12-Hour Faiyum Oasis and Wadi El Rayan Tour from Cairo

12 Hours Duration

Experiences

About This Tour

Explore the ruins of Karanis, an ancient city with Roman, Coptic, and Early Islamic monuments, on this 12-hour journey from Cairo to Faiyum Oasis. See the Water...

Duration: 12 Hours · Tour type: Private · Activity level: Easy · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: Yes · Cities: Cairo, Faiyum, Wadi El Rayan · 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

Egypt

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.

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What's Included

All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
Pick-up services from your hotel and return
Private 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

1

Day 01

Faiyum Oasis, Lake Qaroun and Wadi El Rayan

A tour representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo. The distance from Cairo to Faiyum is about 95 km. Visit Karanis, the ruins of an old city that contains a number of monuments dating from the Roman, Coptic, and Early Islamic periods. After that, visit the Water Wheels, which are said to have been running since the Ptolemaic era. Then enjoy Lake Qaroun, where you can see different kinds of birds. Lake Qaroun is considered the oldest natural lake in the world, the third-largest lake in Egypt, and the remainder of the old Lake Moerisi. Continue to Wadi El Rayan. Designated a Protected Area in 1989, 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 Faiyum. Transfer back to Cairo.