Overday Tour and Safari at Fayoum Oasis Start from 80$

Overview

Experience an unforgettable day trip and desert safari to Fayoum Oasis from Cairo with Marasem Tours. Discover the stunning natural landscapes, desert lakes, dramatic waterfalls, and prehistoric treasures that make Fayoum one of Egypt's most fascinating ecological destinations.

What's included

• 4x4 desert safari vehicle
• Private expert tour guide
• All taxes and service charges
• Delicious lunch at a quality local restaurant in Fayoum
• Bottled water during the tour
• Pick-up and drop-off from your Cairo hotel
• All entrance fees to the mentioned sites and protected areas

Itinerary

Stop 1: Wadi El-Rayan & Mudawara Mountain

Your Marasem Tours tour leader will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle. Enjoy the scenic 95 km journey southwest towards Fayoum. Begin your adventure entering the Wadi El-Rayan Protected Area, designated in 1989. Admire the panoramic desert vistas from the peak of Mudawara Mountain before visiting the famous Wadi El-Rayan waterfalls, Egypt's only natural cascading waterfalls linking the upper and lower desert lakes.

Stop 2: Valley of the Whales (Wadi Al-Hitan) & Medinet Madi

Venture deep into the western desert in your 4x4 to explore Wadi Al-Hitan (Valley of the Whales), a UNESCO World Heritage site renowned for preserved 40-million-year-old whale fossils showing early evolutionary transitions. Continue to the ancient site of Medinet Madi, dating back to Pharaonic 12th Dynasty pharaohs Amenemhat III and IV. Savor an authentic Egyptian lunch before your comfortable transfer back to your hotel in Cairo.