1st day
Pick
up from your hotel in Cairo and follow the main highway in
the direction of Fayoum Oasis, Later, take the desert track
and head west towards Kasr El Sagha, a charming small temple
to the side of the Gebel Qatrani range and dating back to
the middle kingdom. Lunch en route. Continue south towards
the remains of the Ptolemaic city of Dimeh Es Siba (soknopaiou
Nesos), and Karanis. Dinner and Overnight at your Hotel in
Fayoum.
2nd day
A.M
Breakfast at your Hotel. Continue to the lakes and waterfall
of Wadi Al-Rayan (The only waterfalls in the middle of the
desert) for lunch and a rest before returning to Cairo. P.M
Drive back to Cairo to your Hotel. End of your trip.
Fayoum
Is renowned by its year-round warm climate , numerous water
wheels and lush agricultural land. The local Souk (market)
in Fayoum city sells copperware , spices and gold jewelry
and there is special pottery market once a week. Fayoum has
been a traditional hunting ground since pharaonic times
when crocodilopolis, centre of the cult of Sobek, was the
capital of the region.
There are many pharaonic sites. Birdlife still abounds around
Lake Qaroun,bordered by semi-nomadic Bedoin settlements and
fishing Villages. Here on the edge of the desert , you can
sail, windsurf, swim and fish and enjoy the waterfalls of
Wadi Al Rayan
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