Fayoum Stargazing | Overnight Desert Escape Near Cairo

All prices are in US dollars per person and depend on your travel dates, group size and hotel category. Every tour is private, so we prepare a quote for your own group. You can pay online through our secure payment gateway with no extra costs or surcharges.

After your tour is confirmed, we will email you the final confirmation of the tour and voucher to print and bring with you. Details will Contain contact numbers of customer care, tour operator, and All information for your convenience.

Tipping is not included in any of our packages and is left to the discretion of the travelers. Although not mandatory, it is of great importance to people who will take care of you while traveling.

• Under 6 years: free of charge
• 6 to 11 years: 50% of the adult price
• 12 years and over: full adult price

If your tour package includes airfare, an extra charge for your children may apply.

Egypt Day Tours do not require a cancellation fee for tours or excursions canceled for ‘force majeure’ reasons like volcanoes, earthquakes, or reasons that are Out of control. If the booking cancellation happens For personal or business reasons and Egypt Day Tours has already incurred the booking costs on your behalf, these costs will be transferred to you.

• The whole amount will be charged if canceled less than 30 days before the check-in date.
• 50% of the whole amount will be charged if canceled 60 to 31 days before the check-in date.
• 15% of the whole amount will be charged if canceled 90 to 61 days before the check-in date.

A 20% deposit confirms your booking (70% for groups of 20 travelers or more). You can pay the deposit by credit or debit card (MasterCard or Visa) through our secure online payment system, and you pay the balance in Egypt to your Egypt Day Tours representative when your tour starts.

Secure your trip and give yourself greater peace of mind with the Travel Insurance program proposed by Travel Guard. One week, 25$ per person.

All tours don’t include entrance fees to special archaeological sites, such as walking inside one of the pyramids and the Mummies Room at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo or entering the Tomb of Tutankhamen at Valley of the Kings in Luxor are also available at extra cost.
Please contact us if you wish to add or adjust anything to the program.

Extra personal expenses on the trip may include a food tour, alcoholic beverages, tipping, visa fees, recreational expenses, and other services not listed.

Following are the items with extra costs during your trip:

• For the visa fees, please check Visa and Passport Information.
• Additional transport that you require.
• Tipping for the guide and driver after the trip.
• In case of unforeseen events, such as bad weather and flight cancellations, you are responsible for extra hotel nights and meals.

About two hours by road, which makes it the easiest dark-sky escape from the capital.

Nearly. It is not quite as dark as the Western Desert, but it is excellent for a short, easy trip.

Yes. The easy access, camp setting, fossils, and lakes make it a great choice for families.

Wadi El Hitan’s whale fossils, the waterfalls and lakes of Wadi El Rayan, Lake Qarun, and Tunis pottery village.

October to April for comfort, and around the new moon for the darkest sky.