is after nothing from you but your time to share a cup of tea. To experience the Siwa you came to see, get out of the market sq, walk into the gardens, meet the real people and be rewarded with a calmness and genuine hospitality and some great scenery.

Siwa is the laid back oasis you have heard about, its just a little further away from the market sq than it used to be.

Siwa is changing, but it still has the berber slow pace of life and if you stay for more than a few days, you start to get to know everyone and saying good morning in the butcher the baker and... they don't make candles in Siwa.

Once your out of the market square, you will meet normal Siwan farmers on their way to their gardens. Take a ride on their donkey and cart and spend the day learning how they grow their olives and dates and drink too much tea. It's fun way to while away the heat of the day and few people do it, so you'll probably be the only one out there.

The friday market is a great time to see Siwa locals go about their every day lives

There is a huge amount of history in Siwa, yet few in Siwa know their own past due to there being no documents or books from the past. Most of the history of Siwa is documented from other cultures, mainly Greek and of course from Alexandria the Great who came to visit Siwa in 331 to confirm he was the son of God in the Orical, one of seven in the world ( shown to the right).

The orical, still a magical place after all these years