Adrère Amellal

The greatest luxury in the silence of the desert.

Adrère Amellal Eco-Lodge lies sixteen kilometers away from the charming village of Siwa. Nested at the foot of the ‘White Mountain’, Adrère Amellal is host to 39 rooms built and laid in total harmony with Siwa’s distinct natural and architectural heritage.

In the middle of sixty million years of accumulated mineral geological formations, earth buildings characterized by their distinction and authenticity, blend naturally with the surrounding landscape of the Oasis. Every room is unique.

Walls are made of rock-salt, roofs from palm wood, and floors from hand cut stone. Sculpted fixtures and furniture, pay tribute to the talent of local artisans and craftsmen. Adrère rooms are classified into 7 Single Rooms, 17 Double Rooms, 2 Suites, and 13 Special Desert Rooms.

Room Rates – Standard Single Room $ 580 per room per night. – Standard Double Room $760 per room per night. – Special Desert Room $ 950 per room per night. – Royal Suite $ 1680 per room per night.

Room rates include accommodation on a full board basis, including the following: Meals, Beverages (local beer , local wine), and taxes. Adrère charges an additional $ 115 for activities & Excursions. These include the following:

– Tour to Shali Fortress and Old Town. – Temple of Amoun. – Mountain of the dead. – The Oracle. – Siwa Salt Lakes. Desert Safari

The lodge also provides massage and horseback riding services with an extra cost of $ 100 each / hour to be booked in advance.

With no electricity, Adrère Amellal is indeed the ideal place to listen to nature. Torches, beeswax candles, moonlight, and infinite stars illuminate the setting. An expanse of indigenous plants, shrubs, and trees irrigated by natural springs, are host to Adrère Amellal’s organic vegetable garden. Traditional dishes are cooked in honey –glazed clay pots. Daily handpicked herbs, vegetables and salads accompany our cuisine.

A plethora of activities constitute an integral part of the experience of the Journey to Siwa. They may take the form of refreshing oneself in a basin fed by the Adrère Amellal’s Natural Spring; relaxing by the Salt Lake; exploring the sand dunes of the Great Sand Sea; and travelling back in time while walking through the Historic Fortress of Shali. Other activities include horseback riding as well as salt, mud, and massage treatments.