Dakhla Oasis
Dakhla Oasis, one of Egypt’s most remote oases, is a splendid refugee that is surrounded by a wall of colorful rock formations and fertile cultivated areas scattered between sand dunes within the area, offering natural magnificent scenery.
If you are interested in ancient history, then visiting Mut , Dakhla’s largest city, is a must. Another attractive site to visit is Al Qasr , the Oasis’s second main city. Dakhla is also the home to many ancient remains including the amazing Deir El Haggar and the memorable Muzawaka Tombs .
If exploration is what you seek, then you can’t miss visiting Dakhla’s numerous thrilling villages that are waiting to be discovered. Dakhla is also abundant with charming natural springs, one of which is Ain Al Qasr springs , In addition to several lakes, and fish ponds .
The enchanting blend of the desert’s mystery and the Bedouin’s simplicity makes safari trips another god bet here.
Being a lush region that is brimming with green gardens, orchards, and diverse wildlife against a mountainous backdrop, the Dakhla Oasis is the perfect gateway for a vacation of unlimited relaxation.
The Roman temple at Deir el-Hagar can be reached by skirting vast stretches of drifting dunes that often overrun the road. Dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun-Re, Mut and Khonsu, the temple also honours Seth, who was the principal god of the Oasis and is depicted with a falcon’s head and a man’s body. In ancient times this was the lone Roman period temple south of the cultivated area of the Al Dakhla Oasis with the ancient name of Setweh, translated as “the place of coming home”. Erected during the reign of the Emperor Nero (54-67 AD), and decorated during the time of Vespasian (69-79 AD), Titus (79-81 AD) and Domitian (81-96 AD), other Roman rulers made small contributions to the temple. There are cartouches of several Roman emperors on the temple walls along with more recent graffiti as almost every traveller who came to Al Dakhla in the 19th century etched their names on its walls. Nearby are the Old Kingdom necropolis of Qila el-Dabba at Balat, the relief-decorated Roman tomb of Kitnes at Bashendi and newly opened archaeological sites in the Bahariya Oasis that include a temple dedicated to Alexander the Great and mummies from the recently discovered “Valley of the Golden Mummies”.