Al Fayoum
The displays of fossils and information boards within this circular one-room museum do an excellent job of explaining the geological history, nature, and the role of climate change on this area. The displays all surround the museum's crowning exhibit, an 18-metre long skeleton of a Basilosaurus Isis whale.
There's also a short documentary you can watch on Wadi Al Hittan.
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This Unesco World Heritage Site is home to the earliest prehistoric whale fossils ever discovered. The more than 400 basilosaurus and dorodontus (both…
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The 'waterfalls' in the Wadi Rayyan Protected Area are a major attraction for weekend picnickers from Cairo. The waterfalls, where one lake drains into…
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Established in the 1970s by Swiss artists, Evelyne Porret and Michel Pastore, this school, which trains children and adults in the local potting…
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This ancient city is one of the most isolated in Al Fayoum, but this is part of its appeal, as you’re often alone out in the blowing sand that drifts over…
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At the western end of Lake Qarun, just east of the village of Qasr Qarun, are the ruins of ancient Dionysias, once the starting point for caravans to the…
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This project run by painter Mohamed Abla hosts classes and resident artists from around the world in the cooler months of January and February; email him…
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This Unesco World Heritage Site is home to the earliest prehistoric whale fossils ever discovered. The more than 400 basilosaurus and dorodontus (both…
20.68 MILES
The 'waterfalls' in the Wadi Rayyan Protected Area are a major attraction for weekend picnickers from Cairo. The waterfalls, where one lake drains into…
25.26 MILES
At the western end of Lake Qarun, just east of the village of Qasr Qarun, are the ruins of ancient Dionysias, once the starting point for caravans to the…
26.6 MILES
This ancient city is one of the most isolated in Al Fayoum, but this is part of its appeal, as you’re often alone out in the blowing sand that drifts over…
5. Fayoum Art Center Residency
27.78 MILES
This project run by painter Mohamed Abla hosts classes and resident artists from around the world in the cooler months of January and February; email him…
28.17 MILES
Established in the 1970s by Swiss artists, Evelyne Porret and Michel Pastore, this school, which trains children and adults in the local potting…