Visiting Egypt? Don’t Forget This Surreal Siwa Oasis!
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Hashim Sheikh
- . March 26, 2025
- . Update: March 26, 2025 2:35 pm
‘Siwa Oasis’ is located in Egypt’s Western Desert along the Libyan border. It is considered a secret paradise, famous for its breathtaking salt flats and crystalline salt lakes. Siwa Oasis’s natural attractions mesmerize a large number of tourists for their surreal beauty.
Siwa salt flats are in a brilliant turquoise pool surrounded by shimmering white salt crusts which creates a wonderful contrast with the golden desert surroundings. The extremely high salinity of these lakes enables one to float easily and provides a very unique experience to the visitors that make them wonder how they are floating.
Aside from their aesthetic appeal, the salt lakes are said to have therapeutic properties as well. Locals and visitors like to soak in the mineral saturated water to relieve skin ailments and joint aches which is proven to be true.
Siwa Oasis is also rich in history and culture. It had been home to the Oracle of Amun which Alexander the Great once famously visited. Isolation of the oasis has retained its peculiar Berber culture providing travelers with a unique and vintage cultural experience.
It takes a trip of about 750 kilometers west of Cairo to reach Siwa but the unmatched beauty and serenity of the destination make the journey worthwhile. Visitors are encouraged to schedule their trips with consideration of the area’s isolated location and prevailing travel advisories.
In wholesome, the Siwa Oasis salt flats present a captivating mix of natural beauty, healing properties and diverse cultural heritage that makes it a destination not to be missed by travelers visiting Egypt.
