Two day trip to fayoum oasis and wadi el Hitan from Cairo

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Two day trip to fayoum oasis and wadi el Hitan from Cairo, Visit The Museum of Kom Aushim, Karanis City, Hawara Pyramids Fayoum Lake and Wadi El Rayan. Fayoum Originally called Shedet in Ancient Egypt, the Greeks called it Crocodilopolis or Krocodilopolis, the Romans called it Arsinoë and the Arabs Madinat Al Fayoum. At 07:00 Pick up time from your hotel in Cairo or in Giza by private air conditioning vehicle and drive to Fayoum oasis From: Cairo, Egypt. To: Faiyum Oasis, Al Faiyum Governorate Desert, Egypt. Driving distance: 112 km. Duration: 1 hour 45 mins At 08:30 We will visit the Museum of Kom Aushim The Museum is a Good Place to pick guides to all parts of Fayoum. The museum was originally erected in 1974. It exhibits artifacts dating from the Prehistoric to Roman Periods it Also Exhibits Fayoum Portrait. Karanis. ( The Lord`s Town) is one of the Largest Greco Roman Cities in the Fayoum. Founded in the Third Century B.c and Originally inhabited by the Mercenaries of Ptolemy the Second`s Army. The City has two temples At 11:00 drive to Hawara Pyramid (( Arsinoiton polis) The Pyramid of Hawara ( Arsinoiton Polis) was built by King Amunemhat III during the twelfth Dynasty the Pyramid, its casing removed in Roman times, looks like a heap of rubble, but the site was one of the most important archaeological discoveries in Egypt. The Mortuary temple was the labyrinth that so mazed The greek traveler ( Herodotus) I visited this Place and found it to surpass the descriptions( He said the Labyrinth was believed to have been hewn from one single rock and Contained over 3000 rooms, It was also mentioned by almost every ancient traveler Strabo, Diodorus Here at Hawara 146, Fayoum portraits were found in the Cemetery North of the Pyramids( You Can see a few of them at Kom Aushim Museum and in Cairo Museum) 13:00 lunch will be served on Qarun Lake Overnight in Fayoum in Tunis village 07:00 Am after the breakfast Start the desert adventure with 4x4 Jeep from Tunis village, Qarun lake, Make a Desert Trip to Wadi El Hitan It’s ‘ Wadi Al Hitan ’ The site today is a Protected area and a Natural Heritage Site added in 2005 by the UNESCO as a world heritage site, WADI EL-HITAN is also known for scientists in the Zeuglodon Valley, have been discovered in 1936, it is located 35 KM west of the Wadi El-Ryan, right deep into the desert western desert, is It is an area of fossils; considered as an open museum, dates back to 45 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 sea shell and corals, At 10:00 Visit the Fossil & Climate Change Museum Museum which hosts a variety of whale fossils, and skeletons that are displayed outdoors, as for the museum has a variety of fossils, skeletons, fossilized mangroves, and ancient seashells exhibited indoors in glass boxes, Enjoy your lunch, visit Qusur El Arab, THE MAGIC LAKE AND GEBEL AL-MUDAWARA One of the most beautiful lakes in Egypt, overlooking sand 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. The Magic Lake is a beautiful lake located in Wadi El Rayan in Fayoum. It was named the Magic lake as it changes its colors several times a day depending on the time of year and the amount of sunlight it receives. It is an amazingly beautiful place surrounded by desert. People spend their time 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. It’s simply a magical place for a magical trip. Al Mudawara Seven Kilometres south of the waterfall, Along the left eastern side of the road, Is a picturesque Area known as Al Mudawara, The Lookout, There are three Mountain along the lakeshore, it is a favorite Picnic Area Drive back to Fayoum oasis, Drive back to Cairo on the way Visit the Pyramids of Fayoum, Then drive to Cairo to your Hotel

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