Private Tour
Fayoum Adventure: Whales Valley,4x4 Desert Safari & Wadi Rayan
Overview
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The best Mega tour available around Fayoum City, as you will be able to travel from Cairo to Fayoum to visit some of Fayoum’s amazing historical monuments and protected areas . then you will have amazing adventure with 4x4 Jeep Safari in Sahara desert later it will be time to relax and enjoy the nature of wadi Rayan , the water falls and swimming for one hour in the Magic Lake!!! .The tour’s start time is flexible, but usually the tour starts around 7 AM, takes a duration of nine hours. This private tour includes Pick-Up with our air-conditioned vehicles at your requested location, and Drop Off at your requested location. The tour also provides Entry Fees + Taxes Services, tour guides with an experience of 15+ years, lunch and a bottle of water during the day.
Additional Info
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
At Seven, you will start your journey with your guide to Elfayoum Oasis in private airconditioned vehicle. Expected arrival time is 10 am. After refreshment and having your tea you will start your visits. Elfayoum Oasis is about 120 KM away from Cairo with many Oasis around and the most famous for sure is valley of the whales (Sights as follow: Valley of the Whales, Wadi Elrayan, Magic Lake ). The tour In Elfayoum is by 4x4 Desert Safari. The tour takes a duration of nine hours.
Valley of the Whales (Wadi Al-Hitan)
As soon you will arrive to Fayoum Oasis and you will have time for refreshment in the Bedouin tent after that you will start amazing adventure with 4x4 Jeep to Valley of Whales. Wadi Al-Hitan, in the Western Desert of Egypt. Which contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. These fossils represent one of the major stories of evolution: the emergence of the whale as an ocean-going mammal from a previous life as a land-based animal. This is the most important site in the world for the demonstration of this stage of evolution, then the tour will continue through Fayoum Desert to enjoy Sand Dunes ( Sand Boarding is really amazing) over there.
What‘s Included
4x4 Jeep Safari in Fayoum.
Entrance Fees to Valley of the Whales and Wadi Rayan
Escort Guide
Pick Up and Drop Off in your accommodation in Cairo or Giza .
Drinks not Included
Gratuities ( Not Mandatory but appreciated )
Any optional tours not mentioned .
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Fayoum Adventure: Whales Valley,4x4 Desert Safari & Wadi Rayan
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Reviews
13 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Extraordinarily fun day.
Curious05962541264,,Oct 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Extraordinary day! It was our last day in Egypt. We wanted to have family fun. Guide Ryan and the driver of the sands Mohamed, made us live a day filled with emotions. From aerobatics in 4x4 in the Sahara desert, the whale valleys was a truly extraordinary stop with breathtaking scenery. Swimming for men only in the Magic Lake (no room to change). A snack in a Bedoin camp with good chicken one of our best meals of the trip. The day started on time and ended after 18:00. Our guide is sure that the whole family has fun from start to finish. The Bergeron family recommends!
Great desert tour
DayTrip07523977064,,Mar 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great desert tour with sovereign driver Mohammed over the sand dunes and the vastness of the desert to Wadi El Hitan. He made us tea at Magic Lake and let us experience the desert. Very impressive petrifications, great walk in the countryside possible. Our funny and friendly guide Lobna and Mohammed have prepared us a wonderful day and an unforgettable experience with great food in Tunis Village.
Great day trip to the Whale Valley
Dieter S,,Mar 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Those who appreciate a longer drive through the desert with a “well-retracted” 4-wheel SUV with a visit to a UNESCO-sponsored Wadi-al-Hitan (Whales Valley Fayoum) with great petrifications, have a lot of joy here like us. With our fantastic guide Lobna with the humorous driver Mohamed we had an incredible time. The final lunch in simple and warm accommodation was very good (!), in the end you could still (voluntarily!) Purchase pottery from the innkeeper's brother. Saying goodbye was like leaving friends. Possibly a short consultation with sensitive travellers is recommended as to how high the dunes used by SUV should be - but we fully enjoyed the thrill with Mohamed's V8 Landcruiser.
Amazing desert in a daytrip
Sabine L,,Feb 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fayoum Restaurant top Mohammad the Crazy Driver toptootop. He slided us through the Sand dunes and turned out to be the best! We had much fun. He also made tea for us at the lake and chose berberian music for the day. Lobna our lovely always laughing guide led us to Wadi el Hitam, to lakes and last not least to a great Egyptian garden dinner in Fayoum. It was amazing and we will never forget. Thank you for this trip
Great visit to a desert oasis
Rebecca M,,Jan 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00My family took this tour yesterday and it was really lovely. The information and sights were fabulous, and the hospitality we received at the hands of Lobna (our tour guide), Mohammad (our driver), and Mohammad (our in-adventure driver and host for lunch) was just wonderful! We had a great day.
Great visit to the desert oasis
RebeccaM514,,Jan 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My family took this tour yesterday, and it was really lovely. The information and sights were fabulous, and the hospitality we received at the hands of Lobna (our guide), Mohammad (our driver) and Mohammad (our in-adventure driver and host for lunch) was just wonderful! We had a great day.
We had an amazing day!!!!!!!!
Curious395103,,Oct 14, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Highly recommend this tour!! You can see many beautiful places and lots of fun all day!! Tour guide and driver were very friendly and kind. They take lots of great your photos and make your trip more fun!! You are the best Tuor guide Abdalla!! Thank you so much😊
Great drive
Curiosity803849,,Oct 14, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Driving in the desert was so fun. Whale Valley was also impressive. I had the most delicious lunch I had in Egypt. Magic Lake and the waterfalls were beautiful. But I'll never do sandboarding again…haha. Both the driver and guide Abdalla were kind and it was a great tour! Thank you so much ♡
Adventure in the Desert
erikabB198TA,,Oct 5, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00this was an amazing once in a lifetime adventure. Wael was so knowledgeable and showed us the west desert. The dune bashing was super fun. The valley of the whales was breathtaking. The restaurant we went to was yummy and had view of the pyramids. best meal yet. and then he took us shopping. definitely recommend this
Lovely trip into the desert.
Thomas B,,Mar 28, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Wael was a great guide, so knowledgeable, with excellent English language skills. We enjoyed the desert scenery. Learning about the fossil whales was fascinating. The driver took us hurtling over the dunes in a rollercoaster ride!
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