The Siwa Oasis lies on the edge of the Great Sand Sea in Egypt’s Western Desert 50km from the Libyan border. Outcrops of honey-coloured sandstone and crisp white chalk fringe the plateau, ...

Siwa is the archetypal oasis where fresh springs give life to olive trees and date palms. Here, it is about sitting back and letting the halcyon days wash over you.

In this desert oasis, 800 kilometres west of the densely populated Nile valley, the tradition is stricter. However, veiling and other traditions among the Berber tribe at Siwa do not push women to ...

Siwa Oasis, a 12-hour drive from Cairo, is worth the trip to swim and float in hundreds of salt lakes and natural hot springs. Photograph by Oleh_Slobodeniuk, Getty Images.

The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has expanded the safari tourism programmes to meet the growing global demand of ...

At Siwa Oasis, you’ll need to break the addiction of Internet, cellphones, and television. But eventually a primitive human instinct kicks in, and a new level of relaxation takes hold.

Siwa Oasis is preparing for the winter tourism season, announced Siwa mayor Essam Abdel Ghany who said that all sectors are now ready for the tourist season. The city’s tourist and archaeological ...

At Siwa Oasis, you’ll need to break the addiction of Internet, cellphones, and television. But eventually a primitive human instinct kicks in, and a new level of relaxation takes hold.

At Siwa Oasis, you’ll need to break the addiction of Internet, cellphones, and television. But eventually a primitive human instinct kicks in, and a new level of relaxation takes hold.