• 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
  • Ageeba Beach

    A small turquoise cove at the foot of a limestone cliff, west of Marsa Matrouh.

    Marsa Matrouh and SiwaMarsa Matrouh

    BudgetSea view
  • The Great Sand Sea

    Unmissable

    Dunes as far as the eye can see west of Siwa, up to the Libyan border.

    Marsa Matrouh and SiwaSiwa

    €€€ High endSunset
  • 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
  • A lodge and its palm grove, ringed by the dune.

    Siwa's lodges

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

    Marsa Matrouh and SiwaSiwa

    €€€ High endBooking advised
  • 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
  • The three pools at Address Marassi

    Three pools facing the Mediterranean — behind the gate of a closed compound.

    Marsa Matrouh and SiwaMarassi, Km 129 Matrouh Road, El Alamein

    €€€ High endFamily-friendly
  • Two stainless-steel handrails at the entrance to a pool, clear water in front.

    The pools at Rixos Premium Alamein

    The only one on this coast to advertise indoor pools: you can still swim when the coast has shut.

    Marsa Matrouh and SiwaNew Alamein, Km 107 North Coastal Road

    €€€ High endFamily-friendly