Over night to Fayoum and Wadi El Hitan

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Enjoy with a private guided tour out of Cairo while visiting the biggest Oasis within the western desert ,having a look to see the water wheels and wildlife ,and explore the beauty of Wadi Hitan the protect area to see the big skeletons for big whales

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Duration: 12 hours
Starts: Giza, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours



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Enjoy with a private guided tour out of Cairo while visiting the biggest Oasis within the western desert ,having a look to see the water wheels and wildlife ,and explore the beauty of Wadi Hitan the protect area to see the big skeletons for big whales

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Stop At: Al-Fayoum Oasis tours, Fayoum , Taha Hussien Street Fayoum, Al Fayyum 63121 Egypt

At the early morning, Our Egypt Select Tours tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo by an air conditioned vehicle towards Fayoum oasis (about 95km). Which was considered as a cult center for worshipping The Crocodile God

Sobek during the ancient Egyptian eras before

On the way ,stop at

Kom Oshim to visit its museum there which exhibiting different collections from pharonic time and roman time including old portraits together with some mummies

Then having nice walking to see the ruins of the old city (

Karanis) which inhabited by the greek and roman time as they used to farm the surrounding land there ,then visiting the ruins of the famous temple for worshipping the famous god

Sobek the crocodile god

Then you will go to see the largest salt water lake in Egypt

Qaron’s Lake, It’s also considered the oldest natural lake in the world. You will watch there a magnificent scenery of the winter immigrated birds around the lake and the different kinds of fruits and vegetables. It’s the best place to relax from a hot day tour. After that going to

Wadi El-Rayan which is designated a Protected Area in 1989. It’s an amazing destination for a soft adventure day trip. You can swim in the lakes, jump off the water or just enjoy the terrific natural scenery there

Then ending this great trip and moving to visit Mudawara Mountain which is located only a couple of hundred meters to the south of

Wadi El Rayan Road.it is more of a rock formation than a true mountain, Its layered appearance is beautiful, with a certain symmetry to the feature that draws your gaze to it.

Then stop while driving to have lunch near by there around the lake to try the Egyptian food

After that continue driving for about 35 kilometers to

wadi El Hitan or to whales valley

Wadi El Hitan is home to 15 species of African jakale,red fox ,African wild cat,gazelle

It was designated a UNESCO world heritage site in July 2005 for its hundreds of fossils of some of the earliest forms of whale

Uppon arrival ,camping there to relax within the silent nuture and having dinner and stay for overnight

Early morning time ,having breakfast ,then start walking through the open museum There to see remains of marine life existed millions of years before

Where lots of skeletons for big whales around 20 meters long exhibited there

Then visit the main museum there

Then drive back to your hotel

Duration: 12 hours



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