When we talk about Medical Tourism in Egypt, we have to know that it is defiantly one of the types of tourism that has internationally widespread. It is practised by tourists heading to attractions that provide natural remedies based on natural resources such as mineral water springs, sulfur water baths, mud, and hot sand, and it is considered one of the tourist attractions in various countries of the world.
Egypt is one of the richest countries in the world when it comes to medical tourism. Aswan is a well-known destination to help cure asthma, while Safaga has proved successful when it comes to curing psoriasis, and Siwa oasis, additionally, is one of the world’s most impressive natural reserves.
The most important places for medical tourism in Egypt:
Bahariya Oasis
It is a group of Egyptian oases located in the Western Desert 350 km southwest of Alexandria, where it belongs to Giza Governorate and 370 km from Cairo. It is considered one of the most important spa treatments in the world, and it has got many mineral hot and cold springs. The water of the springs has therapeutic value in diseases Romatiom and rheumatoid arthritis.
Siwa Oasis
Siwa Oasis forms a natural depression in ancient times due to natural erosion factors. It is about 18 meters below sea level, and the total depression area is about 1,000 km sq.
Siwa Oasis has many hot and cold springs; its water has several metal salts and some metals of therapeutic value such as sodium carbonate and varying proportions of some metallic elements such as magnesium and iron. The water can cure some diseases such as psoriasis, rheumatism and some digestive system diseases. The most famous spring is the Kegar Well; the temperature of its water is 67-degree Celsius. Cleopatra’s pool is another popular spring in Siwa Oases; it is a stone pool fed by a natural hot spring, and it is said the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra herself have swam in this pool on her visit to Siwa.
Mount Dakrur is an important mountain in Siwa Oases; it is used in the treatment of rheumatic diseases and joint pain and the general feeling of weakness and debility. The treatment is done by burying the body (burial treatment) in the sand for periods ranging between a quarter and a half hour a day over two weeks in the summer months, during certain hours of the day.
Aswan is distinguished from the therapeutic side by that its atmosphere is very suitable for patients with kidney, respiratory system and rheumatic diseases, and it has two sand and water treatment centres, and the treatment method in the two centres has programs dedicated to burial in the hot sand in a scientifically studied manner.
Pharaoh's Bath consists of a group of natural hot springs. The water temperature is 27 degrees Celsius; the water flows directly from the mountain forming a natural lake with 100 meters length along the seashore. The water treats some diseases such as rheumatism and rheumatoid, kidney diseases, lung inflammation, skin diseases.
Moses Springs are natural hot springs that form a small fertile oasis and it is surrounded with natural palm trees. This sulfur water helps in healing many diseases and the temperature reaches 37 degrees Celsius, so it is considered Moses pool, the green oasis inside the desert.
Egypt is characterized by many medical tourism places and low cost compared to other countries. ِِAmwag Egypt Tours organize trips for Medical Tourism in Egypt. Are you ready?