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Fayoum is the largest oasis within the western desert far away from Cairo or Giza around 95 kilometers long ,used to be as the basket for grain during the Greek and roman time ,developed by prophet Joseph during his captive in Egypt
It was the center for worshiping the famous god
Sobek the crocodile god
It was founded around 4000 BC
And it is a home for large number of historical sites from pharonic and greek and roman time
It is also famous city for large number of palm trees ,lakes,nature,and wild life
It has many protected areas like the famous lake
Qaron lake ,
wadi ElRayan,where lots of water falls with the magic lake
also around 35 kilometers there is another famous protected area called
wadi ElHitan or whales valley which was millions of years before apart from a big ocean
And discovered by the 20th century
Where you can see lots of fossiled wales ,mangarouf trees
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Pick up time at 8 am from the lobby at your hotel at Giza or Cairo We recomend to send us your hotel details ,name and adress.
Itinerary
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1Fayoum Oasis
Early morning time around 7:30 our EgyptSelectTours tour guide will pick you up from hotel at Cairo or Giza with an air conditioned vehicle to drive towards Fayoum Upon arrival stop to visit the famous museum for Kom Oshim with lots of collections from Pharonic time and greek and roman time with lots of portraits Then having nice walking around the ruins for the old city from greek and roman time which called karanis To see the design of old houses and visiting the temples for Sobek god Then continue driving towards the oldest lake in the world ( Qaroun lake ) to enjoy with cool breath and watching lots of immigrated birds Then continue driving around the lake towards wadi El Rayan To see water falls Where you can enjoy having some pictures and relaxing near by the lake and having a break while having a drink there Then drive to El Medawara rock which is a rock formation than a real mountain Finally after Finishing your tour drive back to Cairo
12 hours • Admission ticket not included
Additional info
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Dress code is smart casual
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