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A lodge and its palm grove, ringed by the dune.
  • The Shali fortress, built of salt and mud brick, at sunset.
  • A salt lake: turquoise water, white crust all around.

Marsa Matrouh and Siwa · Siwa

Siwa's lodges

Sleeping in karshif — salt and clay — by candlelight, without electricity.

€€€ High end

Siwa invented ecological lodging long before the word spread: salt-and-clay walls, olive-wood furniture, candlelight, private hot springs. The model has spread across the oasis and remains one of the country's most accomplished.

The extra bit

Ask for a room facing the palm grove: sunrise over the palms is the moment of the stay.

Know before you go

No power in some rooms: charge your devices beforehand, or bring a battery pack.

Directions

Siwa Oasis, Marsa Matruh Governorate

Directions

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