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Fayoum Day Tour from Cairo (Life before the Pyramids)
1 day
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Itinerary
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Stop At: Karanis, Al Fayyum Egypt
Karanis located in what is now Kom Oshim, was an agricultural town in the Ptolemaic Kingdom, located in the northeast corner of the Faiyum.
"It was one of a number of towns established in the Arsinoite nome under Ptolemy II Philadelphus as part of a scheme to settle Greek mercenaries among the Egyptians and to exploit the potential fertile Fayum basin".
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Al-Fayoum Oasis tours, Fayoum , Taha Hussien Street Fayoum, Al Fayyum 63121 Egypt
visit Tunis Village
Tunis is a village in the oasis of Faiyum Governorate in Egypt known for its pottery workshops and small art galleries.
The village was created[clarification needed] by two famous Egyptian poet in the 1960s. Evelyne Porret, a potter from Switzerland, established a pottery school in the village in the 1960s which played a large role in creating the village's pottery culture. The pottery school still exists today.
Duration: 3 minutes
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Karanis, Al Fayyum Egypt
Karanis located in what is now Kom Oshim, was an agricultural town in the Ptolemaic Kingdom, located in the northeast corner of the Faiyum.
"It was one of a number of towns established in the Arsinoite nome under Ptolemy II Philadelphus as part of a scheme to settle Greek mercenaries among the Egyptians and to exploit the potential fertile Fayum basin".
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Al-Fayoum Oasis tours, Fayoum , Taha Hussien Street Fayoum, Al Fayyum 63121 Egypt
visit Tunis Village
Tunis is a village in the oasis of Faiyum Governorate in Egypt known for its pottery workshops and small art galleries.
The village was created[clarification needed] by two famous Egyptian poet in the 1960s. Evelyne Porret, a potter from Switzerland, established a pottery school in the village in the 1960s which played a large role in creating the village's pottery culture. The pottery school still exists today.
Duration: 3 minutes
Included
- Expert Egyptologist tour guide
- Private air-conditioned transportation
- Lunch
- Pick up service from hotel and back
- Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
- All taxes & service charge
- Entry/Admission - Karanis
- Entry/Admission - Al-Fayoum Oasis tours
Not included
- Tipping
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
65%
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