Rayan’s Valley. A beautiful desert sanctuary so close to the city.

Last week, one of my biker friends took me to Wadi El Rayan [which translates to ‘Rayan’s Valley’] last week. It took us about an hour in his noisy off-road bike to get there, so I was relieved just to arrive.

I always heard about this valley that, I understood, is an oasis and that was it. But when I saw it, I never thought the desert can be that beautiful. The way how vegetation mingles with the sand dunes and ponds was just breathtaking.

Rayan’s Valley is at a region in Egypt called ‘Fayoum’, it is less than a 100 Kilometers south east of Cairo and you can drive there easily via paved roads, no need for the off-road bike unless you’re one of them!

It will be an enjoyable day trip. Guaranteed. Look at the pictures I took on the way back

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This is really wonderful @SherifX This picture of the lake is so new for me to see since everybody likes to share those of the waterfall. Did you see if by the way? Was it any near to where you were?

Last week, I was also in Fayyoum but in Wadi al-Hitan which is a protectorate inside Wadi al-Rayan. Though it has no water sources but the mountain and rock definitions were stunning.

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Hello Noha - My pleasure that you liked them :slight_smile:
Yes, i took these pictures myself last week… I also have a couple of pictures for a lovely roadside cafe [or restaurant] in Tunis village, will try to find them for you.
Meanwhile, these are the larger and higher resolution version of the pictures. Do anything you want with them.

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