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Fayoum Oasis Day Trip from Cairo

8–10 hDailyHistory & culture
The experience

Just two hours from Cairo lies a green, watery Egypt few visitors know. In the Fayoum oasis you see Egypt’s only waterfalls at Wadi El Rayan, the turquoise Magic Lake set in golden dunes and the wide blue Lake Qarun. In the village of Tunis, potters shape colourful bowls by hand. A peaceful day of nature and craft.

Duration8–10 h
RunsDaily
Pickup08:00, Cairo / Giza hotel
PriceFrom €220 · Per person
ChildrenDiscount for children – confirm

About the places you'll visit

The story behind each stop, so you arrive knowing what you're looking at.

Lake Qarun1 hour

A large salt lake, the remains of the ancient Lake Moeris, rich in birds in winter.

  • Flamingos and other migratory birds from November to February
Wadi El Rayan waterfalls1–2 hours

Two desert lakes joined by the only waterfalls in Egypt, with dunes for sandboarding.

  • The lakes were created in the 1970s
Magic Lake30 minutes

A desert lake whose colour changes with the light during the day.

  • A good sunset spot
Tunis villagePottery since the 1980s1 hour

A village of domed houses above Lake Qarun, famous for its pottery school started by the Swiss potter Evelyne Porret.

  • Watch the potters at work and buy directly from them

Included

  • A/C transport
  • guide
  • lunch
  • national-park fees. Lake Qarun
  • Wadi El Rayan waterfalls
  • Magic Lake
  • Tunis pottery village

Not included

  • Pickups outside central Cairo may cost extra

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