Explore Fayoum Oasis: Visit Kom Oshim Museum, Qaroun Lake, Wadi ElRayyan Park, and enjoy a boat ride. Includes lunch and hotel transfer.
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Kom Oshim Museum - Discover the Kom Oshim Museum, established and opened to the public in 1974. It houses around 12,000 artifacts from various ancient periods of Fayoum’s history. The collection includes items from the pre-dynastic era, the Old Kingdom, the New Kingdom, and the Greco-Roman periods. Highlights include the Fayoum portraits and mummies from the Greco-Roman period.
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Qaroun - Make a brief stop for a photo by the saline Lake Qaroun. You might spot birds such as the Kingfisher and ibis by the lake.
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Wadi El-Rayan - Continue your desert drive to visit the waterfalls in Wadi El-Rayan National Park. Enjoy a boat ride on the grand lake of Fayoum. This is a great opportunity to see birds like the Kingfisher and swan, along with various migratory birds. Capture unforgettable photos in this paradise-like setting.
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Jabal El Medawara-جبل المدورة - Savor lunch at a traditional restaurant with a beautiful view, featuring Egyptian cuisine. Don’t miss the Molokheyya soup, a dish unique to Egypt.
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Fayoum Oasis - Travel two hours from Cairo to reach Fayoum Oasis. Explore the museum, Lake Qaroun, the waterfalls, sand dunes, and enjoy lunch at a traditional Egyptian restaurant. Visit a pottery factory to learn about the creation of various clay tools and pots, and compare the techniques of modern Egyptians with those of the ancient ones.
- Entrance fees for all the mentioned sites
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- English Speaking tour guide
- All fees and/or taxes
- Half an hour boat ride
- Transfer from Cairo to Fayoum in an air-conditioned vehicle
- Any extra personal expenses not included in the itinerary
- Tipping
You will be picked up from your hotel in Cairo by our guide to drive to Fayoum Oasis. You have the opportunity to stop to visit the Museum of Kom Oshim to enjoy learning about the long ancient history of the city of Fayoum. You continue to see the largest salty lake in Egypt, Qaroun Lake. Enjoy watching the various birds which immigrate to Fayoum Oasis regularly. You will continue driving to get to Wadi ElRayyan National Park which has some magnificent sceneries of the nature, like the water falls and the two lakes, the large and the small lakes. You will enjoy a boat ride in the lake and watch more birds and take some unforgettable photos for yourself. You will have your lunch in a local good restaurant. After that you will drive back to your hotel in Cairo.
- We accommodate dietary restrictions such as vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
