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Overnight Camping in Fayoum Oasis2 days, 1 night

Overnight Camping in Fayoum Oasis

New experienceMagic Lake & Wadi El Rayan, Fayoum

The Fayoum safari, given the night it deserves. Everything the day trip covers, plus dinner over a fire in the dunes, a sky with nothing between you and it, and sunrise over the Magic Lake before anyone else arrives.

What You’ll Do

  1. 1

    Day 1 — morning: out of Cairo, into the desert

    Early pickup and the drive to Fayoum. Breakfast in the desert — Bedouin tea, eggs, cheese, bread — then the first sandboarding run on the old safari track.

  2. 2

    Day 1 — Wadi El Hitan

    The Valley of the Whales and its museum: whale skeletons lying in the sand where they were excavated, on the UNESCO trail.

  3. 3

    Day 1 — afternoon: the Magic Lake

    4×4 across to the lake for a barbecue lunch, a boat out on the water, and more of the dunes that ring it.

  4. 4

    Day 1 — evening: camp

    Camp goes up as the light goes. Bedouin-style dinner around the fire, and then the part you came for: the sky, with Cairo's glow far enough away to stop mattering.

  5. 5

    Day 2 — sunrise and breakfast

    Up for first light over the dunes, then breakfast at camp.

  6. 6

    Day 2 — morning safari and Wadi El Rayan

    A second run through the desert, then Wadi El Rayan — the lakes, the waterfalls and a boat out on the water before the drive back to Cairo.

Included

  • ✓Private air-conditioned transport from Cairo and back
  • ✓4×4 desert driving on both days
  • ✓Camping equipment — tent, mattress and blankets
  • ✓Barbecue lunch, Bedouin dinner at camp and breakfast
  • ✓Sandboards
  • ✓All entrance fees for Wadi El Hitan and Wadi El Rayan
  • ✓Your host and guide throughout

Good to Know

The practical truth about this one — timings, conditions, and what we can’t promise.

  • Desert nights get cold from November to February — properly cold, not just cool. Bring layers.
  • Camp facilities are basic by design: this is a desert camp, not a lodge.
  • A head torch is worth more than a phone light out there.
  • October to April is the season. Summer nights are pleasant but the days are punishing.
  • The whole trip starts and ends at your Cairo hotel — no separate logistics to arrange.
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