Bir Wahed
بير واحد
A desert hot spring and cold-water lake on the edge of the Great Sand Sea, surrounded by dunes. You can soak in the hot spring and watch the sunset over the dunes.
Bir Wahed lies about 12 km south of Siwa, on the edge of the Great Sand Sea. Surrounded by dunes, it has a small hot spring at about 40°C and, nearby, a cold-water lake ringed by reeds and palms where swimming is possible. The small limestone hills nearby hold marine shell fossils, showing that this was once an ancient sea. It can only be reached by four-wheel-drive vehicles crossing the dunes, and it is usually a stop on Great Sand Sea jeep tours. In the evening, soak in the hot spring and watch the desert sunset.
Opening hours
Jeep tour participation
Nearby sights
- Great Sand Sea
- Fatnas Island
- Shali Fortress
- Traditional Siwan House Museum
- Gebel al-Mawta (Mountain of the Dead)
- Gebel Dakrour
- Temple of Umm Ubayda
- Temple of the Oracle of Amun