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Western Desertthen Fayoum
5 nights · 6 days · as a couple
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Western Desert
Days 1–2 · 2 nightsWhat to know about Western Desert
- How long
- 1–2 nights recommended. Stay the night: the chalk towers glow at sunset and sunrise, and we arrange the camp and permits for you.
- What deserves priority
- White Desert landscapes and a night under the stars.
- White Desert
Chalk towers in the desert north of Farafra, best seen at the low light of dawn and dusk.
Fayoum
Days 3–6 · 3 nightsWhat to know about Fayoum
- How long
- A day from Cairo, or a night. About two hours from Cairo each way. A day covers Wadi El Rayan or the Valley of the Whales; a night by Lake Qarun lets you see both without rushing.
- What deserves priority
- Wadi El Rayan's lakes and waterfalls, and the whale fossils of Wadi El Hitan.
- Wadi el-Hitan
A desert valley of fossil whales with legs, from a sea that covered Egypt forty million years ago.
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- Day 4A free day in FayoumOpen · we plan it with youSee day
A good fit for this day
Fayoum Oasis Day Trip from Cairo: Wadi El Rayan Waterfalls, Magic Lake and Sandboarding
- Wadi El Rayan
- The Magic Lake
- Tunis village
- Lake Qarun
Choose for day 5More about this tour
- In a vehicle
- About 2 hours each way from Cairo
- At the sites
- About 6 hours in Fayoum
- Format
- Private
- Best time
- October to April; summer afternoons are very hot
Our tip: Wear shoes you do not mind filling with sand. Sandboarding is easy to try and hard to master.
The full tour pageOther tours for day 5 (1)
Wadi El Hitan and Wadi El Rayan Day Trip from Cairo: The Valley of the Whales- Wadi El Hitan
- Wadi El Rayan
- Tunis village
- Day 6Departure dayPlanned around your flight
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- Western Desert2 nights
- Fayoum3 nights
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- 5 nights · 6 days
- Travelling
- As a couple
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