Mini Desert Safari

Day 01:
Cairo/Fayoum (90km)
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.
 

Day 02:
Fayoum/Cairo
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 .