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Those who want to take a Siwa
Safari can choose a five day one; it starts in Egypt’s capital,
Cairo, There, from the bus station you have to take the bus to
Marsa Matrouh; the buses have air conditioned. From Marsa
Matrouh you have to get another bus that will take you to Siwa
Oasis. Overnight you can stay at a hotel and in the morning you
will start the Siwa tour which includes: visit to the Shali’s
old fortress, to the Dead Mountain, the Amoun Temple’s ruins,
the Siwa House Museum and to the Amoun oracle hall. You can also
take a bath in the Cleopatra Pool or a hot bath of sand at the
Dakrour Mountain. In the afternoon of the third day, you will
have the chance to swim in the Lake of Bir Wahed, a lake with
salt water. Then take a visit to the Hot Spring and to the
Fossil Mountain from where you can gather nice shells. When the
night comes enjoy a great dinner around a fire and spend a
beautiful night under the Siwa` s stars, by camping. The fourth
day will include a trip to the Sand Dunes, the highest ones, and
to the Abou-Shrouf, the cleanest and the biggest spring that has
sulfur water. The water has the properties of curing the
rheumatism and some skin diseases. Then you can see an old
village from Abou-Shrouf called Zatoun, and also the Black Roman
Town, the Roman Olive's Oil Press and the Roman Tombs. In the
program are also included Ein Safi and Koraishet Spring. After
spending the night at the hotel, in the morning you will take
the Matrouh bus and there, the bus that will take you back to
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