The ancient caravan route connecting Bahariya Oasis And Siwa Oasis is still one of the great road adventures In Egypt’s Western Desert as it is 420km of broken asphalt strip. But modern infrastructure is on the way, which will definitely Be a big change to the Western Desert, because it will be An easy connection between the new tourist resorts on the Mediterranean Northern Coast and the Oasis of the Western Desert. So my favorite “ road movie “ , which only can be done by 4WD as sand dunes are crossing the road, will be history. Might be a good reason to take the “ DARB SIWA “ soon before it is paved. The construction company Hassan M. Alam is executing their contract, which has to be completed until 1stof July 2008 to build an asphalt strip of two lines 11m wide. From Bahariya they done already 50km and from Siwa around 150km Of road preparation with two construction teams each consisting of around 150 workers, which are suppose to meet at the middle of track at Sitra Oasis. Also around Bahariya Oasis there will be a Ring Road around The center city of Bawiti of 11 km leading to a crossing at Gabal Hamad where the road to Cairo & Farafra & Siwa meet, very close To archaeological site K6, the so called “Valley of the Golden Mummies”. Travelers of the Western Desert can now obtain the permission with the help of a travel agent at the spot in Siwa instead of applying two weeks in advance in Cairo. The fees came down to US$ 10,- per person per day(More than10 Pax it will not exceed US$ 100,- ) Unfortunately the caravan route is officially open in one direction only, So please put that in your account when you are planning a trip Connecting Bahariya and Siwa that you should start off from Siwa ! Remark: Above mentioned info are might be subject to change without previous notice by the Egyptian military. Pls. ask me for up dates . Take care during the Rally in Sept. 06 Darb Siwa is closed (see below) As long as the racers are in the track !

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