Egypt · UNESCO Heritage Sites

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

1 Day Round trip from Cairo Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Visit Wadi Hitan, the UNESCO-listed Valley of the Whales
02 See 40 million-year-old whale skeletons in Wadi El Hitan
03 Discover Wadi El Rayan's protected desert landscapes and waterfalls
04 Stop at Mudawara Mountain on the way through Fayoum
05 Enjoy a sandboarding experience in the Fayoum desert

Explore El Fayoum on a full-day excursion from Cairo, visiting some of the region's most famous natural and heritage sites. Discover Wadi Hitan (Valley of the Whales), a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its 40 million-year-old whale skeletons, and continue through the protected landscapes of Wadi El Rayan. See Mudawara Mountain, Egypt's only waterfalls, and enjoy an adventurous sandboarding experience in the desert before a late lunch in El Fayoum.

Discover Wadi Hitan (Valley of the Whales), a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its 40 million-year-old whale skeletons, and continue through the protected landscapes of Wadi El Rayan.

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 English, Finnish, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

El Fayoum, Wadi El Hitan and Wadi El Rayan Adventure

Your tour representative 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 take place in Wadi El Ryan, which was designated a Protected Area in 1989.
You will 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 within 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 the Wadi El Rayan Waterfalls, visit Mudawara Mountain. 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.
Later, lunch will be served at a good-quality restaurant.
After that, transfer back to Cairo to conclude the tour.