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The winner is Mr. AMIT MEHROTRA
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The winner of December 2009 prize draw is Mr. AMIT MEHROTRA, TUI India client who has taken his tour in Egypt during December 2009.
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The winners are Mr. Johnny and Ms. Debra Davidson
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The winner of June 2009 Guest Comments draw are Mr. Johnny and Ms. Debra Davidson, Central Holidays clients who have taken their tour in Egypt during April 2009
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STI celebrates its 30th Anniversary
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On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, Sakkara Travel Group international affiliate STI (Sakkara Tours International) will be celebrating ...
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An Enchanting Ecolodge in the Oasis of Siwa |
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(Ranked second on Condé Nast Traveler's Green List of Best Resorts for 2005)
A venture aiming at promoting economic development that respects Siwa's rich natural assets and revitalizes its unique cultural heritage; ADRÈRE AMELLAL is a world-class ecolodge built from rock-salt using traditional architecture, local materials and local skills. Spartan elegance while dining on Limoges China and swimming in a spring-fed Roman pool.
Siwa, the biggest oasis of Egypt, is 590km from Alexandria and 810 km from Cairo.
ADRÈRE AMELLAL, meaning White Mountain in Siwi Berber, is built in the desert, 16 km from the center of Siwa. It's a village leaning against a small limestone mountain, on the edge of the turquoise waters of a salted lake, with alleyways, terraces, stairways and a natural spring with a pond.
There is no electricity, no air conditioners and no telephone. Walls are made of salt-rock and palm is used for roofing. The 39 rooms with simple furnishings carved from date palm trunks have an open view of Siwa Lake and the Great Sand Sea. The stone floors are covered with locally woven kilims (rugs); there is a shower, WC and basin but no toiletries other than Pears soap (or similar). Illumination is provided by beeswax candles and oil lamps; decoration is in the local Siwan style with rock frescos.
Doors and windows are strategically positioned to capture the desert breeze. In winter, coal-filled braziers are used for heating.
Mainly organic food grown or obtained locally is cooked in honey-glazed clay pots.
This is not a deluxe hotel according to western norms but a natural palace made of soil and salt; a special place perfectly integrated. An art of living…
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