The lodge domes and terrace in the last light of day

The lodge in pictures

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Spaces, details and the landscape around Siwa Salt Lake Lodge.

Siwa Salt Lake Lodge with sand-coloured domes, a garden and palm trees

Clouds above the lake and small islands in front of the lodge

Light and shade beneath the courtyard arches

Beds beside large arched windows · Panorama

A terrace and the light over the lake · Panorama

A terrace overlooking the lake · Panorama

A breakfast table on the terrace overlooking the garden and lake · Suite

A circular pool in the garden beneath a blue sky

The lodge domes and terrace in the last light of day

The sun low over the lake and its small islands

A staircase between sand-coloured walls beneath a blue sky

A circular lounge with a brick dome and built-in seating

An arched window looking towards the lake · Panorama

A room with coloured arched windows and a wooden door · Suite

The low sun above the lake, framed by the lodge domes

Palm trees and the lodge garden with the lake in the background

A room view towards the tall windows · Suite

Breakfast with fruit, juice, tea and bread on a table in the lodge courtyard — Breakfast at the lodge

Warm evening colours reflected on the lake

Blossoms against the sand-coloured lodge facade

Another perspective across the room · Suite

A side view of the lodge in bright sunlight

A seating corner beneath an arched window · Suite

A view through the arched doorway towards the terrace · Suite

Evening sky above the palm trees of the oasis

A view into the lodge courtyard at dusk

A wooden table beside a coloured arched window in the Suite — An intimate corner of the Suite

The Suite’s warm interior with a bed, seating area, blue wooden furniture and arched doorway — Warm colours and space to settle in · Suite

Rock formations beside the lakeshore

A bed and warm wall colours · Suite

The illuminated courtyard seen through an archway

The lodge framed by palm leaves

Beds beneath a vaulted brick ceiling · Standard

Golden reeds beside the lake under a wide, cloud-filled sky — Golden light along the lakeshore

Green arched doors, shaded lanterns and flowers along an upper terrace at the lodge — The lodge’s arches and green doors

The lodge owner beside the lodge vehicle in the desert — A moment out in the desert

Yellow flowers in the garden in front of the lodge’s curved walls and arched windows — Flowers, warm stone and open sky

The lodge owner seated outside the wooden entrance doors — Meet the owner

A bathroom with a stone wall and arched window · Standard

Dates hanging from golden stems beneath palm fronds in the lodge garden — Dates — Dates hanging from golden stems beneath palm fronds in the lodge garden

A pale guava among broad, deeply veined leaves in the lodge garden — Guava — A pale guava among broad, deeply veined leaves in the lodge garden

A red pomegranate hanging from a leafy branch in the lodge garden — Pomegranate — A red pomegranate hanging from a leafy branch in the lodge garden

Pink and white bougainvillea beside the lodge’s warm stone walls — Bougainvillea — Pink and white bougainvillea beside the lodge’s warm stone walls

Yellow bells flowering in front of the lodge’s stone façade and arched windows — Yellow bells — Yellow bells flowering in front of the lodge’s stone façade and arched windows

Slender lemongrass leaves in front of the lodge walls — Lemongrass — Slender lemongrass leaves in front of the lodge walls

A netted melon held beside its vine in the lodge garden — Netted melon — A netted melon held beside its vine in the lodge garden

A green striped watermelon among its trailing vines — Watermelon — A green striped watermelon among its trailing vines

Olive branches with narrow green and silver leaves beside a stone wall — Olive — Olive branches with narrow green and silver leaves beside a stone wall

Basil flower spikes with small pale blossoms in the lodge garden — Basil in flower — Basil flower spikes with small pale blossoms in the lodge garden

Fresh green mint leaves and a new shoot in the lodge garden — Mint — Fresh green mint leaves and a new shoot in the lodge garden

A room view towards the arched doorway · Standard

A tall arched window and painted wooden door · Standard

A bathroom with a basin and window · Standard

A bathroom beneath a vaulted ceiling · Standard

A bathroom with a painted wooden door · Standard

Another view of the beds and arched windows · Panorama

The beds, window and painted wooden door · Panorama

A view through the doorway towards the beds · Panorama

Morning light through the windows · Panorama

Evening colours through the arched windows · Panorama

A view across the room with warm wall colours · Suite

The terrace outside the open wooden doors · Suite

A table on the terrace overlooking the garden · Suite

A shaded terrace with a chair and garden view · Suite

The lodge entrance with sand-coloured walls and domes

Four-wheel-drive safari vehicles among the golden dunes near Siwa. — Four-wheel-drive safari vehicles among the golden dunes near Siwa. · Photo credit

The courtyard steps and upper terrace in the evening

Turquoise salt pool edged by pale salt and rock near Aghurmi in Siwa. — Turquoise salt pool edged by pale salt and rock near Aghurmi in Siwa. · Photo credit

Aerial view of Cleopatra Spring, a round stone-lined pool surrounded by palms. — Aerial view of Cleopatra Spring, a round stone-lined pool surrounded by palms. · Photo credit

Rock-cut tomb entrances on the Mountain of the Dead above Siwa. — Rock-cut tomb entrances on the Mountain of the Dead above Siwa. · Photo credit

The earthen ruins of Shali Fortress rising above the old town of Siwa. — The earthen ruins of Shali Fortress rising above the old town of Siwa. · Photo credit

Sunset over the lake at Fatnas Island, framed by a palm frond. — Sunset over the lake at Fatnas Island, framed by a palm frond. · Photo credit

A sunlit courtyard and stairway framed by an arch — Sunlit passages at the lodge

Photo credits

Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, resized and converted to WebP. Display crops vary with screen size. Each photograph and its resized versions retain the licence linked below.

Siwa’s turquoise salt pools — Marsupium; CC BY 4.0.
The Great Sand Sea by 4×4 — Hesham Farouk Ragab; CC BY-SA 4.0.
A pause at Cleopatra’s Spring — Ahmed Emad Hamdy; CC BY-SA 4.0.
The painted tombs of Gebel al-Mawta — Kevin Gabbert; Public domain.
Shali, Siwa’s old fortress town — AmiraAdel93; CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sunset at Fatnas Island — Alyanumbers; CC BY-SA 4.0.

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