Luxury Egypt Holidays At The Adrere Amellal Oasis Eco Hotel At Siwa

W hen considering luxury         you eight hours to drive from      Egypt holidays, or any        Cairo. It has a unique culture     Egyptian vacation for         and history, not to be missed.     that matter, the Siwa oasis, and      It’s sensible to overnight in      the Adrere Amellal oasis wouldn’t     Cairo after your flight in before  be a place that came immediately      setting out.                       to mind. In fact you’ve probably                                         never heard of either.                The Adrere Amellal is about 16                                           kms from the centre of Siwa, and   The Siwa Oasis is where one of        is situated at the base of a       the top eco-hotels in Egypt is        majestic white mountain. It        situated, and the Adrere Amellal      consists of a series of            is probably one of the finest and     traditional houses that have been  most luxurious eco hotels in the      restored into 10 suites and 27     world, and as such probably           Casbah style rooms, all offering   doesn’t feature on a list of          genuine comfort, and they are all  package holidays to Egypt at your     built using local traditional      local travel agent!!                  methods. The walls are made of                                           sun dried salt rock mixed with     So where is Siwa, and where is        straw, and palm is used for the    the Adrère Amellal Oasis?             stylish roof. The furniture and                                          fittings are mostly made of palm   Why is the Adrere Amellal             trunks, and the region’s           considered an essential part of a     handicraft, which is both          few knowledgeable peoples Luxury      colourful and very comfortable.    Egypt Holidays?                                                                                                Every single room has a view of    Siwa Oasis is a large famous          Siwa Lake and the Great Sand Sea   Sahara oasis in the north west        with oil lamps and candles for     corner of Egypt, and it will take     lighting.                                                                                                   In the winter coal braziers           Lunch and Dinner are cooked in     supply the heat as the nighttimes     clay pots, using herbs and         can be very cold in the desert.       vegetables picked from their                                             organic garden. Lunch is           The pool is supplied by an            vegetarian, served by the pool     ancient Roman spring, and the         and the evening meal has a meat    Adrere Amellal is totally             base, and is served in a           electricity free, so not only is      veritable maze of rooms, eaten by  nightime very romantic with           candlelight..                      hundreds of candles against a                                            backdrop of the incredible desert     Adrere Amellal is totally all      sky, but there are no mobile          inclusive, it doesn’t even have a  phones, television or trappings       reception, nor room keys!!         of the 21st Century. This alone                                          makes for a luxury Egyptian           It is truly an amazing place,      Holiday never mind the sheer          close to many sights of Siwa,      style of the hotel!!                  such as Cleopatra’s bath, the                                            Temple of the Oracle Ammun, take   Adrere Amellal is situated beside     4x4 drives into the Great Sand     ancient olive and palm groves,        Sea. All these activities and      and the food is simply stunning,      more are included in the all in    and organic dining is quite a         price.                             different experience. You will                                           try fresh yoghurt, thick date         Siwa and the Adrere Amellal are    syrup, eggs, local fruit, bread,      unique, and very quickly you will  and very rich coffee at breakfast     lose stress, slow down to a pace   time, and you will eat in one of      of life where time is measured in  the natural rocky grottos at the      fifteen minute chunks, and not     base of the mountain.                 seconds. Where you will accept     that sand just gets into              Egypt, then go to everything, but you can view an       href="http://www.worldwidevacatio  almost forgotten world, and yet       nspots.com/categories/The-Middle-  return to the civilised superbly      East/Egypt/"                       well staffed hotel, and sip a         title="http://www.worldwidevacati  cool drink on your verandah,          onspots.com/categories/The-Middle  before the stars come up and the      -East/Egypt/"                      candles are lit.                      target="_blank">                                      color="#001000"                    Don’t miss this place for a           size="-2">http://www.worldwidevac  luxury Egypt holiday, and if you      ationspots.com/categories/The-Mid  want to see more holidays n           dle-East/Egypt/         About the Author: Peter Stewart writes about in Kenya Safaris as well as authoring several articles about Worldwide Vacation Spots. 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