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Fayum Oasis 4x4 Desert Safari Sand Surf and Waterfall Tour

Location Cairo, Egypt
$120
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Overview

Most Fayoum day trips are a long drive and a quick look at a waterfall. This one is built around the desert itself.

Your day is completely private. Only your group is on the tour, with your own guide, your own air-conditioned vehicle from your hotel, and your own 4×4 for the dunes. There are no shared buses and no waiting for strangers.

After the 90-minute drive from Cairo or Giza, you swap to a 4×4 and head into the sand. Ride over high dunes, then try sandboarding down them with the equipment and instruction provided. Then visit the Wadi El Rayan waterfalls, a green lake and waterfall system in the middle of the Sahara.

Your English-speaking guide stays with you all day, explaining the landscape, handling the logistics, and helping with photos. Entry fees, taxes, bottled water, and hotel pickup and drop-off are all included, so there is nothing extra to pay on the day.

It suits couples, families, and friends who want a day of real adventure outside Cairo.
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Wadi El Rayan Basic tour
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide

  • Bottled water throughout the day.
  • 4×4 off-road desert driving.
  • Private air-conditioned vehicle for Cairo–Fayum–Cairo road transfers.
  • Professional English-speaking guide throughout the day.
  • Entry to Wadi El Rayan Protected Area.
  • Wadi El Rayan waterfalls.
  • All fees and taxes.
  • Sandboarding or sand surfing.
  • Fayum/Oasis landscapes.
  • Tipping

  • Your private guide meets you at your hotel in Cairo or Giza around 7:00 AM and introduces the day’s plan. Settle into your private air-conditioned vehicle for the drive south to the Fayoum region. Use the 90-minute ride to ask your guide about the landscape, or just watch the city give way to open desert. (pass by)
  • Al Fayyum
    Arrive in the Fayoum region, one of Egypt’s oldest and greenest oases. Your guide briefs you on the plan and safety basics, then you switch to your private 4×4 desert vehicle for the off-road part of the day.
  • Wadi Rum Protected Area
    Explore Wadi El Rayan, a protected desert reserve known for its lakes and waterfalls in the middle of the Sahara. Walk to the waterfalls, take photos of the contrast between water and dunes, and learn from your guide how this area was formed and why it is protected.
  • Wadi El-Rayan
    Climb into your private 4×4 for a dune-bashing drive over the high sand dunes. Your driver takes you over the crests and down the slopes, with stops for photos and views across the desert.
  • Magic Lake: visit a scenic desert lake set among the dunes, with time for photos and a relaxed break. Wadi El Hitan: see fossilized whale skeletons in the desert where an ancient sea once lay. Your guide explains how these animals evolved from land to sea.

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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    Fayum Oasis 4x4 Desert Safari Sand Surf and Waterfall Tour

    Location Cairo, Egypt
    $120
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 — You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 — We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 — Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!

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