Valley of whales Egypt day Trip

Driving from Cairo to Fayoum oasis

* Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo by A-C modern vehicle to enjoy El Fayoum famous sites. as it takes around 1.5 hours driving from Cairo to Fayoum.

Vsiting the valley of the whales Egypt

*Upon arrival you will change your vehicle to 4X4 Jeep to have great experience off the road staring by Wadi Hitan Protected Area (Valley of the Whales), about 85 km far from Fayoum. Wadi Hitan or Valley of the Whales is located in the Protected Area of Wadi El Rayan, and it was declared by UNISCO as a world Heritage Site because it has 40 million year –old whale skeletons found there. and it very clear evidence of the climate change.

Visiting the magic lake and the waterfall

* After visiting Wadi Hitan, you will go to Wadi El Rayan Water Falls which is the only natural waterfall in Egypt then visiting Mudawara Mountain. Wadi El Rayan is a natural depression has two lakes connected by a waterfall, formed in 1970 by an overflow of drainage water from the farmlands around it.

* After that visiting the magic lake which is stunning area for relaxing and for sandboarding

*Lunch will be served at local restaurant. After that transfer back to Cairo.

FAQs

What is the valley of the whales and why it is very special?

Whales Valley, in the Western Desert of Egypt, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, that shows the connection between the old generation of the whales that was land based animals and the new generation of it which is ocean going. also, it is very important spot shows the climate change as the whole area was underneath the sea.
full of sea life millions year ago but now it is a remote desert.

How far is the valley of the whales from Cairo?

The distance from Cairo to the valley of the whales is around 130 km and it takes about 2 hours driving .