Siwa, our favorite and top destination ! A lifetime experience among the amazigh tibes. Between lakes, hot & cold, water springs, the majesty of great sand sea and the heart thrilling 4×4 adventure. We promise, you will remember this experience and you will leave your heart there.
Siwa .. By Bedouins !
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Desert Season
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Half-board
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Hotel/camping
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HiAce / Coaster / Big bus
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6 to 18
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Tagmou, ring road, 6th of oct
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Desert Side Trips
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7500 EGP
Siwa, By Bedouins !
Siwa, our favorite and top destination ! A lifetime experience among the amazigh tibes. Between lakes, hot & cold, water springs, the majesty of great sand sea and the heart thrilling 4×4 adventure. We promise, you will remember this experience and you will leave your heart there.
Siwa .. By Bedouins !
Itinerary
Departure from cairo, the night before starting 10:30 PM
Arrival to Siwa
Breakfast
Hotel check-in
Rest time
Temple of Alexander the great
Temple of Um ubaida
Mountain of the dead
Si Amun tomb
Fitnas Island
Sunset session
Special Dinner
Night 1 : Special Eco-lodge stay
Breakfast
Free market time
Cleopatra Spring
Dakrour mount " passing by "
Siwa festival location
Salt lakes, private lake
Sunset from salt lake
Hot spring
Candle-lit dinner
Bonfire
Back to downtown
Games night
Night 2 : Special Eco-lodge stay
Breakfast
Hotel check-out
Market free time 2
4x4 great sand sea safari
Dune bashing
Sand boarding
Loran lake
Bedouin tea & sunset session
Arrival to Tassili Camp Siwa
Candle-lit dinner
Bonfire
Bedouin night
Bedouin party**
Camping
Night 3 : Overnight camping in Tassili Camp siwa
Option to sleep in hotel instead of camping
Breakfast
back to town
shared shower rooms
Shali Fortress
Free time
Market free tour
Goodbye siwa 12:00 PM
Arrival to meeting point : 8-11 PM
Trip Includes/Excludes
Inclusions
- Everything from/to Cairo
- 2 nights Eco-lodge stay
- 1 night camping - option to sleep in hotel in 3rd night
- 04 breakfasts - 03 Dinners
- Mentioned itinerary
- Elite 4x4 Safari
- Transfers
- Tickets
- Permissions
Optional
- Lunches
- Salt cave
- Romantic dinner in tazziri ecolodge
- World class dinner in Adrere Amellal
Kenouz Shali lodge - Part of Adrere Amellal chain
” Kenouz Shali Lodge ”
Introduced by the owners of Adrere Amellal, eco-lodge, a world class eco-lodge and one of the most expensive eco-lodges in the world. built by the same of builders of AlUla, in Saudia Arabia,
Kenous Shali lodge, located 2 min away from downtown siwa.
Small sized of two main buildings built in a palm tree farm, an authentic eco-style restaurant of two floors. 20 rooms in total of beyond amazing eco-style rooms. the floor is made of palm trees wood, roof is palm trees and olive wood. Lamps are made of salt. The beds are made palm trees wood. Even the tables. Each room has it’s own authentic private toilet, hot & cold water is provided.
Tassili Camp Siwa
Tassili Camp Siwa, is the largest camp in Siwa Great sand sea, with +200 Candles lit every night, the experience is beyond dreamy !
One word we always here once we arrive, ” wow ! ” with a happy amazed facial expressions !
Camp serves meals, food is cooked under the sand, the bedouin way.
Almost every night, we have siwa folklore parties where guest get to enjoy, sing and dance with the band.
Our 4x4 Cars
DF offers luxurious 4×4 experiences for our guests.
Ensures luxury, safety & comfort.
Meeting Point
The same bus, passes by three different pickup points. You can choose your pickup point from the reservation form. On the way back, the bus stops in the same points.
