bayt gagy villa, siwa oasis -> the pool over the salt lake · the corridors · the dining table
The Egypt Retreat
cairo & siwa oasis, egypt -> 13–20 April 2027
£1,900 per person -> 8 places -> £500 deposit
- dates
- -> 13–20 April 2027 — 8 days
- price
- -> £1,900 per person
- places
- -> 8
- deposit
- -> £500 secures the place
- flights
- -> not included
- hosts
- -> malak & samar
the payment plan
£500 deposit secures the place. The balance of £1,400 is paid in equal monthly instalments from booking, with the full balance cleared by 31 March 2027. The place is not secured until the £500 deposit is paid.
Applications are open — to everyone. You don’t need to be a member. Apply, book a call with the hosts, and if it is a yes the deposit holds your place.
Eight days in Egypt. Two nights in Cairo for the pyramids, the Sphinx and the Grand Egyptian Museum — then west to the Siwa Oasis: salt lakes, the Great Sand Sea, pilates, women’s circles and long dinners at a stone villa with an infinity pool over the salt lake.
Eight places, hosted by Malak and Samar, the week handled end to end. Flights are yours and a few meals are paid individually; nearly everything else is ours.
pyramids · pilates · sphinx · siwa salt lakes · journaling · siwa market · desert safari · private sessions · women’s circles · dinners
the itinerary -> 8 days, in order
The week
Eight days, two landscapes: Cairo first for the big monuments, then the long drive west to the oasis, where the week slows down on purpose.
day 1 -> tuesday 13 april01/08
Arrival
Arrival and the airport transfer to the villa. Unpack, check in and relax. New Cairo in the evening for dinner (paid individually).
day 2 -> wednesday 14 april02/08
Cairo
Light breakfast at the villa, then the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. Lunch after exploring (paid individually), then the Grand Egyptian Museum. Back to the villa to change — a one-hour pilates session, followed by dinner (paid individually).
day 3 -> thursday 15 april03/08
Cairo to Siwa
Breakfast, then a 7am departure to Siwa. Snacks and refreshments on the road, with a lunch stop (paid individually). Arrive in Siwa late afternoon. Dinner at the villa (included), followed by an opening circle and guided journaling.
The drive is long and worth it — Siwa sits far out in the Western Desert, which is exactly why it looks the way it does.
day 4 -> friday 16 april04/08
Siwa
Morning pilates and breakfast. The Siwa salt lakes and Cleopatra’s Spring. Back for lunch and downtime, then Fatnas Island for sunset. Dinner (included) back at the villa, and a relaxing evening making memories together.
day 5 -> saturday 17 april05/08
Siwa Culture
Breakfast at the villa, then a day exploring Siwa’s historical and cultural areas. Back to the villa for lunch and downtime. Shali Fortress and the Siwa market. Dinner is included, followed by a women’s circle.
day 6 -> sunday 18 april06/08
Great Sand Sea
Breakfast and pilates at the villa. Downtime and lunch, then the Great Sand Sea desert safari — the desert experience and sandboarding. Back to the villa for the evening dinner.
The dunes start where the gardens stop — the safari is the one loud day of the week.
day 7 -> monday 19 april07/08
Closing Day
A final pilates session before breakfast, then a relaxing day — time for journaling and private sessions. Lunch at the villa. Together in the evening for a women’s circle, journaling and the final dinner.
Nothing on the last full day happens before you are ready for it.
day 8 -> tuesday 20 april08/08
Departure
An early departure and the private transfer to the airport.
two stays
Where you sleep
siwa oasis -> nights 3–7
Bayt Gagy Villa. The retreat proper. Stone architecture, an infinity pool over the salt lake, arched corridors, a marble dining table looking out to the water.
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cairo -> nights 1–2
New Cai Villa. The first two nights. Modern, city-side, a pool — and the pyramids in the bedroom windows.
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the group
Who you’ll be with
Eight women, and most will arrive not knowing anyone — that is the normal way to come, not the brave one.
The group is curated from the applications, which is what the call is for. Then the week does the rest: one villa, one table, circles in the evenings and a desert in the middle. Strangers on the Tuesday you land; a group chat that refuses to die by the one you leave.
Malak and Samar host the trip end to end — from the airport transfer on day one to the one on day eight, the flight is the only part you do on your own.
the terms
Included, and not
included
- accommodation at both villas
- airport transfers
- private transport for the planned itinerary
- pilates sessions
- the excursions in the itinerary
- the included dinners — the itinerary marks which
- women’s circles and journaling sessions
- goodie bags
not included
- flights
- the meals marked “paid individually” in the itinerary
If the week above reads like yours, say so.
Applying takes a few minutes, and the next step is a call with the hosts — no payment until we have both said yes. Then the £500 deposit secures the place, and the balance follows the plan above.