Siwa Oasis Trips & Tours

Thought you had a good idea of what Egypt was all about? Siwa Oasis is here to challenge all of it. A mere 50 kilometres from the Libyan border, this a fertile land, 25 metres below sea level, is scattered with olive trees and date palms, tiny, mud-brick hamlets and ruined temples, where crystal-clear springs glitter in the earth. Its physical isolation from the rest of the country has helped protect a unique society, and out here, the people speak a different language and follow customs unknown to the interior. Then, there’s the Great Sand Sea, a seemingly never-ending expanse of restless dunes – some up to 140-kilometres long, the largest in the world - and colossal sand towers. Covering an area the size of Ireland, this is the canvas for some of Egypt’s best desert safaris, and explorations are remote, alien and enthralling.