Egypt in addition to the famous pyramids, Sphinx, a variety of temples, but also hidden a small travel place - Siwa oasis, intuition is not deceptive, some places, from the feet touch the land, let you feel comfortable, located in Egypt and Libya border Siwa Oasis is such a magical existence!! I love this oasis town in the depths of the Sahara Desert, where Assassin's Creed originates, is also the deepest and most secret hideaway in the Egyptian border desert, where you can't feel the passage of time, the sun rises and sets, and every day is a surprise. This place is located in the desert, preserving unspoiled natural beauty and unique cultural charm, it is recommended to visit Siwa if you have the time, or want to experience Egypt more than seeing the hot spots.

The nearby Sali Castle and the like are in the town, you can walk to it, and the far one can directly find the hotel owner to book a chartered bus tour or find the local Tuk Tuk bus driver chartered, we are a random Tuk Tuk car driver on the street, customized itinerary, 350 pounds, the size of salt lake +hayaat desert hot springs + desert sand slide + desert sunset stars, The driver prepared ice water for us to drink on the road and water to wash after playing with the salt lake, as well as food such as tea and fruit peanuts, which are included in the cost, and let us play as long as we want to play in each place on the road, the driver does not rush or bother, Lele Hehe also helps take photos. The price of this piece, because our driver is very good, coupled with the fun all the way, there is not much comparison, in fact, you can bargain, only to the salt lake, generally 200 Egyptian pounds a car can be talked down.

✅ Recommended attractions:

📍 Site of the Chari Castle

The Shali Fortress, also known as Shali Fortress, was founded in the 13th century, and its unique "salinized" ruins make it a unique sight in the heart of Siwa's town. Sari Castle is made of a material called "kershef" formed by the salt rock and soil of the local salt lake. Many years ago, the rain washed away the building gradually disintegrated, and a few of the buildings were restored as hotels to receive tourists. The most well-known place here is the Assassin's Creed shooting place.

When you arrive in Siwa at sunset, I highly recommend immediately climbing the shali fortress and waiting for the sunset to descend on the town, rendering the whole town orange. Free, Assassin's Creed location; Go at sunset, after taking photos in the castle with the guide to climb to the mountain opposite the castle, less than 10 minutes to the top, the best sunset viewing point, suitable for arriving in Siwa on the same day to catch a sunset!

There is a souvenir shop area under the castle, which is recommended. A handmade carpet shop at the corner of the road offers very cheap prices, and some handicrafts are also worth buying.

📍 Siwa Salt Lake

Siwa must go! The pure blue green of the salt lake is like a magic gem, which will be beautiful to lose words when you see it with your own eyes, the buoyancy is very large, and I can't sink at all, and I can even sit on the water and drink juice haha. There are so many beautiful lakes, the smaller ones, the little Dead Sea.

It is not recommended to float in the salt lake for too long, about half an hour after boarding, brother took us to the Sahara Desert, a resort that is still under construction, through the date palm forest, beside the elegant and mysterious sand dunes, there are cold springs and hot springs to clean up the body while soaking, but also experience the sand skiing and sitting on the dune top to watch the sunset, the resort owner cooked lemongrass tea for us. Just use the giant lemongrass that grows naturally in the camp. It's sweet and healing.

📍 Cleopatra Pool
It's free to come in, look around, take photos...
Under the pool bath swimming, I remember as if it is 10 knives, really want to go under the pool, here beautiful environment, the pool water is clear, the previous earthquake many stone columns, debris fell into the pool, forming a different kind of scenery, feel very beautiful.
It is said that Cleopatra once bathed here, and the water in the hot spring is clear and rich in minerals, so you can swim in the water. Chartered bus to go, you can go swimming. Restaurants around you can eat.

📍 The Oracle Temple
Secret in the Sahara Desert - The Temple of the Oracle, this temple is 2700 years old (the time of the 26th dynasty of the Pharaonic era). The temple also had a well for baptism, and a place where the guards and priests used to rest.
When the Persians came to occupy Egypt in the 27th dynasty of the Pharaonic era, the Persian king sent 50,000 troops to Siwa to destroy the oracle temple, but before the Persian army reached Siwa, it blew a big wind and destroyed them (the remains of the bodies of these 50,000 people have not been found yet). Later, Alexander the Great wanted to see this temple after he occupied Egypt, and decided to build his own city (Alexandria) while heading west along the Mediterranean Sea, where Alexander the Great was crowned king of ancient Egypt.

The last caretaker died ten years ago. The belief that has been guarded for thousands of years has been interrupted in this way, and you can also imagine why the first generation of temple keepers came to guard here, whether it was their own request or forced arrangement, which is a story and history.

📍 The Sahara Desert in the Red Sea

Town chartered bus in the past, in the afternoon can slide sand to see the sunset, sand 50 a person, a total of 3 hours, we went in the morning, all the way a person to open their own atv, hands to be destroyed, crazy buttocked. About an hour back and forth, and on the way back, there was a sandstorm. When I go, I will go to the tribe to ride a camel, appreciate the local characteristics, various herbs, and some ornaments, taste the local black tea, and go to the camel's nest, too cute; I heard that there was a performance in the afternoon, but Hariri in Cairo also has this kind of performance in the street at night.

We bought the headscarf in the supermarket opposite the hotel, 95le red and 55le black, and rent 2 for one windshield. Must find a large chain supermarket, forget the name, is also a small red book search, where the souvenirs than we in the Luxor temple side of the cheaper, and there is an official certificate of authenticity, their own use and give people are very suitable. ; At night, you can light a bonfire to cook tea and watch the stars; My charter driver contact information can be found in the comments section for 120 EPPR/person.

🍔 About diet
Local people really love sugar, if you order fruit juice, be sure to tell you not to put extra sugar. There is no harassment here, no one to tell you one dollar, and the Berber people who live in the desert, as warmly as the sand baked by the sun in the Sahara Desert, are often invited by the locals to drink tea and pick the date palm, a specialty of Oasis. Souvenirs here have a strong local characteristics, a variety of carpets, handmade products and bags, you can take some back, but the price is still high, ask the guide about the market price, put a "I understand" into the store directly cut, talk not close to go, will chase out.

⚠️ Transportation to Siwa
️ ️ Cairo's Torgoman bus stand, a 12-hour journey several times a day, costs £300
The West Delta Bus Company in Alexandria also has a direct bus, but I don't know, about eight or nine hours
Matrouh's West Delta Bus Company bus leaves at 1:30 PM every day, the fare is 85 pounds. If you don't get a ticket, you can take a van near this bus station and leave when the people are full. There are many trips, the management is a bit chaotic, and the price is 80 pounds

🚩 talk about the overall feeling, this line of tourists will be a lot less, there are a lot of cheaters, there is a peace of mind to enjoy the happiness of travel ~ because there are fewer people, it is more out of the film, in Matrouh Sea and Siwa Salt Lake must be crazy shooting, the guide gave me several pose and card points, recommend you to experience.