Meeting point 1 : 10:30 PM – emirates gas station – near downtown mall – Tagmou 5 – 5th settlement
Meeting point 2 : 11:00 PM – Watania gas station – hadaba wosta – ring road
Meeting point 3 : 11:30 PM – Emirates gas station – Abo Rawash – Alex Desert Road – 6th of oct
Regular trips calendar
Trips travel weekly,
Travel from Cairo : Every Wednesday starting 10:30 PM
Arrival Back to Cairo : Every Sunday around 8-10 PM
Click here to see all group trips dates
September 2024
12 – 15
19 – 22
26 – 29
October 2024
3 – 6
10 – 14
17 – 20
24 – 27
7 – 10
14 – 17
21 – 24
28 Nov – 1 Dec
12 – 15
19 – 22
21 – 24
26 – 29
Packing List
1. Passport/ID card
2. Sunglasses
3. Sunblock
4. Swim suit
5. Towel
6. Power Bank
7. Personal medications
8. Torch light
9. Sneakers & slippers
10. Backpack
11. Extra pocket money,
ATM is available
12. Face masks & sanitizers
Group trips starts September 2023 and ends by end the of May 2024
Every weekend
Private trips available all season long
No deadline to get early booking prices, we have certain number of rooms usually, minimum 7 days before the trip to get the price
No deadlines, the trip is available until we announce it fully booked
The same bus passes by all meeting points
Comfortable & Elite
Depending on how many person we have on the trip
– Toyota HiAce – 11 person Max in 14
– Toyota Coaster – 17 person Max in 24 seats
– Mercedes S600 – 40 person Max in 52 seats
Ask about our flights schedule
- We assist you all the time
- You float, you don’t have to a be good swimmer
- Never dive, jump or put your head underwater
- Instructions made by our trip guide before your arrival
- Private lake for our group so we can enjoy the vibes
- There are no places to change, we bring a plastic tent so you can change your clothes
- We stop to bring fresh water to wash yourself with
- Amazing experience not to miss
- Water is just perfect to enjoy during cold chilly nights
- You get to enjoy the pool, standing or sitting, you don’t have to swim
- The camp offers soft/hot drinks, cold water, Bedouin tea and coffee
- We go on the second night, there’s a chance to go on first day with extra fees.
- camping is an amazing experience not to miss
- Camp is safe, clean, no wild animals.
- Fixed toilet available with clean water
- You are always accompanied by our team, either DF team or Tassili Camp team
- There are big shared tents to sleep as well as small hiking tents.
- After coming back in the morning, we offer shared shower rooms in hotel/eco-lodge to shower and refresh
- You have two main choices, to camp or to decide to keep your room in the hotel, some fees might apply under certain conditions.
- Telling us your decision early during the trips helps us to avoid paying any extra trip fees.
- If you feel not comfortable at any time of the night, you can always ask our drivers and team to bring you back to town to sleep in hotel, fees applies.
It’s totally okay to join solo, you get to meet like minded people with a wonderful travel community we have.
100% safe ! You will not feel the only one, as we get many solo travelers.
Also, almost zero% harassment because of the very strong cultural values in such towns.
You will have our guides around you all the time. We give you emergency contact numbers to give to your family in case they wanted to check on you & can’t reach you anytime.
24 hours before each departure, our team using professional applications, check on weather. Temperature, wind guests, fog, rain and so
We send every detail at the group trip’s whatsapp, so you can be prepared.
On average,
from September to November,
early morning is fresh and nice, noon time is nice to hot, afternoon is fresh, after sunset is very nice, late night is chilly
from December to March
early morning is cold, noon time is very nice, afternoon is fresh, after sunset is cold late night is very cold
from April to may
early morning is fresh, noon time is hot to nice, afternoon is hot to nice, after sunset is very nice late night is chilly
This is not sharm shiekh or hurghada ..
hotels/eco-lodges here are built to suite the great culture and history of the oases.
For example, in some places we stay,
Roof, floor and beds are of palm trees wood. lamps are made of salt. you might see utensils made of pottery.
even the carpet is made by local ladies in their homes.
so, it’s different but you will definitely like it, we promise !
We don’t mind at all !
We register your data as this, once we find someone to share the room with, we let you know. if we couldn’t find a room partner for you, your reservation will be automatically changed to single room and single room fees will be applied.
The process can take time sometimes up checking in time upon arrival to hotel.
Not allowed.
Our trips are adults only. In some cases, we allow kids with minimum age 14 years old.
We welcome kids in private customized trips.