Full-Day Fayoum Desert Tour from Cairo with Wadi Hitan and Sandboarding

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Explore Wadi Hitan, the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Valley of the Whales
• 02 Enjoy the astonishing beauty of the Wadi El Rayan Waterfalls
• 03 Experience sandboarding in the desert landscape of Fayoum
• 04 Stop at Mudawara Mountain on the way to the waterfalls

Explore the desert landscapes of El Fayoum on a full-day tour from Cairo, with visits to Wadi El Rayan Protected Area and the UNESCO-listed Wadi Hitan, or Valley of the Whales. Discover the site of 40 million-year-old whale skeletons, stop at Mudawara Mountain, and enjoy the refreshing scenery of Wadi El Rayan Waterfalls. The experience also includes sandboarding in Fayoum and a late lunch at a local restaurant.

Wadi Hitan, or Valley of the Whales, is located in the Protected Area of Wadi El Rayan, and UNESCO designated it as a World Heritage Site in recognition of the 40 million-year-old whale skeletons found there.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day

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, German, Italian, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Explore El Fayoum, Wadi Hitan and Wadi El Rayan

• Meet the tour representative, who will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to enjoy El Fayoum's famous sites. The distance from Cairo to Fayoum is about 95 km. Today, all visits are in Wadi El Rayan, which was designated as a Protected Area in 1989.
• 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 UNESCO designated it as a World Heritage Site in recognition of the 40 million-year-old whale skeletons found there.
• On the way to Wadi El Rayan Waterfalls, visit Mudawara Mountain.
• Reach the waterfalls. Wadi El Rayan is a natural depression located in the western desert, 42 m below sea level. Wadi El Rayan consists of two lakes connected by Egypt's only waterfalls, formed in 1970 by an overflow of drainage water from the farmlands in Fayoum.
• Enjoy sandboarding in Fayoum. A late lunch will be served at a good-quality restaurant.
• Transfer back to Cairo after lunch.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Pick-up service from your hotel in Cairo and back
• All transfers by modern air-conditioned vehicle (4x4 cars)
• Entrance fees to the mentioned historical place
• Guiding service
• Bottled water on board the vehicle during the tour
• Late lunch at a local restaurant in El Fayoum
• All taxes and service charges

What's Not Included

• Anything else not mentioned

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Cairo, مصر

Tour start

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.