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SIWA


Intro

Ruins of Shali

Around Shali

The town

The oasis

Gebel al-Mawta

Alexander's Oracle

Temple of Amon

Cleopatra's pool

Gebel Dakrur

Tourist festival

Fatnis Island

Alexander's tomb

Birket Siwa

Birket Zeitun

Well of Abu Shuruf

Sunset over Libyan Desert

Bir Wahed

Night images

Paradise disappearing?

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Visas & passports

Eating & sleeping

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SIWA:
The oasis

The oasis is easy to explore, there are numerous little tracks running through it. None are paved, sand is the thing here. Most of the time there are high palm frond walls facing the tracks, but anyone higher than 1.75 should have no problem looking in on the farms.

The oasis of Siwa, Egypt

The best way of exploring the place is by bicycle, and hiring a one-gear hard-seated bike costs no more than EŁ10 a day.

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