A day desert adventure from Cairo to Valley of the whales - Wadi Hitan - and Wadi Rayan

A day desert adventure from Cairo to Valley of the whales - Wadi Hitan - and Wadi Rayan

Full day desert adventure  from Cairo by a private jeep .see the water falls at Wadi Rayan & tour to Wadi Hitan Protected Area (Valley of the Whales), about 90 km far from Fayoum .

Early morning pick up from your hotel. Drive by an A/C private veicheal to fayoum oasis where you will meet your Bedouin local guide and start the jeep ride to Wadi Rayan - a natural depression, located in the Western Desert, 42 meters below sea level. Visit the amazing waterfalls.

Continue to Wadi Hitan, also known as Valley of the Whales. On the way stop at Mudawara Mountain - a magnificent spot overlooking the beautiful  landscape below where deep blue waters meet the golden yellow sand. Then explore the national park of Wadi Hitan – a fascinating area, which is placed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List. Considered as an open museum, it dates back to 40 million years and it is the most significant place in the world to demonstrate the evolution of whales. More than 400 types of whale and sea cow skeletons, other bones, shells and plant fossils have been identified here, some of them preserved in soft rocks. After the Jeep tour we break for an afternoon Bedouin lunch then transfer back to Cairo.