Itinerary

1. Day 1: Start from Wadi El Rayan

   • Visit Wadi El Rayan, one of the rarest protected areas in the world, characterized by a calm desert environment, captivating dunes, and natural springs, in addition to a wide selection of sea fossils and the various types of botanical life. 
   • Also, discover the marvellous waterfalls of Fayoum. 

2. Day 2: Proceed to Wadi Al Hitan

   • Explore, Wadi Hitan, or Valley of the Whales, located in the Protected Area of Wadi El Rayan. It was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in recognition of the 40 million years and contains petrified primitive whales skeletons, shark teeth, shells and roots of Mangroves preserved in soft rocks. Everywhere you go here, you find petrified seashells and corals, 
   • Next, visit the Fossil & Climate Change Museum that hosts a variety of whale fossils and skeletons displayed outdoors, as the museum has a variety of fossils, skeletons, fossilized mangroves, and ancient seashells exhibited indoors in glass boxes.

3. Day 3: Drive to the Magic Lake

   • Head to the most beautiful lakes in Egypt, overlooking dunes, is the Magic Lake. Around the lake gives you the chance to witness one of the most eye-catching sunsets you will ever see. Located in Wadi El Rayan in Fayoum, it was named the Magic Lake as it changes its colours several times a day depending on the time of year and the amount of sunlight it receives. It is a wonderful place surrounded by desert. 
   • Enjoy hiking & sand-boarding beside Magic Lake or even swimming in the lake itself. The lake contains minerals that are said to help treat patients with rheumatism. 

4. Day 4: Conclude at Gebel Al Mudawara with Lunch

   • Go picnic at the picturesque Al Mudawara. It's situated seven kilometres south of the waterfall. There are three mountains along the lakeshore, and it is considered a favourite picnic area.
   • Have lunch at Zowara Eco Lodge. It is a small museum that displays replicas of the most important fossils found in Fayoum, the most important of which are the fossils of the skull of the Fayum animal "Arsinotherm" and the Basilosaurus Isis whale. The identification panels also show the most important archaeological and heritage sites and the most important handicrafts of Fayoum.