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We offer a unique day trip to Wadi Al Hitan ( whales valley) from Cairo with Overnight in Camping in the desert, Discover It’s ‘ Wadi Al Hitan ’ The site today is a Protected area and a natural Heritage Site added in 2005 by the UNESCO as world heritage site, discover this amazing place with 4*4 car
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Duration: 12 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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We offer a unique day trip to Wadi Al Hitan ( whales valley) from Cairo with Overnight in Camping in the desert, Discover It’s ‘ Wadi Al Hitan ’ The site today is a Protected area and a natural Heritage Site added in 2005 by the UNESCO as world heritage site, discover this amazing place with 4*4 car
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Stop At: Valley of the Whales (Wadi Al-Hitan), Western Desert, Giza Egypt
We offer a unique day trip to Wadi Al Hitan ( whales valley) from Cairo with Overnight in Camping in the desert, Discover It’s ‘ Wadi Al Hitan ’ The site today is a Protected area and a natural Heritage Site added in 2005 by the UNESCO as world heritage site, discover this amazing place with 4*4 car
08:00
pick up time from hotel in Cairo
Pick up from Cairo airport transferred by air-conditioned Car to El Fayoum oasis in the Western Desert
The distance is 80 K.m south west of Cairo
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Valley of the Whales (Wadi Al-Hitan), Western Desert, Giza Egypt
10:00
Visit wadi Al Hitan by Toyota land cruiser 4×4
Start your adventure by Toyota land cruiser 4×4 to Wadi Al Hitan ’
From: Tunis village in Fayoum, Egypt.
To: Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley), Egypt.
Driving distance: 69.2 km.
Duration: 1 hour 37 mins
Wadi Al Hitan ’ is a Protected area and a natural Heritage Site added in 2005 by the UNESCO as world heritage site, WADI EL-HITAN is also known for scientists in the Zeuglodon Valley, have been discovered in 1936, it is located 35 KM west of the Wadi El-Ryan, right deep into the desert western desert, is It is an area of fossils; considered as an open museum, dates back to 45 million years and contains petrified primitive whales skeletons, shark teeth , shells and roots of Mangroves preserved in soft rocks. Everywhere you go here you find petrified sea shell and corals,
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Wadi El-Rayan, 65 km southwest of Faiyum city 80 km west of the Nile River, Al Fayyum Egypt
Visit the Fossil & Climate Change Museum
The museum which hosts a variety of whale fossils, and skeletons that are displayed outdoors, as for the museum it has a variety of fossils, skeletons, fossilized mangroves, and ancient sea shells exhibited indoors in glass boxes, Enjoy your lunch
14:00
Lunch time
Lunchtime in Wadi el Hitan rest house, You can advise which meal you like and we arrange it
15:00
Drive back to Tunis village by
Drive back to Tunis village passing through Wadi El Rayan, Wadi Hitan, Mudawara Mountain, Then drive back to Cairo. Arrival Cairo 19:00
Duration: 1 hour