Oasis

Seas of golden dunes, lunar landscapes, strange rock formations and miles of rocky plains, so the western desert, an extension of the Sahara, neither uniform nor easily accessible. With five oasis, like an ocean islands (Siwa, Bahariya, Farafra, Dakhla, Kharga), are connected by a 1,000 km long track in the form of "Z" on the map.
Siwa
80 km long, dotted with limestone formations of mineral water and two salt lakes, Siwa culture lives on dates and olives, which gives it a small garden of Eden. In the center of Chali, the main town of the island, was erected strange ghostly ruins, the former town destroyed in the nineteenth century by the rains diluvianas.Algunas sand tracks run to the temple of the oracle of Ammon, who was consulted Alexander the Great in person. Located on a promontory, has weathered badly over time. I moved the twisted ruins, who knows if you will not find a jinn, very numerous in the region if you believe in the issiwanes. If not, content yourself with admiring the sea of palm trees stretching their pies.No longer go swimming round some of these sources, the water glows softly. Some date from the Roman occupation, while others have been built recently to irrigate the gardens.

Bahariya

The four villages of this oasis are scattered in a hollow surrounded by dunes covered with black volcanic rocks. Until the Middle Ages, Bahariya was an ideal stopover for caravans coming from the Maghreb en route to the Meca.Pero time of prosperity is far and oasis will gradually depopulated. However, access has been facilitated by the road that connects it to the capital.

Farafra
It is the smallest and least popular of the five oases. If you like quiet, if you need solitude after the overcrowded Nile valley, do not hesitate. Reaching Farafra is no easy task (two or three blogs a week by bus from Cairo). Farafra is spread over a plateau of white sand dotted with some green spots, hiding some earthen houses. From Qasr el-Farafra, the most important town, the sandy tracks to plow through the palm grove, where they play sol.No rays miss the trip to the White Desert, about 40 miles from the oasis. After the sand and black rocks, appear strange limestone formations in the form of pyramids, mushrooms and icebergs, which extend out of sight. Magic show at the sunrise or sunset.

Dakhla
Here, land is so fertile that it is easy to forget the desert. Dakhla is a series of palm groves, orchards and vegetable crops. From Mut, the most important of the ten villages of the oasis, some beautiful walks (motor, the distances are quite large) lead to interesting places like the abandoned village of el-Qasr, the Balat necropolis, the temple of Deir el-Haggar or Musawaka.En Pharaonic remains the last, will soon be open to the public the Roman necropolis, after long years of restoration
Kharga
Kharga is well worth a diversion to their old locations, as the temple of Hibis unique architectural evidence of the Persian occupation of Egypt and the Christian necropolis Bagawat (open from 8 to 17 pm Admission fee.) Perched on the hillside, lists several hundred tombs dating from the fifth century Some have been preserved in its walls painted scenes from the Old and New Testaments.
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