The Al-Fayoum oasis is located two hours southwest of Cairo and is undoubtedly one of the country’s secret gems. It is distinguished by many water conductors for irrigating agricultural land, numbering around 200.

Located southwest of Cairo, Fayoum is one of the most fertile oases in Egypt. It is approximately 90 kilometres long and full of natural beauty.

It also has the first evidence of agriculture in Egypt, where you can see the most beautiful Egyptian villages that have tours in Cairo, where in the twelfth dynasty of the Middle Kingdom and again during the reign of the Ptolemaic family, Fayoum was the base of the royal pyramid and the building of cemeteries. Bread baskets became the most important during the Roman era,and their name comes from (Phnom),Which is a Coptic word, or Payomj, which means the lake where to enjoy the scenic scenery, you can ride a small sailboat.

With day tours from Cairo to Alfayoum and wadi EL Rayan, which was once a sea, but today is known as the Pisces Valley. There was a thriving town on-site in the Middle Ages, and one mosque dates from the Mamluk era.

And some years ago, in Faiyum, Diodorus told us about more ancient myths that King Menes or Mina, bordering Upper and Lower Egypt, went on a hunting expedition and, after his dogs had attacked him by the shore, almost lost his life. However, his life was saved by the crocodile he brought across the water to safety.

“The ancient people thought that the lake was a crocodile shrine as a reward for this crocodile and built a “Shedit” town recognised as Crocodilopolis during the Greco-Roman period, but today you can visit Wadi Hitan or the Valley of Wales containing some of the best-preserved skeletons of extinct whales from global whales, Sobek crocodiles or prehistoric ocean The foundation of all life in ancient myths, Sobek remained the main deity of the entire province throughout the Greco-Roman period. The town became the centre of the worship of God.

The protected area of Wadi Al Rayyan, a deserted area with some lakes such as the famous Qarun Lake, linked to a beautiful waterfall, is included within the Fayoum Oasis only in Egypt. There are also several monasteries in which caves cut from rocks along hills and valleys were built by early Christians, including “Deir al-Azab” as it dates back to the Roman period.

During many of Egypt tours and Egypt Travel Packages and Egypt day tours, if you stay in Cairo you can have one of the full Cairo Day tours otherwise you have a limited time to book a ride from Cairo day tours from the airport, visit Al Fayoum Oasis and many other amazing historical and natural places near Cairo.

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