Hello. I had the chance to visit this historic site not long ago. According to the history, this part of Eygpt was once under water and was home to ancient whales and other animals. It is the largest and most concentrated area of these fossils in the world. So i went to Wadi Al-Hitan with some excitement, but what I... More

A "2 hour" trip from Cairo is not true. It took us almost 6 hours with the complicated logistics, traffic, and guards required. Once we got there, nightmare sandstorm, the truck got stuck in the sand, the road washed out and we had to take a detour back to the city. Ended up being a nightmare of a day, mostly... More

My husband and I went to Valley of the Whales as part of a tour, don't know if you can get out there any other way. Entry is 14LE each paid by the tour company you travel with. This fee also includes entry to Wadi al Rayan ( a picnic area, near man-made lakes and a waterfall in between) you... More

Less than 3 hours away from downtown Cairo, you'll find the most spectacular desert scenary in Wadi al-Hitan. There are 400 whale and sea cow skeletons from 40 million years ago, not to mention the dramatic landscape formed by water and wind that you can observe in perfect silence. Highly recommended!

It is a well organised site, luckily situated and desinged in a simple fashion with a ton of good taste. It is an easy walk through the history of the whales, an important part of it anyway. Do not expect anything spactacular from the skeletons, unless you are really interested in biology. I will definetely return here for the site... More

...The next on our list was The Valley of the Whales (Vadi Hittan). We had a short stop in Bawiti to change our jeep and say goodbye to lovely Mustafa. If you want, during that break you can have a rest and a shower in the hotel which is already included in the itinerary. Once our jeep was ready we... More

The valley of the whales , have been discovered in 1936. It is an area of fossils; considered as an open museum, dates back to over 40 million years and contains petrified primitive whales skeletons, shark teeth , shells and roots of Mangroves preserved in soft rocks. This area is really amazing, it takes you around 3 hours from Cairo,... More

Wadi al-Hitan is about 2 hours by car from downtown Cairo, and a world away. Within the protected area are about 20 exhibits of fossilized whale bones. The exhibits are arranged along a path that winds through the desert, and there's excellent signage in English and Arabic. One company that arranges transport & excursions to Wadi al Hitan is Hani... More

We visited "Valley of the Whales" in mid December. After being diverted around the Western Desert for most of the day by our guides we arrived at Wadi Al Hitan almost at sunset so our visit was quite brief. However we were extremely disappointed. The displays were quite disappointing. Two or three locations a few bones arranged near each other... More