Private tour El Fayoum Oasis and Wadi Rayan waterfall from Cairo
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Cairo, Egypt
- 8 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Immerse in the natural wonders around the Al Fayoum oasis without the self-drive stress on this private guided door-to-door trip. Watch the Wadi El-Rayan falls cascading amidst the desert, try sandboarding in the dunes, sail a felucca on Lake Qarun, discover the ancient settlement of Medinet Madi, see the Mudawara Mountain rock formation, and eat lunch in the pottery-making village of Tunis.
- Discover the Al Fayoum oasis area, including the Wadi El-Rayan falls
- Take epic shots as you sandboard down dunes and ride in a felucca sailboat
- Eat lunch in a restaurant in a pottery-making village
- Private 2-way hotel transfers save time with no stops for other guests
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Private transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- All Tickets to National park , Wadi El Rayan waterfall
- Qualified tourguide
- A tour with the boat in the lake
- Sand boarding for 30 minutes
- Tipping
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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Pickup details
Tahrir Square in downtown near by Satdat metro Station
Operating hours.8:00 am
Itinerary
1
Qaroun
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
2
Wadi El-Rayan
3 hours • Admission Ticket Included
3
Tunis
3 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.9
based on 723 reviews
Dev_S, Apr 2026
I highly recommend this private tour! Climbing Mudawara Mountain provided exceptional views, and boating while feeding the seagulls was such a fun, memorable experience. This was a completely new side of Egypt, which I never knew.
Our guide, Youssef (Joe), was outstanding—incredibly knowledgeable, fun, and took great care of us throughout the day. Our driver, Ahmed, was also excellent and made the trip seamless.
A perfect day of adventure and great company.
michelle_b, Mar 2026
Amr our tour guide and Ahmed our driver were both amazing! Amr is very knowledgeable about Egyptian history and culture and was willing to answer all of our questions. Each stop on this tour was fantastic and the lunch at a local Egyptian restaurant was delicious. I highly encourage anyone to take a tour with Amr and Ahmed. Our private car was clean and comfortable. Ahmed was a great driver navigating the traffic in Cairo and Fayoum.
Jonathan_D, Mar 2026
If you want to have an opportunity to see the sights of the Fayoum deserts, waterfalls, a ride on a fishing boat, a slide down a sand dune, and a stop by a pottery shop, then this trip is for you. After about 2.5 hours each way via a private car (it’s just you not a group tour!), we reached our destinations. The roads can be quite bumpy, so be prepared for fast and furious Egypt style.
Jorge_P, Mar 2026
The experience was wonderful! Iman is very knowledgeable and helpful with questions we had. She did not hesitate to get us some great pictures and videos for sand boarding
MnM, Mar 2026
Overall it was a nice experience which we left for our last day so that we have a better memory of Egypt, than the city vides. Our guide and driver where very and helpful. Muhammed was always happy to help and provide information.
*the trip is time consuming with lots of driving, which means that the agency should provide a proper car.
Ewelina_M, Feb 2026
Out of all the tours we did in Egypt, this was the least interesting. Around 80% of the time was spent in the car, and the explanations were quite limited. Instead of a felucca, we were taken on an old boat on the lake and were even asked to row ourselves. We didn’t stop at Qarun Lake at all.
The visit to Tunis Village felt like a complete waste of time — there was a strong unpleasant smell outside and nothing particularly engaging to see. We also passed through what was described as an old Roman village, but two of the houses looked clearly recently built, despite being presented as dating back to 2000 BC. We didn’t actually visit the site properly; we only drove through it. The lunch was terrible. Overall, I wouldn’t choose this tour again.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
We are so sorry because you didn’t like the tour , can you tell us your guide name ?
Azan_M, Feb 2026
Great experience. The guide was very knowledgeable, and did not seem greedy for tips at all, unlike some other guides I’ve even with. Took good pics.
Alice_J, Feb 2026
Private trip. Driver was excellent. Omar very fun and informative. Lunch was plentiful and the timing was good, but the food was not as tasty as other food we ate in Egypt. The 4x4 ride in the desert was really fun and exciting.
Sam_Y, Feb 2026
We really enjoyed our trip , the boat ride is beautiful , the sand board was fun, the view was great ! It’s definitely good value of money
Agnes_B, Jan 2026
Essam and Essam the driver were excellent tour guides very knowageble in the local history very plentiful and helpful.
Had a brilliant time especially the ride across the dessert to to magical lake.
Had a brilliant day thankyou
Kjartan_B, Dec 2025
Fantastic helpful guides who had no problems in adapting the tour quickly according to our wishes. We had a great day!
Evangelos_M, Dec 2025
Thank you to our guide Megoo for this wonderful trip to Fayoum. It was an experience everyone should have, beautiful landscapes, the oasis, the boat ride on the lake, and the pottery workshop were all truly lovely.
Eric_W, Dec 2025
This is an experience that you will remember always. I was blessed to have Megoo as my guide. He is the best tour guide I have ever had. His honesty and knowledge of his field made conversation with him friendly and thrilling. I thought it was a true privilege to get to experience this part of Egypt and I will always be grateful to Megoo for his tireless enthusiasm, kindness and consideration.
Leah_O, Nov 2025
Wadi El Rayan is gorgeous! This will be the end of my positivity for this review.
My driver and guide were both named Tony (what a coincidence!). Tony #1 (the driver) was fine. Tony #2 (the guide) was off-putting and came off as inexperienced and unprepared at best.
The itinerary: We stopped at Lake Qaroun, hiked up Jabal El Medawara, stopped at the waterfall, did some sand boarding, and watched a pottery demonstration in Tunis. The "felucca ride" is actually a row boat, and there is no stop at Madi.
