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Whale Valley from Cairo

A private trip from your Cairo or Giza hotel: Wadi El Hitan and Wadi El Rayan lakes, with lunch included.

Length
Full day, about 10 hours
Tour type
Private, just your group
Pickup
Your hotel in Cairo or Giza
Guide
English-speaking Egyptologist
Lunch
Included, local restaurant

The tour journey

Your day, step by step

Times are estimates; traffic and your hotel's location change them. Drive times are from map routing without traffic.

  1. 6:30approx.
    Pickup
  2. 11:15approx.
    1
    Visit

    193.3 km from your hotel, about 3 h 39 min without traffic

    The UNESCO fossil site in the Western Desert, walked on footpaths with your guide.

    Wadi El Hitan: history, hours and tickets →
  3. 12:45approx.
    Lunch, included
  4. 16:00approx.
    2
    Visit

    50.1 km from Wadi El Hitan, about 1 h 51 min without traffic

    A stop at the lakes on the way back.

  5. 19:30approx.
    Drop-off

    143.6 km from Wadi El Rayan, about 1 h 49 min without traffic

Nabout 1 h 51 min1Wadi El Hitanphoto soon2Wadi El Rayan
Drive, times without trafficTap a photo to see moreSimplified map

Included

  • Pickup from your hotel and return
  • Private 4x4 or air-conditioned vehicle for the desert track
  • Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
  • Lunch at a local restaurant
  • Bottled water
  • All taxes and service charges

Not included

  • Protected-area entrance fee (confirmed with your quote)
  • Any extras not mentioned in the program
  • Tipping

Book this day

Request this tour

Send your date and group size for Whale Valley from Cairo. We reply with the price for your day and confirm the pickup from your hotel.

Price on request

  • Private, just your group
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Change or skip a stop: just ask
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
  • Tomorrow or today: we reply within an hour

Nothing to pay with the request. To book, a 25% deposit by card or PayPal; the rest in cash on the day. Payment and cancellation

No payment now: we reply within an hour with the price for your date. Tomorrow, or even today, is fine. We use these details only to answer your request.

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What to bring

Comfortable shoes, sun protection, a hat, and some cash for tips.

Tips

Tips are not part of the price.

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