Egypt tour to explore Tunis village El Fayoum Oasis, 2 hours from Cairo, Fayoum Oasis is the place chosen for the pottery International festival, Relish the virgin nature, visit Fayoum pyramids, lakes, World heritage site ( the whales valley ,Wadi el Hitan ), Wadi Hitan is an Arabic word means the valley of whales, Whales Valley in Fayoum oasis is one of the most important sites chosen by Unesco among all the World heritage sites.
Wadi Al-Hitan contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. These fossils illustrates one of the main stories of evolution: the evolution of the whale as an ocean-going mammal from a previous life as a land-based animal.
There 1re 2 ways to enjoy this overnight tour exploring Fayoum, Tunis village and the Wadi Hitan
Option 1
- Day 1 Tour to Lahoon amnd Maydom pyramids - Fayoum lake & Tunis village
World tour Advice representative will meet you early
morning at your hotel in Cairo, then you will drive to Fayoum oasis, which is
located about 95 km from Cairo, You will be accompanied by your expert English
speaking tour guide,on your way to Fayoum you will stop to visit one of the
most ancient pyramids, it is not famous for Egypt visitors, but it is unique in
its shape, It is Maydoum pyramid located in El Wasta, then proceed tour to
visit the pyramid of Lahoon, proceed driving to El Fayoum, Upon arrival to Fayoum
province you will stop at the famous old Water Wheels, proceed trip to Qaroun
lake, a great virgin natural lake, many different birds live around it, In
winter the birds number increase because of the immigration from Europe and
other cold places, Qaroun lake is the
oldest natural lake in all the world, It is one of the largest lakes in Egypt,
Proceed tour to Tunis village, it is a
famous village, for its large number of pottery schools and pottery factories,
walking tour to visit the pottery schools, the farmers daily life, back to
hotel, free time for optional tours such as boat trip, or horse riding, dinner
in hotel
Overnight in hotel in Tunis village in Fayoum
Day 2 Safari Tour to Wadi Rayan and Wadi Hitan
Breakfast in hotel in Tunis village, check out ,
Proceed your tour accompanied by your tour guide to Wadi Rayan, where there are located 2 artificial lakes, these 2 lakes created
Fayoum waterfall, Many Egyptian from Cairo and other cities close to Cairo prefer Fayoum oasis and Wadi El Rayan as a
place for weekends, so if Your tour is Friday ( Holiday in Egypt ), You will
see many buses with Egyptian tourists, It is great to see the local people who
will be happy to see tourists and sometimes the children will ask you to make
photos with them, If it is busy day in Wadi Rayan, it will be difficult to take
a boat trip on the lake, because there will be Hundred of students waiting for
boats,but if Wadi Rayan will not busy, this mean you will enjoy half an hour
tour sailing on Wadi EL Rayan lake.
Proceed tour to the wales valley, visit one of the most important sites chosen by Unesco among all the World heritage sites,Whale Valley, is located in Western Desert of Egypt ( Al Sahra El Gharbyia ), contains invaluable fossil remainsthe earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. These fossils illustrates one of the main stories of evolution: the evolution of the whale as an ocean-going mammal from a previous life as a land-based animal. This is the most important place in the world for the demonstration of this stage of evolution, stop on a top of a hill to drink tea, proceed tour to Tunis village, lunch meal, free time for
leisure, return to your hotel in Cairo
Option 2
Day 1 Qaroun lake norther temples
Pick up from your hotel in Cairo, drive by 4 x4 to the Fayum oasis road and drive by the north part of Qaroun lake, visit the hidden temples such as Qasr El Sagha temple, Demaea el Sebah temple, and proceed in the desert by your 4x4 to arrive the stunning view of Lake Qaroun, drive to El Rayan valley, see the water falls, camp to make a quick lunch, enjoy your lunch meal, drive to Wadi Hitan ( The Whales valley ), free time to enjoy the desert and silence around you, dinner meal, overnight in desert
Day 2 Wadi Hitan and Tunis village
Breakfast in Wadi Hitan ( The Whales valley ), tour to visit the Weather and climate change museum, walking tour in the valley of whales to see the ancient fossils of 40 million years when all the area was covered by sea water, drive to Tunis village, enjoy lunch meal, walking tour to visit the pottery schools and factories, drive to Cairo to your hotel