Tunis is a small hamlet located on a beautiful ridge running parallel to the shores of the lake Qaroun on the way to wadi el Rayan ,it has amazing overlooking view on the lake
Tunis is a small hamlet located on a beautiful ridge running parallel to the shores
of the lake Qaroun on the way to Wadi El Raiyan, it has amazing overlooking
view on the Lake. Some twenty years ago, artists, painters, writers, journalists
and others, from Cairo and elsewhere from the world, have chosen to live there
because of the beautiful scenery, the peace and tranquility, and its proximity to
Cairo. They built beautiful mud-brick houses in traditional style with leafy gardens
and fanastic views overlooking the lake. The newcomers contribute to the life of
the village community. Villagers are partly settled Bedouin and cultivate arid
land reclaimed from the desert.
One of the residents was Evelyn, a Swiss potter, decided to live and work there
from around 40 years. She uses a variety of different clay types and glazes.
Evelyn, exports her art around the world. She has established a pottery school
for children who make beautiful designs, primarily of animals in warm earth tone
glazes. The school teaches many of the local village youth pottery as an art,
and not as a craft. Some of the pottery school students have even displayed
their work outside Egypt. The school atract and host potters from Egypt and
all over the world. Potter like Ahmad Abou Zied joined the village on 1997 and
permanently shows his very interesting pieces there.
The farmlands and Lake tracks around Tunis offer a good walk chance to explore
birds of the Egyptian countryside. This is an excellent location for seeing a wide
variety of waterbirds and many migrating birds that come to Lake Qaroun in
winter time.
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Following a wooden sign that reads ‘Barefoot in Tunis’ , so charming, Tunis Village in Fayoum, one will find a sustainable haven nestled away at the end of it.
When visiting the famed pottery village of Tunis in Fayoum, one will find a number of wonderful accommodation options, from hotel-like lodges Barefoot in Tunis however, is not a mere Airbnb listing, but an experience in and of itself.
“When I first came [to Tunis Village] ten years ago, I fell in love with the serenity of this small village. I loved the fact that expats and local fellaheen live door to door. Over the years, I came back several times and always enjoyed its calm and nature,” explains Sahra Gemeinder, owner of Barefoot in Tunis, as to why she decided to build Barefoot in Tunis in the first place.
Barefoot in Tunis is a small area of land which hosts a selection of three tiny houses that guests may rent for short or long periods of time, each of which was built using sustainable methods and recycled materials. The tiny house culture or movement has actually been steadily on the rise in recent years.
More and more people all over the world have opted to ‘live with less’ by living in tiny homes that are built sustainably and have just the right amount of things needed in attempts to promote general sustainable living. This ‘tiny house culture’ is all about getting rid of excess materials we may not necessarily need and limiting the use of various resources such as electricity and water.
“I was working in the field of sustainable tourism promotion for a few years and found the topic super interesting,” Gemeinder tells Egyptian Streets, “Egypt has great potential to become a major player in the sustainable tourism fields as it is endowed with a range of natural resources; but they are not utilized properly.”
With that in mind, Gemeinder set out to buy a piece of land through which she would be able to promote sustainable tourism in Egypt. Tunis Village seemed like a perfect option to do just that for several reasons, she explains, among which include the fact that it is a mere two hour drive away from Cairo – making it both an easy weekend getaway, as well as facilitating the running of errands for her personally. Gemeinder goes on to say that, “People are very friendly and its nature is impeccable; you have fresh air, no traffic, can go to the desert, sit at the lake, walk through green fields, be creative and do pottery, or lie at the pool. All this in one location – what else does one need?”
When it comes to how she settled on creating a range of tiny homes available to rent in one place, Gemeinder explains that she researched a lot into sustainable construction methods and tiny homes kept popping up.
“Those utterly efficient houses looked gorgeous and were placed in nature so your garden becomes your living room,” she says “Being a child of nowadays consumerist culture myself, I found the idea to minimize and learn to live with less quite intriguing; more so, the idea of building a house myself was quite exciting.”
Gemeinder also goes on to say that one of her goals out of these tiny homes was to be able to show people that environmental conscious construction and focusing on the essentials of living can still be luxurious. “Many fly to other countries to stay in nature retreats and enjoy that its beauty lies in its simplicity. Why shouldn’t we be able to do so in our own country? You don’t need much space to create a little refugee,” she says.
The actual construction of these houses, however, was quite the learning process. “The first [house] (Barefoot – which accommodates three people) was the hardest to build; I had no experience whatsoever and made a lot of mistakes. It took a while until I understood what I want and until I found a team of good people that understood what I want and how I want it done,” Gemeinder says, »
There is no better opportunity to watch stars than a crystal clear summer sky and a cool night with the least light and minimal noise that Fayoum desert offers. The trip to the Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, desert starts .
watch the stars and the Geminid Meteor showers, have breakfast, and visit Wadi El-Hitan’s open-air museum.
Within the area, are a number of lakes, Egypt's only permanent waterfall, and the unusual Mudawara Mountain (Jebel al- Mudawara), located to the west of Al Fayoum Lake.
Mudawara Mountain is located only a couple of hundred meters to the south of Wadi El Rayyan Road, just after it passes to the north of Al Fayyum Lake.
You can park at the edge of the road, or some people actually drive across the desert to the base of the formation. The mountain has three main summits with a few bumps rising to the west.
The easternmost is a short spire of rock with a surprising pit dug into the summit. It has a small enough footprint that Google Earth doesn't even register its presence. Interestingly, it is the hardest summit to reach and most likely has a top below sea level. Mudawara Mountain, 45 million years old, is associated with the pre-Middle Leocene period, which moved north of Egypt, resulting in arches in the north-east and south-west direction.
While being there, you will find that there are lots of activities and options you can participate in lust like horseback riding, exploring some of the greatest ancient Egyptian monuments, going sandboarding, and lots of other activities that will fill your day with absolute fun and enjoyment.
Among the most prominent activities to enjoy in Fayoum city is spending your night in the constellations of the city overlooking its great Magic Lake that is located in the middle of the desert and there you will definitely experience the best stargazing activity in Fayoum.
Spend an amazing day stargazing trip in Wadi El Hitan. The trip will mesmerize you with its beauty that will make your heart skip a beat. You enjoy night skies in Fayoum and gaze the beauty of the stars. We will first arrive to the reserve and enter the covered museum to learn about the history of the reserve and the entire region through the exhibits. We will then take a tour to the open museum of fossils in the reserve
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