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Sculpted sandstone formation in Wadi El Hitan, Fayoum

07 · The Oasis by Cairo

Fayoum

Waterfalls in the desert and whales in the sand.

Desert × lakes × fossils

Two hours from Cairo, Fayoum surprises everyone: the potters of Tunis village, the lakes and waterfalls of Wadi El Rayan, and Wadi El Hitan — the UNESCO 'Valley of the Whales'.

Our Fayoum day ends the way guests remember it most: a 4x4 ride across the dunes, sandboarding at sunset and lunch in the desert.

Best time
October – April
Ideal stay
A day or 1 night
Best for
Day journeys · Families · Adventure
Domed houses and palms in Tunis village, Fayoum
Hand-thrown pottery in Fayoum, the craft Tunis village is famous for
Fishing boats on Lake Qarun at sunset
A fossil whale skeleton in the sands of Wadi El Hitan
A golden misty morning in the palm groves of Fayoum
Herons on the golden water of a Fayoum lake

Highlights

Not to be missed.

  1. 01

    Wadi El Hitan

    40-million-year-old whale fossils in an open-air UNESCO site.

  2. 02

    Wadi El Rayan

    The only waterfalls in Egypt's Western Desert.

  3. 03

    Tunis village

    A lakeside village famous for its pottery school.

  4. 04

    Dune adventure

    4x4 across the sand and sandboarding before sunset.

Journeys including Fayoum

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Domed houses and palms in Tunis village, Fayoum

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Fayoum,
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