12-Hour El Fayoum Tour from Cairo with Wadi Hitan and Medinet Madi
About This Tour
Enjoy this unique tour of the highlights of El Fayoum from Cairo. Visit Wadi Hitan Protected Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for the 40 million-year-ol...
Duration: 12 Hours · Tour type: Private · Activity level: Easy · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: No · Cities: Cairo, Faiyum, Wadi El Hitan, Wadi El Rayan · Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish
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Wadi El Hitan
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What's Included
- Pick-up service from your hotel in Cairo and return
- All transfers by 4 x 4 car
- Entrance fees to the historical places mentioned
- English-speaking Egyptology tour guide
- Bottled water on board the vehicle
- Late lunch at a local restaurant in El Fayoum
- All taxes and service charges
Not Included
- Tips
- Personal expenses
Itinerary
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1Day 01
El Fayoum Highlights from Cairo
Pick up from your hotel in Cairo to visit the famous sites of El Fayoum. The distance is about 95 km. 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 in the Protected Area of Wadi El Rayan 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 Water Falls, visit Mudawara Mountain. Wadi El Rayan is a natural depression located in the western desert and consists of two lakes connected by Egypt's only waterfalls, formed in 1970 by an overflow of drainage water from the farmlands of Fayoum. Explore Medinet Madi, an ancient city that dates back to the third pharaonic dynasty, built by Amenemhet III and completed by Amenemhet IV. A late lunch will be served at a restaurant. Transfer back to Cairo at the end of the tour.
Meeting Point
Meeting point: Cairo, Egypt · Tour start: El Fayoum, Almazah, Heliopolis, Cairo Governorate, Egypt — Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
