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

Walvisvallei (Wadi El Hitan) en Wadi El Rayan: privé-excursie vanuit Caïro

40 miljoen jaar oude walvisskeletten in de open woestijn, een UNESCO-site, en de watervallen op de terugweg.

4.9(62+)UNESCO-sitePrivéauto

Duur

11 uur

Groep

Privé

Ophalen

07:00

Vanuit uw hotel

Caïro

Min. leeftijd

Alle leeftijden

Tickets

Inbegrepen

In het kort

Privé-dagtrip van 11 uur van Caïro naar Wadi El Hitan, de Walvisvallei (UNESCO-werelderfgoed sinds 2005), waar de skeletten van Basilosaurus en Dorudon in het zand liggen, 40 miljoen jaar nadat de zee zich terugtrok, plus de watervallen van Wadi El Rayan en lunch in de Fayoum-oase. Gids, privéauto, 4x4 in het reservaat en alle entreegelden, 110 EUR per volwassene.

Prijzen per vertrekplaats

Volwassene en kind (4–11) per persoon, tickets inbegrepen. Kies uw rij in het boekingsvak.

Vanuit hotels in Caïro en Gizeh
privéauto11 uur
Ophalen
07:00
Terug
18:00
€ 110Volwassene€ 65 · Kind

Vertrek	Vervoer	Ophalen	Terug	Duur	Volwassene	Kind
Vanuit hotels in Caïro en Gizeh	privéauto	07:00	18:00	11 uur	€ 110	€ 65

Hoogtepunten

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

Over deze excursie

Het uitgebreide programma hieronder is in het Engels; de gids spreekt op de dag uw taal.

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.

Programma

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.

Inbegrepen

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

Over de tickets: Protectorate fees, the fossil museum, the 4x4 track and lunch are included.

Niet inbegrepen

Drinks
Tips

Ideaal voor

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

Minder geschikt voor

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

Meenemen

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

Bezochte plaatsen

Fayoum

Watervallen in de woestijn, duinen, een zoutmeer en de Walvisvallei.

Vragen over deze excursie

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.