Cairo to Fayoum 3 day bird watching tour

Cairo to Fayoum 3 day bird watching tour lets you visit the most important bird watching spots of the oasis: Wadi El Rayan lakes, Qarun lake and Tunis village wetlands.

Wetlands are probably the most important habitat for birds in Egypt.

One of the best wetlands to spot rare birds are Wadi El-Rayan protected area and Qarun Lake Nature Reserve in Fayoum oasis.

These are the best places to see herons, egrets, Purple Gallinule, Painted snipe, waders and pied Kingfisher.

Our three day tour to Fayoum oasis is designed for all bird watchers either novice or advanced, so you get the most observations possible during your tour to the unique and picturesque areas of Fayoum oases.

If you arrive at Cairo International Airport we can pick up you from there, or from your location in Cairo.

Fayoum is the nearest oasis to Cairo, located just 100 km far from Giza pyramids.

Upon arrival we will check in our cozy hotel and have some rest.

Early morning start for bird watching at Wadi El-Rayan protected area, an area with two lakes and sand dunes.

Look out for the black-winged stilt, the white pelican, the little grebe, the red-necked phalarope, and the western marsh harrier.

In the afternoon we will continue to the nearby Mudawara Mountain.

Keep an eye out for the Sinai rosefinch, the Barbary falcon, and the Egyptian vulture.

Morning bird watching at Tunis Village, a small oasis surrounded by desert.

Look out for the grey hypocolius, the pale rockfinch, and the desert wheatear.

Afternoon visit to Qarun Lake Nature Reserve, the largest saltwater lake in Egypt.

Look out for the black-necked grebe, the common tern, the marsh sandpiper, and the pygmy cormorant.

After the tour transfer back to Cairo.