NEARBY ATTRACTIONS
SIWA OASIS
Siwa Oasis is located in the heart of Egypt's Western Desert, 300kms south of Marsa
Matrouh at a depression of 18 meters below sea level and on the edge of the Great
Sand Sea. In ancient times Siwa was the seat of the oracle of Jupiter Ammon and
was visited by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C.E.
Siwa is popular for its palm and olive trees, producing huge volumes of dates and
olives. Extra virgin olive oil is one of Siwa's popular products used in Egypt and
exported to Europe
Siwa used to be all mud brick houses on a hill with a wall around, that was to protect
them against invaders, but since times are now peaceful, the people have moved out
of the mud village on the hill, and reside all over the oasis now. The old mud city
still remains, though crumbling, to remind everyone of the times that were.
The Siwian people have their own culture and customs and, besides speaking Arabic,
they speak their own Berber (Amazigh) language. Women still wear traditional costumes
and silver jewellery and Siwa remains one of the best places to buy traditional
local handicrafts.
Siwa Oasis is a place to forget about the outside world, relax, explore some truly
unique surroundings and at night it is so quiet that you begin to hear the stars.
AL ALAMEIN VILLAGE
Al Alamein is a town in northern Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea Coast It is 106
kilometers (66 miles) west of Alexandria and 240 kilometers (149 miles) northwest
of Cairo. Today the village is mostly a port facility for shipping oil.
The historical interest in this village is to WW II, where the Allied forces gained
a decisive victory over the Axis forces and it includes an Italian and German military
cemeteries.
It was once described by Churchill as having the best climate in the world