Introducing Dakhla Oasis
The oasis of Dakhla contains two small towns, Mut and Al-Qasr. Mut is the larger, with most of the hotels.
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The tourist office (782 1685/6; Sharia as-Sawra al-Khadra; 8am-3pm) is on Mut’s main road. The Abu Mohamed Restaurant, opposite the tourist office, offers internet access (per hr E£10; 7am-midnight). In Mut,Bank Misr (Sharia Al-Wadi) changes cash and travellers cheques, and gives advances on Visa and MasterCard; it doesn’t have an ATM.
There are 600 hot springs in the vicinity and an atmospheric mudbrick citadel at Al-Qasr with a small Ethnographic Museum (admission E£3; variable). In exchange for baksheesh, aged local guides escort you through the citadel’s narrow alleyways, unlock madrassas, houses and mosques, and show you working forges. Local traders congregate outside the citadel to sell basketry, including rakish straw hats with ribbon trim (E£20), worn by local farmers.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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