> > by Rachael Oakes-Ash
The impressive Adrere Amellal Desert Eco Lodge is plucked straight from the pages of an Arabian fairytale. Set in the Siwa Oasis, the lodge’s earth buildings blend into the landscape, each made from indigenous rock salt and clay. Every fifty years the town experiences torrential rain that will likely wash the lodge away so get in while you can.
ECO-CREDThe lodge’s forty rooms are all hand built from local clay without a nail in sight. Furniture is carved from local trees, an underwater stream feeds the pool and electricity does not exist. Oil lamps and beeswax candles provide lighting and the mud walls keep the property cool. Organic food is grown on the grounds and served under the stars.
ROMANCE FACTOR
Candlelight, premium service, ancient mud style walls and a desert oasis set the romantic tone. Take a jeep safari into the desert, wander the town of Siwa or pay homage at the Temple of Arun. This is Arabia at its exotic best.