Giza Trip Overview
Fayoum is the largest oasis within the western desert far away from Cairo or Giza around 95 kilometers long ,used to be as the basket for grain during the Greek and roman time ,developed by prophet Joseph during his captive in Egypt
It was the center for worshiping the famous god
Sobek the crocodile god
It was founded around 4000 BC
And it is a home for large number of historical sites from pharonic and greek and roman time
It is also famous city for large number of palm trees ,lakes,nature,and wild life
It has many protected areas like the famous lake
Qaron lake ,
wadi ElRayan,where lots of water falls with the magic lake
also around 35 kilometers there is another famous protected area called
wadi ElHitan or whales valley which was millions of years before apart from a big ocean
And discovered by the 20th century
Where you can see lots of fossiled wales ,mangarouf trees
Additional Info
Duration: 12 hours
Starts: Giza, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Giza, Giza Governorate, Egypt
Fayoum is the largest oasis within the western desert far away from Cairo or Giza around 95 kilometers long ,used to be as the basket for grain during the Greek and roman time ,developed by prophet Joseph during his captive in Egypt
It was the center for worshiping the famous god
Sobek the crocodile god
It was founded around 4000 BC
And it is a home for large number of historical sites from pharonic and greek and roman time
It is also famous city for large number of palm trees ,lakes,nature,and wild life
It has many protected areas like the famous lake
Qaron lake ,
wadi ElRayan,where lots of water falls with the magic lake
also around 35 kilometers there is another famous protected area called
wadi ElHitan or whales valley which was millions of years before apart from a big ocean
And discovered by the 20th century
Where you can see lots of fossiled wales ,mangarouf trees
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Al-Fayoum Oasis tours, Fayoum , Taha Hussien Street Fayoum, Al Fayyum 63121 Egypt
Early morning time around 7:30 our EgyptSelectTours tour guide will pick you up from hotel at Cairo or Giza with an air conditioned vehicle to drive towards Fayoum
Upon arrival stop to visit the famous museum for
Kom Oshim with lots of collections from Pharonic time and greek and roman time with lots of portraits
Then having nice walking around the ruins for the old city from greek and roman time which called
karanis
To see the design of old houses and visiting the temples for
Sobek god
Then continue driving towards the oldest lake in the world (
Qaroun lake ) to enjoy with cool breath and watching lots of immigrated birds
Then continue driving around the lake towards
wadi El Rayan
To see water falls
Where you can enjoy having some pictures and relaxing near by the lake and having a break while having a drink there
Then drive to
El Medawara rock which is a rock formation than a real mountain
Finally after Finishing your tour drive back to Cairo
Duration: 12 hours
