El Fayoum famous sites which is about 95 km from Cairo. Today all visits are Wadi El Ryan, designated as Protected Area in 1989. Wadi Hitan Protected Area – Valley of the Whales, about 90 km far from El Fayoum. Wadi Hitan or Valley of the Whales is located in the Protected Area of Wadi El Rayan and it was designated by UNESCO as a world Heritage Site in recognition of the 40 million year –old whale skeletons found there. Wadi El Rayan is located in the western desert, Wadi Rayan consists of two lakes connected by Egypt’s only waterfalls, formed in 1970 by an overflow of drainage water from the farmlands in Fayoum. After that enjoy Medinet Madi (Ancient City Uncovered) which dates back to the third pharaonic dynasty built by Amenemhet III and completed Amenemhet IV.