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Fayoum Oasis
Fayoum
Waterfalls, desert lakes, and Egypt's quieter, greener side
Wadi El Rayan's waterfalls, the Magic Lake, and golden dunes within easy reach of Cairo — a day of Egypt's natural landscapes alongside its ancient history, and one of the country's most underrated day trips.
Tours (5)
FayoumFayoum: The Beautiful Nature of Egypt
Waterfalls, desert lakes, and Egypt's quieter, greener side.
Fayoum · Wadi El HitanWhale Valley Fossil Safari: Wadi El Hitan
40-million-year-old whale skeletons, in the middle of the Egyptian desert.
Experiences (5)
Full day (about 10 hours from Cairo)4×4 Desert Safari in Fayoum Oasis
Egypt's first natural protectorate, driven properly. Waterfalls in the middle of the desert, dunes you sandboard down, a lake that changes colour through the afternoon, and a UNESCO valley full of forty-million-year-old whales — all inside two and a half hours of Cairo.
2 days, 1 nightOvernight Camping in Fayoum Oasis
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.
Evening into the early hours, with an optional overnightStargazing in Fayoum Oasis
A hundred and fifty kilometres from Cairo's light, over a UNESCO valley that keeps some of the darkest skies within reach of the capital. Dinner around a fire, then an astronomy guide walking you through what's actually overhead — the Milky Way's full arc, and planets you can find without a lens.
Half day, or added to a Fayoum day tourKayaking in Fayoum Oasis
Flat, sheltered desert water with dunes running straight down into it. An hour or two of paddling on the Magic Lake or Lake Qarun — the quietest way to see the Fayoum lakes, and the easiest thing in the world to add to a safari day.
Photoshoots (1)
Fayoum — Wadi El Rayan & the Magic LakeFayoum Flying Dress Photoshoot
The Flying Dress experience out at Fayoum's Wadi El Rayan and the Magic Lake — a flowing dress of your chosen color against the oasis's water and dunes, directed by our photographers away from the crowds.