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Our Egyptologist tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to El Faiyum which is about 95 km from Cairo, there you will enjoy many wonderful sites, you will start your tour by Kom Oshim Museum (Karanis) which is one of the largest Greco-Roman cites in Faiyum founded during the reign of Ptolemy II in the 3rd century BC. Then you will visit Qaroun Lake which is one of the oldest lakes in the world, completely independent of the sea. Continue to see Al Faiyum Water Wheels, these water wheels were very important to El Faiyum economy, as they were used in agriculture, and now water wheels used as the official symbol of el Faiyum governorate. Then you will visit Ain al-Siliyin where you will see the hot springs and fruit farms, continue to see a great stone obelisk which was erected in honor of Senwosret I in Abgig during the 12th Dynasty.

At the end of our program you will visit the typical Egyptian Village called Tunis, eat a traditional fresh village food, then you will have a tour inside the village fields and have a stop at the clay art places watch the ancient art made by professional, making pots, jars cups, plates, wall decorations and much more.

During the visit; your tour guide will tell you great information about the history of the site and you will stop many times to take wonderful photos.

- The services of an English-speaking Egyptologist guide (other languages available on request).

- Entrance fees of the mentioned sites.

- Transportation by air conditioned vehicle.

- Lunch at Local restaurant (drinks are not included)

- All Service charges and taxes

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