Wadi El Hitan

Faiyum Governorate · Egypt

Wadi El Hitan, Egypt
Photo: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
October to April
Budget
$
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A desert valley preserving fossilized skeletons of ancient whales that document their evolution from land to sea. Weathered dunes and yardang rock formations surround the open-air fossil trail.

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