I was very uncomfortable with Tony #2 in the mountains because he was unusually forceful with pictures and pushed my boundaries. I told him multiple times that I didn't like being too close to the edge of the cliffs, and he kept forcing me to stand and sit near them for photos. It became exhausting to constantly tell him no, and I had to give up sometimes! I just wish there had been more focus on wildlife, history, and nature like the advertisement suggested.
During sand boarding, apparently Tony #2 didn't know the board had to be lubricated & waxed at first. The board wouldn't move, so he decided to just keep pushing me down the slope. While running, he stepped on my flannel and ripped a huge hole into it :(
Communication was also difficult. I think it's unfair for this company to assign Tony #2 to English-language tours with his level of proficiency. Unfortunately I wasn't able to ask in-depth questions like I usually do because of the language barrier.
It would be far too tiring to explain the numerous other things that went wrong with this tour, so I'll end with this: Unless you just want pictures for social media or you are traveling with a group, consider a different company, or at least a different guide.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
We are so sorry to hear that from you, and we offer a free trip to any place in egypt as apology, we would not hire Tony as an English tour guide again
Thomas_S, Nov 2025
Amr, our tour guide and driver were awesome. We saw more than we expected to, they were very knowledgeable. We are definitely booking with them again.
rodney_b, Nov 2025
Our best tour and an experience, defiantly one tour not to be missed. The guide and driver were excellent, we visited the desert, the lakes and waterfalls and had a great lunch and the hospitality of the people was wonderful.
Lijian_L, Oct 2025
exception and great one day trip, you can feel everything jn Egypt: particularly the tour guide, Amr! Very experienced and professional at whole trip, thanks Amr and we will be back again! Lin / ellen
bhargavasai_N, Oct 2025
It was an amazing experience to watch the waterfall,oasis,white and black desert and sand dunes all in a single my guide Amr was very friendly. The lunch provided wasn't good enough.
Andrew_R, Sep 2025
Traveled with Amr to the destination spots ate some good grilled fish went to oasis saw rock formation did sand boarding Then afterward to conclude the trip went to a papyrus making store where you could buy papyrus art if you wanted.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
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Susan_E, May 2025
This was a great chance to see part of Egypt that isn't on the usual tourist circuit. You won't see temples and monuments but you'll meet real people and see things many people never see - unique landscape, rural towns, the desert, an oasis.
MINAL_D, May 2025
Really Great day trip.
Amr knew all the great spots way too well. He was so accomodating and customised the trip to our ask.
Our driver was great as well. Smooth driving.
Sarah_T, Apr 2025
I was lucky enough to get megoo as a guide, I absolutely loved it. If you like nature and are staying in Cairo then it's a must do tour.
Jurate_M, Apr 2025
Everything was great! We liked , that the quide was flexible to our needs. He felt when to talk and when to give us space. The food also waa vwry good
Response from Host, Apr 2025
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Muris_N, Mar 2025
I had an great time on this tour! The felucca ride was incredibly relaxing, offering beautiful views of the water and nature. Sandboarding in the desert was such a fun and great experience! The lunch was delicious, and it was great to see how the local pottery was made. The entire trip was well-organized, and the guide was friendly. Highly recommend!
Response from Host, Apr 2025
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Farah_V, Mar 2025
This was an amazing experience. Beautiful scenery. The guide was Ali. He was excellent A+. I would recommend 100% this tour if you love nature and countryside. The entire service was fantastic including transportation, food, activities and customer service given by the guide and driver. They were A+. Ali was my tour guide 👍
Kimberly_R, Mar 2025
The tour was great! Ahmr was a good guide. He was knowledgeable at explaining the area and the history, but didn't bore you with unnecessary details . Ahmr had a grat sense of humor and the driver, Ahmed was wonderful as well and played music for us upon request. I was picked on time and the ride to Fayoum was comfortable. They were pretty flexible. If you wanted, or needed anything, they tried to accommodate your needs. The Felucca guy was funny and patient as I rowed our boat in circles; and I wanted to try stuffed pigeon, so they arranged that for me even though it wasn't part of the included lunch they offered. All in all, it was pretty easy breezy and just a nice way to get out of the city for a bit and into nature.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
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emely_a, Feb 2025
Our drivers name was Yassin and our tour guide name was Amr. They both arrive on time to pick us to our hotel. The van was comfortable, spacious and with air conditioner. We were given complimentary breakfast and bottle water since we told the tour guide we hadn’t eaten breakfast yet. That was very nice to do. Then we arrive to El Fayoum. Amr took some nice pictures of us and we took the boat ride and did sand boarding. Arm also took pictures of us in the waterfall.
Rafe_Y, Feb 2025
Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you.
These lyrics by Oasis are greatly suitable to express my experience in the Fayoum Area, including the Wadi Rayan and the Fayoum Oasis.
Amr and the driver Essam took me on time, as we did arrange the day before. They welcomed me friendly and the atmosphere was nice. Amr was really knowledgeable and provided me with great recommendations and explanations as well. We didn't rush through the tour and I enjoyed my time to the maximum.
Everything which was described in the programme was fantasticly implemented (to emphasize the Sandboarding experience).
I highly recommend this tour with Amr, as he did put a lot of effort to satisfy me, Essam was also really nice and a safe driver as well.
Shweta_K, Feb 2025
Our tour guide Megoo and driver Ramsis were absolutely incredible.They ensured me and my husband were well looked after and were super courteous and friendly.
Visiting the Fayoum was an amazing as we participated in some fun activities such as sandboarding and felluca ride.
I would highly recommend undertaking this tour if you are in Cairo.
GarethStobbart, Jan 2025
Tour guide was happy to accommodate my extras for an extra fee. He was polite and knowledgeable throughout. The Felucca ride is just a fishing boat so that wasn't as advertised. I did enjoy that part tho as they fed the birds.
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