10-Hour El Fayoum Pyramids Tour from Cairo with Hawara and Meidum
About This Tour
Embark on this incredible tour to explore the prominent tourist attractions of El Fayoum from Cairo. Enjoy an overview of this ravishing city, including its his...
Duration: 10 Hours · Tour type: Private · Activity level: Easy · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: Yes · Cities: Cairo, Faiyum · Languages: English
Know before you go: Please refer to your itinerary for redemption instructions.; Please be ready and wait in your hotel lobby 15 minutes prior to your scheduled pickup time.; Please inform us of your hotel name, address, or arrival flight number, airline, and time 48 hours before the start of your activity.
About Faiyum
Faiyum
This Nile town offers a glimpse of both the old and new Egypt, with ancient tombs, pyramids and artsy villages juxtaposing busy markets. Get a local guide in Faiyum to help you explore.
What's Included
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Pick-up services from your hotel and return
- Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
- Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
- Bottled water during your trip
- Shopping tours in Cairo
- All taxes and service charges
Not Included
- Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
- Tipping
Itinerary
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1Day 01
El Fayoum Pyramids Exploration
Your tour representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to start the program. Begin by transferring to El Fayoum, which is 145 km away from Cairo. Upon arrival, visit Hawara Pyramid, an archaeological site in Egypt located south of the site of Crocodilopolis at the entrance to the depression of the Fayoum oasis. It is the site of a pyramid built by Pharaoh Amenemhat III in the 19th century BC. Next, head to the Pyramid of Lahun. Like the other Twelfth Dynasty pyramids in the Faiyum, the Pyramid of Lahun is made of mudbrick, but here the core of the pyramid consists of a network of stone walls that were infilled with mudbrick. This approach was probably intended to ensure the stability of the brick structure. Afterwards, see the pyramid at Meidum. It is thought to be just the second pyramid built after Djoser's and may have been originally built for Huni, the last pharaoh of the Third Dynasty, and continued by Sneferu. Because of its unusual appearance, the pyramid is called el-heram el-kaddaab - (Pseudo Pyramid) in Egyptian Arabic. Afterwards, see the pyramid at Meidum. It is thought to be just the second pyramid built after Djoser's and may have been originally built for Huni, the last pharaoh of the Third Dynasty, and continued by Sneferu. Because of its unusual appearance, the pyramid is called el-heram el-kaddaab - (Pseudo Pyramid) in Egyptian Arabic. Later, return to your hotel to conclude the tour. Later, return to your hotel to conclude the tour.
Meeting Point
Meeting point: Cairo, Egypt · Tour start: Hawwarat Al Maqta, Hawaret Al Maqtaa, Faiyum, Faiyum Governorate, Egypt — Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
