| If a holiday to you is escaping the modern day world; | | | | no electricity in the resort, ice for your drinks is |
| getting away from the internet, the telephone, the TV | | | | imported on a daily basis from the nearest village. All |
| and constantly being accessible to other people, then | | | | the furniture and crafts are locally produced, giving the |
| visit Adrere Amellal, the Kasbah style lodge in Siwa. | | | | hotel a tribal feel. |
| There are few destinations left like this is an otherwise | | | | The swimming pool is entirely chemical free, fed by a |
| spoilt world, but this hotel offers gentle Berber living, | | | | reservoir under the ground, linked to the lake. The |
| with no electricity. Set beside an expansive saltwater | | | | water that spills over the pool is used to irrigate the |
| lake, you can float, or swim for the day and stay calm | | | | kitchen garden, where vegetables are grown for the |
| and serene. The rooms are lit in the evenings by | | | | evening meals. |
| natural beeswax candles, and there are storm lanterns | | | | The main activity in modern Siwa is the production of |
| scattered around the rooms and staircases. There is | | | | olives and dates. Temperatures get up to 50 degrees |
| no restaurant as such, but you are guided to a room | | | | at the hottest part of the year, and, in 2007, |
| to eat, depending on what space is spare of an | | | | archaeologists discovered what is said to be the |
| evening. | | | | oldest footprint in the world, dating back three million |
| The bedroom walls are made from cakes of salt, | | | | years. |
| embedded in mud, and give a rustic and welcoming | | | | Visit this stunning retreat for total relaxation. What are |
| feel. The bar is basic yet sumptuous, and as there is | | | | you waiting for? Grab your Travel Insurance and go! |