Full-Day El Fayoum Tour from Cairo with Wadi El Hitan and Sandboarding
About This Tour
Explore El Fayoum on a full-day excursion from Cairo, visiting some of the region's most famous natural and heritage sites. Discover Wadi Hitan (Valley of the W...
Duration: 1 Day · Tour type: Private · Activity level: Easy · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: No · Cities: Cairo, Faiyum, Wadi El Hitan, Wadi El Rayan · Languages: English, Finnish, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
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
- Pick-up service from your hotel in Cairo and back
- All transfers by 4x4 car
- Entrance fees to the mentioned historical place
- Egyptologist guide speaking all languages
- Bottled water on board the vehicle during the tour
- Late lunch meal at a local restaurant in EL Fayoum
- All taxes and service charges
Not Included
- Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
- Tipping
Itinerary
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1Day 01
El Fayoum, Wadi El Hitan and Wadi El Rayan Adventure
Your tour representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to enjoy El Fayoum's famous sites. The distance from Cairo to Fayoum is about 95 km. Today, all visits take place in Wadi El Ryan, which was designated a Protected Area in 1989. You will start the tour at Wadi Hitan Protected Area (Valley of the Whales), about 90 km from Fayoum. Wadi Hitan, or Valley of the Whales, is located within the Protected Area of Wadi El Rayan, and UNESCO designated it as a World Heritage Site in recognition of the 40 million-year-old whale skeletons found there. On the way to the Wadi El Rayan Waterfalls, visit Mudawara Mountain. Wadi El Rayan is a natural depression located in the western desert, 42 m below sea level. Wadi El Rayan consists of two lakes connected by Egypt's only waterfalls, formed in 1970 by an overflow of drainage water from the farmlands in Fayoum. Enjoy sandboarding in Fayoum. Later, lunch will be served at a good-quality restaurant. After that, transfer back to Cairo to conclude the tour.
Meeting Point
Meeting point: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt · Tour start: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt — Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
