• Siwa Oasis

    Our favourite

    A desert depression with salt lakes, a palm grove, and a mud-brick fortress in the middle.

    Marsa Matrouh and SiwaSiwa

    €€ Mid-rangeSunset
  • Woven rugs with geometric patterns hung above clothes in a craft shop.

    Siwan crafts

    Siwan embroidery, Berber silver, palm baskets and oasis olive oil.

    Marsa Matrouh and SiwaSiwa

    €€ Mid-rangeHandmade
  • Bir Wahed

    A hot spring in the middle of the dunes, and a salt lake a few hundred metres away.

    Marsa Matrouh and SiwaSiwa

    €€ Mid-rangeSunset
  • Whole fish laid out on ice

    Marsa Matruh's fish houses

    Western Mediterranean fish, sold by weight along the corniche.

    Marsa Matrouh and SiwaMarsa Matruh

    €€ Mid-rangeSea view
  • The pool at Safir Marsa Matrouh

    A real pool facing the lagoon, with a separate basin for small children — but you get in by taking a room.

    Marsa Matrouh and SiwaCleopatra Beach, on the El Gharam lagoon

    €€ Mid-rangeFamily-friendly