Whale Valley Fossil Safari: Wadi El Hitan
40-million-year-old whale skeletons, in the middle of the Egyptian desert.
A marked desert trail on sand and gravel between the fossil sites, with no shade on the walk and long drives either side.
About this tour
Wadi El Hitan — the Valley of the Whales — is Egypt's first UNESCO natural World Heritage site, and it earned that status for something genuinely strange: the fossilized skeletons of some of the earliest whales, animals still carrying the vestigial legs of their land-dwelling ancestors, scattered across open desert 40 million years after they died. A small fossil museum on site explains what you're looking at before you walk out among the skeletons themselves.
Highlights
- ✦Fossilized whale skeletons in situ
- ✦Wadi El Hitan Fossil & Climate Change Museum
- ✦Egypt's first UNESCO natural World Heritage Site
Where You’ll Go
The single base for this tour.
Included
- ✓Hotel pickup and return
- ✓Private 4x4 vehicle
- ✓Private guide
- ✓Entrance fees
- ✓Bottled water
Not Included
- ✕Lunch
- ✕Tips
- ✕Personal spending
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