Duration: 1 Day
Enjoy a day tour to Fayoum, with hotel pickup to begin the adventure to the charming Tunis Village in Fayoum. Explore Qarun Lake and Wadi El Rayan, and learn about the fossils in Wadi El Hitan.
*Itinerary:*
We will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to enjoy the famous sites of Fayoum. The distance from Cairo to Fayoum is about 95 km. Today, all visits will be in Wadi El Rayan, which was designated as a Protected Area in 1989. We will start our tour in the Wadi El Hitan Protected Area (Valley of the Whales), located about 90 km from Fayoum. Wadi El Hitan is part of the Wadi El Rayan Protected Area and was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in recognition of the 40 million-year-old whale skeletons found there. On the way to Wadi El Rayan Waterfalls, we will visit Mudawara Mountain. Then we will proceed to Wadi El Rayan Waterfalls. Wadi El Rayan is a natural depression located in the Western Desert, consisting of two lakes connected by Egypt’s only waterfalls, formed in 1970 from overflow drainage water from the farmlands in Fayoum. A late lunch will be served at a good quality restaurant. After that, we will transfer back to Cairo.