Dahshour is situated not far from Cairo, just 30 minutes...
Duration
1 Days
Location
Egypt
Starting From
EGP 3,914
Availability
Flexible Dates
Private air-conditioned transfers
Professional local guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Flexible pace and photo stops
Historical landmarks
Cultural sightseeing
Overview
Dahshour is situated not far from Cairo, just 30 minutes drive from the famous Giza Pyramids and you are in another world, rural villages, agricultural fields, local farms and dates groves.
Dahshour is an agricultural community consisting of five traditional villages we are going to visit on our day tour to the area.
King Farouk Lake Berket el-Malek World known site for its incredible Black, Bent and Red Pyramids Dahshour is less known for its beautiful seasonal lake Birket Dahshour (King Farouk Lake, also known as Berket el-Malek).
It is a natural depression and seasonal papyrus marshland with various migratory birds.
From October to December it becomes a wetland and many migrant birds can be found in the area.
Palm groves countryside walk Our rural experience includes visit to the pyramids of Dahshour, in winter we will walk around the lake trying to spot some rare birds there.
Then walking tour in the area with the highest number of palm trees in the whole Egypt, we will walk between mix of palm trees and cultivated fields, traditionally mud-made huts and rural farms, pass by a traditional water well.
Walk along canals built in the Pharaonic times, over 4000 years ago.
Lunch at locals Let’s taste a delicious sampling of Dahshur’s rural cuisine, sourced directly from farm to table.
We will have lunch at locals tasting the traditional falahin (peasants’) food at Nour Farm.
Handicrafts workshops Then let’s go and explore some handicrafts offered by local community.
We will visit a papyrus handicrafts workshop.
Then we will go to the Palm tree handicraft workshop to see how to make boxes from palm trees leaves.
At the end of our tour before heading back to Cairo let’s stop at Manchiet Dashur cafe for a cup of tea or coffee.
Itinerary
Day 1
07:00 Pick up from your Cairo hotel
Day 2
07:15 Transfer to Dahshur
Day 3
08:00 King Farouk Lake exploration
Day 4
09:00 Palm groves countryside walk
Day 5
12:00 Lunch at locals
Day 6
14:00 Handicrafts workshops visit
Day 7
16:00 Back to Cairo
Highlights
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