Why choose this Giza tour ?
The Valley of the Whales, a burial ground for ancient fossilized whales, is one of Egypt’s most fascinating and less-visited sites. Discover it without the self-drive stress on this full-day private guided tour of the Al-Fayoum area with 2-way transfers from your hotel or vacation rental. Besides the Valley of the Whales, you’ll see the tumbling falls of Wadi El-Rayan, swim in Magic Lake, and enjoy an included lunch.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Valley of the Whales (Wadi Al-Hitan) is home to hundreds of vast and very ancient whale fossils, as well as an informative museum. Discover it and so much more on this door-to-door 4WD safari to the Al-Fayoum oasis area, with lunch included. You’ll also see Qarun Lake, Mudawara Mountain, and the waterfalls of Wadi El-Rayan.
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What makes Fayoum Adventure Whales Valley, 4×4 Desert Safari with Wadi Rayan a unique experience ?
At Seven, you will start your journey with your guide to Elfayoum Oasis in a private air-conditioned vehicle. The 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 follows: Valley of the Whales, Wadi Elrayan, Magic Lake ). The tour In Elfayoum is by 4×4 Desert Safari. The tour takes a duration of nine hours.
As soon you will arrive at Fayoum Oasis and you will have time for refreshment in the Bedouin tent after that you will start the amazing adventure with a 4×4 Jeep to the Valley of Whales. Wadi Al-Hitan, in the Western Desert of Egypt. Which contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, a 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 the Fayoum Desert to enjoy Sand Dunes ( Sand Boarding is really amazing) over there.
Wadi El-Rayan is a natural depression in the western desert of Egypt, 42m below 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 the Wadi El- Rayan Protected Area. The area conserves large expanses of desert containing a variety of landscapes and formations. Rare and fascinating wildlife 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 of swimming in the Lake that will be amazing !!!
After lunch, we will return to Cairo. This will also be the travel time duration.
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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- pick up and drop off
- lunch
- professional tour guide
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Ohh Egypt Tours.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at Africa/Cairo.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.