At El-Wahat El- Bahariya oasis itself, There are other smaller villages clustered within the depression of the oasis, many of them mentioned in Roman times.

During the Roman Period , it was one of the greenest places in Egypt, producing large amounts of wheat and wine that were shipped to The Nile Valley .

There is one hot spring worth visiting if you have some extra time. Bir Al-Ghana (the Well of the Forest) is about 12 kilometers northeast of Bawiti in a eucalyptus grove.