{"id":431,"date":"2018-08-22T15:12:12","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T15:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ankhtours.com\/?post_type=trip&p=431"},"modified":"2025-08-03T09:10:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T09:10:24","slug":"fayoum-oasis-trip","status":"publish","type":"trip","link":"https:\/\/ankhtours.com\/index.php\/trip\/fayoum-oasis-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Fayoum oasis trip from Cairo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fayoum oasis trip from Cairo<\/p>\n

Fayoum is a very distinguished small oasis, one of the western desert oasis, Village-like oasis, which has a lot of ancient history since millions of years back in history when there was an ocean in the western desert of Egypt where desert is now, passing by ancient Egyptian different kingdoms, the Greek & Roman empire that left us some fancy remnants of small cities in Fayoum and ones of the best portraits known as “the faces of Fayoum” dates back to the first and the second centuries. Modern Egypt has given very nice spots in Fayoum, Tunis village is a man-made village to spread the art of making pottery, a yearly carnival celebrated by the inhabitants of the village named Tunis.<\/p>\n

The Valley of the whales is one of the other well-known heritage of the oasis of Fayoum where 2 skeletons of two ancient whales.<\/em><\/p>\n

The waterfalls of wady el rayan; the only remained water fall in Egypt resulted because of two different levels of lakes<\/em> in the depression of Fayoum<\/em>. It is a place where you can see two big waterfalls and some other smaller ones, very nice spots for pictures too.<\/p>\n

Modern city of Fayoum has got the very famous water wheels around the fields in the main city of Fayoum, and it has got a university too, it is famous for its dates, olives, olive oil and chicken too, they eat Koshari stuffed in bread and that’s the only place in Egypt where they do so. They are good looking people fair complexion, rounded faces look like the ancient portraits of Fayoum.<\/p>\n

On this tour we can enjoy a safari tour too by modern jeep cars 4 by 4 to explore the desert of fayoum, some of the lakes in Fayoum like the magic lake that changes its color thats why it is named like that. you will also enjoy sand boarding on the sand dunes and the safari adventure too, the the end you willenjoy a beduin lunch cooked for you too.<\/p>\n

Enjoy a Fayoum oasis trip from Cairo by an air conditioned van.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fayoum oasis trip full day to the valley of the whales, wadi el rayan and pass by other greek-roman sites<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":514,"template":"","destination":[33],"activities":[25],"trip_types":[26],"difficulty":[],"trip_tag":[],"class_list":["post-431","trip","type-trip","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","destination-fayoum","activities-eco-tours","trip_types-short-tours"],"packages_ids":[1343],"trip_extras":[],"cut_off_time":{"enabled":false,"duration":0,"duration_unit":"days"},"booked-seats":[],"code":"WTE-431","price":"","has_sale":false,"sale_price":"","discount_percent":0,"currency":{"code":"USD","symbol":"$"},"duration":{"days":1,"nights":0,"duration_unit":"days","duration_type":"days"},"min_pax":"","max_pax":"","discount_value":0,"discount_label":null,"primary_category":0,"available_times":{"type":"default","items":["2021-1-01","2021-2-01","2021-3-01","2021-4-01","2021-5-01","2021-6-01","2021-7-01","2021-8-01","2021-9-01","2021-10-01","2021-11-01","2021-12-01"]},"description":"\n

Fayoum Oasis Adventure \u2013 Full-Day Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A full-day escape to the Fayoum Oasis<\/strong>, where nature and ancient history meet.
Enjoy a visit to Wadi El-Hitan<\/strong>, home to ancient whale skeletons<\/strong>, explore the majestic waterfalls of Wadi El-Rayan<\/strong>, and experience an exciting desert safari<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tour includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n