3 Days / 2 Nights
Daily Tour
1 person
English
Enjoy a complete desert adventure with this 2 Nights 3 Days Fayoum and White Desert Tour from Cairo. This tour combines the natural beauty of Fayoum Oasis with the magical landscapes of Bahariya Oasis and the White Desert.
During this 3-day tour, you will explore Magic Lake, Lake Qarun, Wadi Rayan, the waterfalls, Wadi Hitan also known as Valley of the Whales, Mudawara Mountain, Tunis Village, Bahariya Oasis, the Black Desert, Crystal Mountain, Agabat El Sharkia, El Santa Tree, and the White Desert National Park.
This tour is perfect for travelers who want to experience Fayoum’s lakes and UNESCO fossil sites, then continue to the White Desert for camping, sunset, BBQ dinner, Bedouin music style, sunrise, warm springs, and 4×4 desert safari.
Early morning pick up from your hotel with 4x4 then drive to Fayoum Oasis. Stop by the Magic Lake then drive to Lake Qarun and have ride a fluca there. Then drive to Wadi Rayan, a natural depression, located in the Western Desert, 42 meters below sea level. Enjoy the sand boarding then 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. Lunch then visit Lake Qaroun then drive to Tunis Village experience the pottery industry there then drive you to your hotel.
After breakfast with our normal car drive you directly to Bahariya Oasis, about 06 hours drive, 550 kilometers from Cairo. Bahariya is the nearest oasis to Cairo, surrounded by black hills made up of ferruginous quartzite and dolerite, and famous for its 398 mineral & sulfur springs, some of which have temperatures reaching up to 45 degrees and are famous for their healing effects. Arrive in Bawiti the capital of the Oasis occupying a hillside. Drive to our hotel Safari camp for little bit rest then lunch time. After lunch and rest, you will start our tour to visit the Black Desert surrounding Bahariya Oasis, where the iron in the desert is one of the reasons for the black rocks. You will walk to explore Gabal El Marsos, Divided Mountain, and then drive towards the small Bedouin village El Hez. Then making your way to the White Desert 160-km on/off road, you will stop by the Crystal Mountain & Agabat El Sharkia. Enjoy the view of sand dunes and play with sand boarding. Then move to one from the oldest tree in desert it’s El Santa Tree. Then go across the sands of the White Desert. The park is the site of large white chalk rock formations, created through erosion by wind and sand. It is also the site of cliffs at the northern end of the Farafra Depression, sand dunes part of the Great Sand Sea, as well as Wadi Hennis and oases at Ain El Maqfi and Ain El Wadi. The park serves as the refuge for various animals, including the endangered Rhim gazelle and the vulnerable dorcas gazelle, as well as barbary sheep; jackals; ruppell's, red and fennec foxes; and the sand cat. White Desert National Park covers an area of 3,010 km2, 1,160 sq mi. The altitude in the park varies from 32 to 353 m, 105 to 1,158 ft, above sea level. Then drive you with its chalk, cream landscape, and the wind carved mushroom-shaped formations that resemble both human and animal faces. Tonight you will watch the sunset over the exquisite sands of the desert, then enjoy the incredible clear sky and stars shine and delicious BBQ dinner with our Bedouin music style under the stars and overnight in camps.
Wake up from a peaceful and the beautiful night. Early you can enjoy the lovely sunrise, then breakfast. After you can enjoy the little hiking in between the beautiful tents rocks Valley in desert. Then return all over the road across the White Desert to Bahariya Oasis. On the way stop in the warm spring for the break and swimming if you are interested. Then back to our hotel rest and lunch. After lunch head off back to Cairo and end the program.
This tour is 3 days and 2 nights, starting from Cairo and ending in Cairo after visiting Fayoum, Bahariya Oasis, and the White Desert.
The tour includes Fayoum Oasis, Wadi Rayan, Wadi Hitan, Tunis Village, Bahariya Oasis, Black Desert, and White Desert National Park.
Yes, the tour includes Wadi Hitan, also known as Valley of the Whales, which is placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Yes, the tour includes one night accommodation in the desert in single or double dome-shaped tents.
The tents are single or double dome-shaped tents and have mattresses, blankets, and sleeping bags.
Yes, the program includes 1 night hotel accommodation.
Yes, sandboarding activities are included in the White Desert.
Yes, all entrance fees for all sightseeing during your tour are included.
Yes, the tour includes 3 meals a day.
Yes, water is included during all 3 days of the tour.
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