Budget Cairo Tour to Siwa Oasis in 4 days

You will begin your Siwa oasis journey from Cairo early in the morning, giving you enough time to explore the area before retiring for the night and preparing for the following day.Your tour guide will collect you at 5 am or later, depending on your preference, and you will start the drive towards Siwa.The route will take you through Alexandria to Marsa Matrouh, where you will have lunch by the Mediterranean Sea.This location is known for its remarkable variety of colors in the water, and it is believed that Cleopatra once enjoyed a swim in these peaceful waters.

You will then continue your drive to the Siwa oasis, arriving just before sunset, subject to traffic conditions.

After dinner, you can take a walk, relax, enjoy a concert, or explore the city center of Siwa for the rest of the evening.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

After breakfast, you will experience a peaceful morning sunrise before embarking on a tour of El Dakroor Mountain, followed by a safari adventure.You will then take a jeep safari into the desert, offering a chance to escape the usual daily routine.Riding in a 44 Jeep, your safari guides will take you across large sand dunes and deep into the expansive desert.

You will have the opportunity to admire the unique desert wildlife and plant life.

In addition to other enjoyable activities, you can try sandboarding and dunking.To help you capture the most memorable moments of your Siwa desert trip, we will provide assistance with your camera.

You will then enjoy a delicious Bedouin-style dessert dinner nearby at Bir Wahed, which has a design inspired by the local area.

From there, you will travel to the salt lakes of Siwa, where the extracted salt is known for its medicinal and relaxing properties.

The salt in the lakes is believed to offer natural therapeutic benefits for the skin, sinuses, and eyes.It also makes it easier to relax by floating on your back while reading a book.Because of these benefits, Siwa is mainly known for its leisure and medical tourism industries.The hot and cold springs of Bir Wahed were discovered by chance.

Bir Wahed is located in the center of the Great Sand Sea, just a few kilometers away from the Oasis.

People from all around the world visit the Oasis to cool off in the fresh water of the natural hot springs, making it a free and natural therapy option.

You will make your way to Cleopatra Spring, a pool surrounded by stones that provides cool freshwater from a nearby spring.

This is a great place to relax and rejuvenate your day by stepping into the refreshing water.The spring is also surrounded by beautiful green palm trees.One of the highlights of your Siwa oasis trip will be watching an amazing desert sunset while walking barefoot across the desert sand.

When you arrive at the camp, you will enjoy a Bedouin-style barbeque dinner featuring grilled meats, fresh salads, delicious Siwi food, coffee, and dates.

Day3: Historical sities in siwa

After breakfast, we will go to your hotel to relax.Following lunch, we will head out to walk on the dunes with our bare feet, taking in the spectacular desert sunset, which is one of the highlights of your Siwa oasis tour to the vast sand sea.You will enjoy a barbecue dinner featuring grilled meats, fresh salads, delicious Siwian cuisine, coffee, and dates in a Bedouin-style camp upon arrival.

The Mountain of the Dead, also known as Gabal Elmwata, is a small hill near the northern part of Siwa Town.

It is covered with amazing wall paintings and has many rock graves carved into it.It is located on Gebel al-Mawta, which is commonly called the "Mountain of the Dead." Most of the tombs in this area were built during the 26th dynasty, as well as the Ptolemaic and Roman periods.During World War II, when the Italians invaded the oasis, the Siwans used these tombs as shelters.

Next, we will visit The Fortification of Shali, a 13th-century mud-brick fortress where the Siwa people used to live.

Although some of the historic town's buildings are still standing, their construction from salt, mud, rock, and plaster causes them to deteriorate each year.

Our next destination will be the Oracle Temple, also known as the Aghurmi or Amun Ra Temple.

Alexander the Great visited this Greek-built temple after his initial arrival in Egypt.

We will eventually reach Fatnas Lake.

The small island of Fatnas in Birket Siwa can be reached by bicycle or on foot.From the west, the beautiful views of Gebel Bayda and Hamra provide a lovely backdrop for relaxation and watching the sunset over the lake.While walking around the garden, you can see various trees such as bananas, dates, and olives.After that, you will be transferred to your accommodation.

You are welcome to enjoy Siwa more today before heading to Cairo.Siwa is famous worldwide for its dates, olives, jellies, and syrups, which are definitely worth tasting.The list also features therapeutic and stress-relieving herbs and teas, as well as popular lamps and crafts made entirely from salt collected from the Siwa salt lakes.