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Hi! Welcome to Egypt’s First Slow & Conscious Travel Experience

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So grateful to experience this wonderful trip connected with pure nature and awesome people with @auanaexperience in Nabq and Ras Mohamed.
One of the best trips I've ever taken❤️

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#360Travel - When someone says retreat, the image that usually comes to mind is a group of people sitting in a circle, probably on the beach. That's a close image, but it also lacks many of the things retreats could offer. Here is your guide to various retreats that not only help you relax but also leave a lasting impact to take back into your everyday life.

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Slow travel is about respect. For Arwa Azmy, founder of @auanaexperience ,it starts with honoring local communities — taking the time to connect, to ask questions, to truly listen. When you move slower, you leave space for real relationships and connecting with cultures and the land deeply. This is what it means to travel consciously.

#SlowTravel #ArwaAzmy #Auana #MindfulTourism #SustainableTravel

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What is slow travel? Meet Arwa Azmy, a traveler who discovered that the real joy of exploring comes from slowing down. Through her own journey, she realized that staying longer, connecting with communities, and moving with intention creates a deeper, more respectful way to experience the world. She now shares this philosophy through her slow travel company Auana.

#SlowTravel #ArwaAzmy #Auana #MindfulTourism #SustainableTravel

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Book your place! We assure you that it will be a significant experience 👌

Book through the website:www.auanaexperience.com

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Auana
[au’ (w)ah nah]
to wander, drift, go from place to place.

Slow travel is exactly what we need nowadays! This fast paced life is not good for our mental health and it’s time to change that. It’s time to choose yourself for a change.

@auana will help you with that as they carefully curated unique and different journeys each time.

Episode 3: @auanaexperience
Episode 2: @advayaproject
Episode 1: @rdnastore

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In the golden sands of Fayoum, the desert breeze whispers tales of adventure and laughter only with the Auana experience would you get that! The mindfulness, the journey, the peace and beauty this place holds! No words can describe it! Thank you Auana for this outstanding experience! (Pt3/3)🌵🐪

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I couldn’t believe my eyes that Egypt has places that are this peaceful! An opportunity to take a moment and clear your mind! Pt 2/3 of the outstanding Auana experience! A must try indeed!

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Auana made me have the most amazing experience in Fayoum! It was a true blessing, allowing me to embrace mindfulness, find clarity, and have an absolute blast. If you’re looking for a meaningful and fun trip, I highly recommend Auana. It’s an authentic and transformative journey that will leave you with incredible memories.
Pt 1/3

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@SceneTraveller: AUANA: THE EGYPTIAN COMMUNITY EMBRACING SLOW CONSCIOUS TRAVEL

Far from the crowded realm of commercial travel, with its rushed to-do lists and hasty sightseeing, Auana is an Egyptian community that champions a slow and conscious community-based travel experience through some of the country’s most intimate destinations. As an avid traveller and Excel sheet enthusiast, Arwa Azmy founded Auana with the hopes of applying her years of experience in retreat planning to introduce a new holistic approach to travel.

“The idea was based on the way I want to experience travel and how I want to plan trips for my loved ones,” Azmy tells SceneTraveller. “I felt like there was a niche that was missing from the way we travel. I wanted to feel like there’s a context for my trips.”

Named after the Hawaiian word for ‘to wander’, Auana aims to immerse a tight-knit community of travellers into various locations, starting with Fayoum. Auana offers three themed trips: one based on survival skills and breathwork, one based on arts, or one based on emotions. Auana enlists the help of professional guides to educate and enrich travellers during each trip, teaching them all they need to know about the journey’s particular theme, whether it involves yoga, poi dancing, art therapy or desert navigation.

Each itinerary incorporates an activity that gives back to local residents, whether it’s an hour of clean up or an English lesson, catering to travellers’ skills and preferences. “The idea of venturing into a community while behaving in a way that harms and alienates the residents, who essentially make it habitable and visitable in the first place, is against my views of conscious travel, ” Azmy explains.

Auana currently only hosts ten people per trip, ensuring an intimate experience and - as Azmy jokingly remarks - limiting social anxiety. Interested parties are invited to sign up on Auana’s website, or through their Instagram account at @auanaexperience.

*Virtually navigate more of the MENA region's hidden gems by visiting www.SceneTraveller.com or downloading the #SceneNOW app*

🖋 Farah Desouky

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