📍 Historic📸 Tourist Attraction

Shali fortress

Matruh Governorate, Egypt

4.5 (0)

Overview

A fortress in Siwa, Egypt. It lies in Egypt's desert belt, best visited between October and April.

Why visit: Islamic Cairo and the citadels — medieval streets, gates and fortifications still lived in rather than preserved behind glass.

Things to do

›Walk the quarter rather than driving through it
›Climb a gate or minaret for the rooftop view
›Go in the late afternoon when the light softens and it cools
›Stop at a street stall — the food in the old quarters is the best value in Egypt

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Travel Information

Best time

October – April

Weather

Hot desert — warm, dry winters of 18–25°C that are the only comfortable time to travel, and summers routinely above 40°C in the Nile Valley and the deserts, where midday heat is a real hazard.

Entry fee

Streets free; citadels and monuments ~₹400 – 1,500

Hours

Streets open access; monuments typically 9 AM – 5 PM

Est. budget

₹800 – ₹3,000

Duration

Half day

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Siwa Oasis

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Depression in the Western Desert of Egypt. It lies in Egypt's desert belt, best visited between October and April.

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📍 Desert

4.5

Bir Wahid

Matruh Governorate

Well in the Egyptian depression of Siwa. It lies in Egypt's desert belt, best visited between October and April.

October – March only; summer daytime heat is genuinely dangerousFull day to overnightExplore