Fayoum At just 90 minutes away from Cairo, Fayoum gives access to a whole NEW side of Egypt. Away from the hustle and bustle that is Cairo, this vast expanse of the desert has some of the most important histories of the world hidden underneath sand dunes. History The Fayoum Oasis is a depression or basin in the desert immediately…
5 Days Fayoum Desert Adventures: Whales Valley (CAMPING in the desert ); Medinat Madi / Karanis Ancient Ruins / Fayoum town / Tunis Village and more SA – FA – 5 – 1 Introduction The Fayoum Oasis, about 2,5 hours drive from South Cairo, is one of the favorites by the tourists due to its proximity to the Capital.…
2 Days – Discover the hidden treasures of Fayoum desert – lakes – whales valley – (camp in the desert and others.) Tour Code: SA-FA-2-4 Introduction The Fayoum Oasis, about 2,5 hours drive from South Cairo, is one of the favourites of tourists due to its proximity to the Capital. You will fall in love with its valleys, rock formations,…
2 Days camel safari in Fayoum desert and Rayan Valley Tour Code: SA-FA-2-3 / Camel Safari Introduction The Fayoum Oasis, about 2,5 hours drive from South Cairo, is one of the favourites by the tourists due to its proximity to the Capital. You will fall in love with its valleys, rock formations, and sand dunes. Day 1 Transfer from…
1 Day desert safari – North Qaroun Lake – The Petrified forest – Tunis village and more – Pick up in Fayoum SA–FA-1–6 Day 1 Pick up from your hotel in Fayoum in a 4×4 car. the Ancient Basalt Quarry, the ancient Pharaonic road, the petrified forest and its open-air geological museum, Abou Lifa ancient Monastery, Qasr El Sagha…
2 Days – Discover the hidden treasures of Fayoum desert – lakes – whales valley – (camp in the desert and others.) Tour Code: SA-FA-2-1 Introduction The Fayoum Oasis, about 2,5 hours drive from South Cairo, is one of the favourites by the tourists due to its proximity to the Capital. You will fall in love with its valleys, rock…
Coptic Monuments Discover authentic desert adventure at Deir Azab. El-Azab Monastery, also known as the monastery of the Virgin Mary, is 6 km south of Medinet El-Fayoum. It is considered one of the most important monasteries in Fayoum because it is the burial place of Anba Abraam, the favorite bishop of Fayoum and Giza from 1882 to 1914. This monastery…
Abu Leifa Monastery Fayoum- Cut into the mountain is Abu Leifa Monastery- discover authentic desert adventure with Real Fayoum. The inscriptions have revealed that it dates back to 686 AD and was probably founded by St. Panoukhius. The monastery was in use from the 7th through the 9th centuries. It served as a haven for Christians fleeing from persecution. Immediately…
Dimieh El Sebaa Ancient City ruins Discover an authentic desert adventure at a Greco-Roman city (332 BC-323 AD) founded by Ptolemy II in the third century B.C. on a site that shows evidence of habitation from the Neolithic period. In Ptolemaic times it was at the shore of lake Moeris (now lake Qaroun) and the beginning of the caravan routes…
