Fayoum Oasis and night in bivouac

Departure in 4×4 around 7:00 am to go to the beautiful unknown deserts of Fayoum, on arrival, visit of surroundings of Fayoum Oasis. We will visit the modest ruins and the Roman archaeological site of Qasr el Sagha (the palace of jewellers). In fact this completely unknown temple hidden in the desert north of Lake Qaroun

It should be noted that the temple was lost years ago and discovered by archaeologist Schweinfurth in 1884. 

The rectangular temple is built of huge blocks of local sandstone of unequal sizes, assembled obliquely. The southern entrance, surmounted by a large lintel, leads to a large passage opening onto seven covered shrines in the northern wall. 

Similarly, Cato–Thompson an archaeologist found a predominantly Middle Kingdom graveyard and a small stand of stone tools that reference that the temple must have been built in the Middle Kingdom. Continuation by the discovery of the sickle drill.

Then visit Dima Sebaaa. It is an archaeological area with ruins of the Ptolemaic city.

You will discover the traces of a small square stone temple, and the city walls of mud brick walls as it is still its temple and the roads remain. 

Fayoum Oasis and night in bivouac

Typical lunch in the middle of the desert prepared by the driver.  

Then we follow part of the road to 'Widan el Faras' (the horses' ears). So it's the oldest paved road in the world. In fact it was used to transport blocks of basalt from the basalt quarries located on the mountain of Kotrany (the mountain of tar) north of Lake Qarun.

It dates back 4000 years and these blocks were used in the construction of temples and pharaonic tombs. Then we will make the discovery and go along the exceptional Lake Qarun located in the middle of the desert and covering 40 km2. Then departure to reach Wadi Hitan (the valley of the skeletons of sickle whales). 

Dinner and night in bivouac.

After breakfast, personal discovery of Wadi Hitan; it is actually the Valley of the Fossil Whales, given that millions of years ago the sea covered the deserts. As a result, this site is naturally listed as a World Heritage Site, since it is the most important site demonstrating one of the major changes in the history of life on Earth. Personal walk to discover the geological site of fossilized whales.

Then a hot Egyptian lunch meal prepared by your driver awaits you at the desert. In fact, this day in the deserts will be a real dream adventure for you in the middle of the impressive sand dunes, you will be impressed by this beautiful landscape, with a great diversity: rocky and sandy mountains; rocks of all kinds and of various colors, you will continue throughout your day the exploration of the magnificent deserts, famous in particular for its beautiful endless sand dunes. Typical lunch. 

You will also visit the nature reserve of Wadi el Rayan with its small waterfalls, as well as its small lake, which is the favorite place of Cairo. Boat trip on the lake, then you will enjoy a superb view of the lakes and deserts from the mountain "La Tourneuse". And finally, back to Cairo.