Western Desert Oases Features

Western Desert Oases Features

• Top Reasons to Go to The Western Desert Oases
  

  Dune Bashing in Siwa. Set out in a four-wheel-drive vehicle to explore the towering golden dunes of the Great Sand Sea.... Read more

• The Curse of Qara
  

  The oasis village of Qara, northeast of Siwa, traditionally had no more than 300 residents. The number was precise because, after being refused... Read more

• The Golden Mummies
  

  In 1996, an Egyptian antiquities guard on a donkey stumbled into a hole in the ground, accidentally discovering the first of a series of important... Read more

• Hot and Cold Springs
  

  Springs provide the water for drinking and to irrigate fields in this otherwise arid environment. They are also a pleasure to enjoy for bathing... Read more

• Top Reasons to Go to the Western Desert Oases
  

  Natural Beauty. The Great Sand Sea to the south and west of the oases is a mass of golden dunes, while the forest of chalk columns in the White... Read more