From Cairo 4x4 Safari, Camel Ride, Magic Lake, Waterfalls & Lunch
- 10 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 5 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Travel in a comfortable 4x4 vehicle across the beautiful dunes of the Fayoum desert. Try fun sandboarding on soft, golden sands. Enjoy a calm camel ride and visit the beautiful Wadi El Rayan waterfalls. See the amazing Magic Lake and take in the peaceful desert views. After your adventure, relax with a delicious local BBQ lunch at a desert camp before returning to Cairo. Book now for a fun and unforgettable desert adventure just outside Cairo! Round-trip transfers in a comfortable A/C vehicle from Cairo or Giza Exciting 4x4 ride through the scenic Fayoum desert Camel or horse ride along the banks of Wadi El Rayan Lake Visit Mudawara Mountain and enjoy panoramic desert views Stop at Quran Lake for scenic photo opportunities
Inclusions
What's included
- Camel ride or Horse ride
- Dune bashing in 4X4 vehicle and Sandboarding
- Visit Mudawara Mountains & Wadi Al Rayan waterfall
- Photo stop at Qarun Lake & Magic Lake Visit
- BBQ lunch at a desert camp and Bottled water
- Professional Egyptologist Tour Guide
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off (Cairo or Giza)
What's not
- Entrance fee to Wadi El Rayan National Park
Itinerary
Beginning with a pickup from your hotel or another designated place in Cairo or Giza between 7:00 AM and 8:00 AM, we will be boarding a comfortable air-conditioned car for a pleasant 100-minute journey to the Wadi El Rayan Desert following a photo stop at Qarun Lake, considered the oldest natural lake in the world.
Continuing the journey, you shall experience the exhilaration of a desert adventure. After boarding the 4X4 car for a dune drive adventure, enjoy the thrill of gliding over yellow, soft sand before stopping to enjoy sandboarding. Next, you visit the Wadi El Rayan waterfalls and have the chance to admire the stunning views in the center of the desert. You also have the opportunity to enjoy a camel ride or horse ride along the banks of Wadi El Rayan Lake. If you're lucky, you could see some desert animals, such as the slender-horned gazelle, before stopping to photograph the stunning Mudawara Mountains for panoramic views of Wadi El Rayan Lake. Later, visit the Magic Lake and witness the mesmerizing beauty of the color-changing lake before stopping at the Bedouin desert camp for an extravagant and tasty barbecue lunch.
As the tour concludes, you will be dropped back to your hotel or selected location in Cairo or Giza.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 427 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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510/10 would recommend.
Excellent pick up, Excellent guide, great over all experience. Best 4x4 Driver, shout out to Mahmood!
5Amazing experience!
What a great experience! Khaled and our 4x4 driver were absolutely amazing, so kind to out 5 year old daughter too, she loved every second. We would 100% recommend the tour. Its a life experience you will never forget. Thank you Khaled and everyone involved.
5Very fun trip
Our guide was very friendly! his name was ahmed and he was very knowledgeable of the area and taught us lots about egypt along the way to our tour! his car was very clean and he was very helpful throughout the excursion!
5Safari Fayoum Experience with Ehab
This tour was so so so much fun. We got to see beautiful views and eat some delicious food. Our tour guide Ehab was so nice, welcoming, and helpful. He was good company and made the experience so much more enjoyable. I would definitely recommend booking this tour and doing it with Ehab in specific. Truly an experience I will never forget.
5Amazing experience with Ehab
I had such an amazing experience visiting Fayoum and Wadi El Rayan with Ehab. He made sure that we were well taken care of throughout the whole experience. He also provided us with a great 4x4 driver who made sure that we were all safe while still enjoying the dunes and 4x4 experience. The lunch Ehab provided for us was an amazing Bedouin style lunch, and he made sure that we were not left hungry. I would highly recommend for anyone to book with Ehab. Over all it was a 10/10 experience and I would do it all over again. Highly recommended for everyone to request Ehab.
5Great Tour!
Wow!! What a day! We had such a great time with our guide Essam. He was very knowledgeable and made us feel very safe. We had a great time on our tour and definitely recommend for anyone wanting an adventure!
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- OceanAir Travels Egypt
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Dune drive and sandboarding activities may be canceled in the case of bad weather conditions.
- Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing.
- It is not recommended to carry jewelry, expensive watches.
- Entrance fee to Wadi El Rayan National Park USD 10 must be paid directly on-site in USD
How it compares in Cairo
- Its from-price is 122% above the median of the 2673 day trips we list in Cairo.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 22 of 2673.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Cairo
Cairo is Egypt's sprawling capital on the Nile, where the Pyramids of Giza meet medieval mosques, busy bazaars and the treasures of the pharaohs.
On the western edge of the city, the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx rise from the desert plateau, with the step pyramid of Saqqara and the ruins of Memphis further south. Cairo's great museums, the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square and the vast Grand Egyptian Museum beside the plateau, hold artefacts spanning thousands of years.
Top-ranked sights in Cairo: Egyptian Museum (Museum of Egyptian Antiquities), Saqqara (Sakkara), Khan El-Khalili.
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