Fayoum · Hidden Gems

💎 Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)

وادي الحيتان

Photo: AhmedMosaad, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

A UNESCO site where 40-million-year-old whale skeletons lie in the open desert.

Local tip: 4x4 needed for the last stretch. Stay for the stars.

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More places in Fayoum

• Wadi El Rayan Waterfalls
• Tunis Village
• Meidum Pyramid
• Lake Qarun
• Qasr Qarun Temple
• Karanis (Kom Aushim)
• Hawara Pyramid
• Lahun Pyramid