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Fayoum Adventure: Whales Valley,4x4 Desert Safari & Wadi Rayan

Cairo, Egyptby GEM Explore Egypt

  • 9 hours
  • Free cancellation
  • Instant confirmation
  • Private tour
  • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
  • Guide: English

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Overview

The best Mega tour available around Fayoum City, as you will be able to travel from Cairo to Fayoum to visit some of Fayoum’s amazing historical monuments and protected areas . then you will have amazing adventure with 4x4 Jeep Safari in Sahara desert later it will be time to relax and enjoy the nature of wadi Rayan , the water falls and swimming for one hour in the Magic Lake!!! .The tour’s start time is flexible, but usually the tour starts around 7 AM, takes a duration of nine hours. This private tour includes Pick-Up with our air-conditioned vehicles at your requested location, and Drop Off at your requested location. The tour also provides Entry Fees + Taxes Services, tour guides with an experience of 15+ years, lunch and a bottle of water during the day.

What's included

  • Pick Up and Drop Off in your accommodation in Cairo or Giza .
  • 4x4 Jeep Safari in Fayoum.
  • Escort Guide
  • Entrance Fees to Valley of the Whales and Wadi Rayan
  • Drinks not Included
  • Gratuities ( Not Mandatory but appreciated )
  • Any optional tours not mentioned .

Itinerary

  1. 1

    Stop 1

    2.5 hours

    At Seven, you will start your journey with your guide to Elfayoum Oasis in private airconditioned vehicle. Expected arrival time is 10 am. After refreshment and having your tea you will start your visits. Elfayoum Oasis is about 120 KM away from Cairo with many Oasis around and the most famous for sure is valley of the whales (Sights as follow: Valley of the Whales, Wadi Elrayan, Magic Lake ). The tour In Elfayoum is by 4x4 Desert Safari. The tour takes a duration of nine hours.

  2. 2

    Valley of the Whales (Wadi Al-Hitan)

    2 hours

    As soon you will arrive to Fayoum Oasis and you will have time for refreshment in the Bedouin tent after that you will start amazing adventure with 4x4 Jeep to Valley of Whales. Wadi Al-Hitan, in the Western Desert of Egypt. Which contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. These fossils represent one of the major stories of evolution: the emergence of the whale as an ocean-going mammal from a previous life as a land-based animal. This is the most important site in the world for the demonstration of this stage of evolution, then the tour will continue through Fayoum Desert to enjoy Sand Dunes ( Sand Boarding is really amazing) over there.

  3. 3

    Wadi El-Rayan

    3 hours

    Wadi El-Rayan is a natural depression in the western desert of Egypt, 42m below the sea level. It consists of two lakes connected by Egypt's only waterfall. It was designated as a Protected Area in 1989 to protect the area's biological, geological and cultural resources. The Protected Area covers 1759 km2 in the southern part of El-Fayoum. The waterfalls are one of the best known attractions in Wadi El- Rayan Protected Area. The area conserves large expanses of desert containing a variety of landscapes and formations. Rare and fascinating wild life is found in the desert of Wadi El- Rayan along with fossils of creatures of past epochs and cultural heritage sites from ancient civilizations. Magic Lake is another adventure one hour swimming in the Lake that is will be amazing !!!

  4. 4

    Cairo Governorate

    2 hours

    After lunch, we will start our journey back to our accommodation in Cairo.

Meeting and pickup

Guide will be waiting in the lobby holding a sign with the company name.

Good to know

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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