1-Day trip to Gebel Quatrani - Open Air Museum

1-Day trip to Gebel Quatrani - Open Air Museum

Enjoy 1 day out of Cairo. Breath fresh air and walk through Egypt’s history.
The Open Air museum is opened only since 2018 and till now an insider tip. Fossils, petrified wood imbedded in a nice desert landscape guarantee the perfect break of daily routine.
We offer BBQ or vegetarian lunch (depending on demand). After Gebel Quatrani we are heading also to the Pharaonic Site of Qasr el Sagha and the Roman Ruins of Dimeh, before returning to Cairo.

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Stop At: Faiyum Governorate, Egypt

The Jebel Qatrani Open Air Museum is located inside the Petrified Forest area, the north of Lake Qaroun. The Open Air museum is opened only since 2018 and till now an insider tip. Fossils, petrified wood imbedded in a nice desert landscape guarantee the perfect break of daily routine.


Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Faiyum Oasis, Al Faiyum Governorate Desert, Faiyum Governorate, Egypt

We offer BBQ or vegetarian lunch (depending on demand). After Gebel Quatrani we are heading also to the Pharaonic Site of Qasr el Sagha and the Roman Ruins of Dimeh, before returning to Cairo.
Around 8km south of Qasr el-Sagha, towards Birket Qarun, is the site of the Graeco-Roman town of Soknopaiou Nesos. Today known as Dimai, or Dimeh el-Siba (Dimeh of the Lions), the town is thought to have been founded during the Ptolemaic Period, but appears to have been built on an earlier neolithic settlement.


Duration: 4 hours