The ancient village of Shali in the Siwa Oasis has been preserved for future generations to learn from and enjoy after two years of conservation work The serenity of the Siwa Oasis in Egypt’s ...

Long isolated from everything but Bedouin caravans and the occasional conqueror, the Siwa oasis has all the hallmarks of a great escape: adventure, exoticism, history, relaxation -- even great ...

Siwa is the archetypal oasis where fresh springs give life to olive trees and date palms. Here, it is about sitting back and letting the halcyon days wash over you.

Abdel Ghany added that the oasis is preparing activities to promote tourism, as Siwa is an ideal tourist destination due to its scenic location. One of the most famous tourist areas in Siwa is the ...

In 1999, after frequent trips to Egypt (her mother’s family is from Alexandria), Mahdavi chose to visit Siwa, an urban oasis (population 35,000) on the edge of the Great Sand Sea, a vast expanse ...

No one mentioned the donkey, or the nearby mosque, when we booked our rooms for the Eid weekend. The imam, his voice amplified by a loudspeaker attached to the wall beneath our window, and his ...

The therapeutic tourism season in Siwa Oasis begins right after the Eid al-Adha holiday, bringing a wave of rejuvenation and excitement to the oasis. The treatment with sand baths, known as "sand ...

Embroidery lies behind a peaceful revolution in the very traditional Egyptian oasis of Siwa. The small patch of green near the Libyan border currently holds dates as the mainstay of its economy. But ...

Siwa is the archetypal oasis where fresh springs give life to olive trees and date palms. Here, it is about sitting back and letting the halcyon days wash over you.