Bir Wahed

Bir Wahed, a toponym that in Arabic means ‘Well no. 1’, is situated about eleven kilometers south-southeast of Shali, at the edge of the Great Sand Sea, and it is connected to the Siwa oasis via a track that can be driven only with a four-wheel-drive vehicle and with a guide. This thermal spring that gushes out from the sand of the Sahara forms pools thanks to an error on the part of geologists who were searching for oil. It is the most popular excursion for visitors to the Siwa oasis.