Yes. Children aged 4 to 11 pay the child price and under 4 travel free on a parent's lap. Strollers are fine at the pyramids and the museums; tombs have stairs. Tell us the ages in the booking so we plan the pace.

How and when do I pay?

You book without a card. You pay on the day of the tour in EUR (or the equivalent in EGP or USD) to the guide, or by bank transfer in advance if you prefer. Flight options need the flight paid 72 hours before travel; we send a link.

What is the cancellation policy?

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup, 48 hours for tours that include a flight. Balloon flights cancelled by Civil Aviation for wind are refunded in full.

Fayoum

Hvalernes Dal (Wadi El Hitan) og Wadi El Rayan: privat tur fra Cairo

40 millioner år gamle hvalskeletter i den åbne ørken, et UNESCO-sted, og vandfaldene på vejen hjem.

4.9(62+)UNESCO-stedPrivatbil

Varighed

11 t

Gruppe

Privat

Afhentning

07:00

Fra dit hotel

Cairo

Min. alder

Alle aldre

Billetter

Inkluderet

Kort fortalt

Privat 11-timers dagstur fra Cairo til Wadi El Hitan, Hvalernes Dal (UNESCO-verdensarv siden 2005), hvor skeletterne af Basilosaurus og Dorudon ligger i sandet 40 millioner år efter havet trak sig tilbage, plus Wadi El Rayan-vandfaldene og frokost i Fayoum-oasen. Guide, privatbil, 4x4 i reservatet og alle gebyrer, 110 EUR pr. voksen.

Priser efter afgangssted

Voksen og barn (4–11) pr. person, billetter inkluderet. Vælg din række i bookingboksen.

Fra hoteller i Cairo og Giza
privatbil11 timer
Afhentning
07:00
Tilbage
18:00
110 €Voksen65 € · Barn

Afgang	Transport	Afhentning	Tilbage	Varighed	Voksen	Barn
Fra hoteller i Cairo og Giza	privatbil	07:00	18:00	11 timer	110 €	65 €

Højdepunkter

Basilosaurus and Dorudon

Whale skeletons with hind legs, in situ in the sand.

Fossils and Climate Change Museum

A complete 18 m Basilosaurus.

Wadi El Rayan waterfalls

On the way back.

Private car and 4x4

Om turen

Det detaljerede program nedenfor er på engelsk; guiden taler dit sprog på dagen.

Wadi El Hitan is the best place on earth to see how whales moved from land to sea: skeletons with hind legs, walrus-sized ancestors, sharks' teeth in the sandstone. The site is 150 km from Cairo and reached by a desert track; the fossil museum is small and excellent.

Pickup at 07:00. Two hours to the Fayoum oasis and a further hour on the desert track through Wadi El Rayan into the fossil valley. A 3 km walking trail leads past the excavated skeletons in the open: Basilosaurus 18 m long, Dorudon, the mangrove roots and the sharks' teeth. The Fossils and Climate Change Museum shows a complete Basilosaurus.

Lunch is a picnic in the shade at the visitor centre or at a garden restaurant in Tunis village, depending on the season.

On the way back, the Wadi El Rayan waterfalls and the lower lake for birds and photographs. Back in Cairo about 18:00.

Program

07:00
Pickup from your Cairo hotel
09:00
Fayoum oasis, into Wadi El Rayan
10:15
Wadi El Hitan walking trail
About 2 hours with the guide.
12:30
Fossil museum
13:15
Lunch
14:30
Wadi El Rayan waterfalls
15:45
Drive back to Cairo
Hotels by about 18:00.

Inkluderet

Private guide
Private air-conditioned car
4x4 on the desert track
Protectorate and museum fees
Lunch
Bottled water

Om billetterne: Protectorate fees, the fossil museum, the 4x4 track and lunch are included.

Ikke inkluderet

Drinks
Tips

God til

Natural-history lovers
Families with school-age children
Guests who want a day of open desert

Mindre egnet til

Guests with walking difficulties (the trail is 3 km on sand)

Medbring

Closed walking shoes
Hat, sunscreen, sunglasses
A litre of water per person in summer (we carry more)
Camera

Steder du besøger

Fayoum

Vandfald i ørkenen, klitter, en saltsø og Hvalernes Dal.

Spørgsmål om turen

Yes. Forty million years ago this was a shallow sea. The skeletons of Basilosaurus and Dorudon, early whales with small hind legs, were found here in hundreds and are left where they lay.