Fayoum Day Tour from Cairo: Excursion to Wadi El Rayan and Whale Valley

Embark on a thrilling day tour from Cairo to Fayoum, exploring the stunning Wadi El Rayan and the famous Valley of the Whales. Discover the natural beauty of this protected area and enjoy a delicious lunch before returning to Cairo.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cairo - Our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to enjoy El Fayoum’s famous sites. From Cairo to Fayoum is about 95 km. Today all our visits are in Wadi El Ryan, designated as a Protected Area in 1989. We will start our tour to Wadi Hitan Protected Area (Valley of the Whales), On the way to Wadi El Rayan Water Falls, visit…
What's Included
  • Lunch included
  • Expert tour guide
  • Sand boarding adventure
  • Bottled water provided
  • Transport in an air-conditioned car
What's Not Included
  • Tipping
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to enjoy El Fayoum’s famous sites. From Cairo to Fayoum is about 95 km. Today all our visits are in Wadi El Ryan, designated as a Protected Area in 1989. We will start our tour to Wadi Hitan Protected Area (Valley of the Whales), On the way to Wadi El Rayan Water Falls, visit Mudawara…

Location
Cairo
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Elenit921
Feb 17, 2026
5 stars is not enough! - Everything was excellent! Our guide, Ahmed, was extremely professional and punctual. He listened to our wishes, gave us time whenever we needed, and shared great insights—he is very knowledgeable about Egypt’s culture and traditions. Our driver, Mustafa, was also excellent and drove us through the desert sites safely. The meal was traditional and very tasty, served in a beautiful place with lovely surroundings. Highly recommended!
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Eleni_t
Feb 17, 2026
5 stars is not enough! - Everything was excellent! Our guide, Ahmed, was extremely professional and punctual. He listened to our wishes, gave us time whenever we needed, and shared great insights, he is very knowledgeable about Egypt’s culture and traditions. Our driver, Mustafa, was also excellent and drove us through the desert sites safely. We visited all the sites as described in the program. The meal was traditional and very tasty, served in a beautiful place with lovely surroundings. Highly recommended!
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Megan_b
Feb 9, 2025
Great day trip to Faiyum. - Guides were professional in communicating about pick-up times, trip itinerary, and any rest stops along the route. The company and guides were friendly and helpful. They gave me just the right amount of time at each stop. I recommend everyone to sand board the dunes near magic lake. Make sure you take a few snacks just in case you get hungry during the day.
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Allefranchi
Jan 4, 2024
Amazing day in Wadi - The experience is amazing. Pick up at the hotel by the driver Omar (best guide ever). Trip to the place we changed to the 4-wheel drive car. Great Bedouin driver of the 4WD car, in the desert tour (up and down the dunes). A lot of fun at magic lake, sandboarding, waterfall, Valley of the Whales, awesome photos. great lunch in the camp and back to the hotel in time. We learned so much and saw so many things during this trip. Very memorable for us all. in short, fantastic. Thank you again for the incredible day
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Kalynara_m
Nov 4, 2023
Amazing! - We had an excellent guide to a wonderful place! Our guide has just a pure heart, polite, helpful. He even climbed the desert mountain with us. It was an incredible day!
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Lo_cw2019
May 18, 2023
Very nice change of scenery - It was a very nice change of scenery! And our guide Omar was very nice. It was fun to drink bedouin style coffee and to see this very beautiful oasis
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Marlene
May 9, 2023
Fantastic adventure - Unforgettable experience with Ahmed. We lived an incredible adventure, we saw beautiful places, we enjoyed a lot. Ahmed is cheerful, very nice and kind, and a very good driver, we arrived safely at our destination and enjoyed the exotic food of the place.
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Emiliyon
Aug 3, 2021
El Fayoum tour - I had not heard about the area before but I’m glad I took it because my tour guide Amr showed me around the historical city. It was a very memorable visit that I would recommend all visitors take because I’m glad I went. The water falls are a must-see and to top off the experience, he arranged an exclusive lunch of local pigeon and it was delicious.
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Mariamtravel2009
Jan 2, 2021
FANTASTIC - fantastic experience with Mohamed, the history lesson was explained in a nice and clear manner. would highly recommend
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Jonas_l
Dec 6, 2021
Horrible - Horrible, they didnt carry me until Dunes, the Guide was a lost people, he didnt know whats included, i only see a lake and waterfall and crocodilo temple (because i asked) and we lost more than one hour because the police stop the car and i didnt know the motive.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).