Vogels kijken in Fayoum: privé-dagbeleving

If you like birds, you’ll love this trip! Mohamed is very knowledgeable about the birds of Faiyum and where to find them. He even wrote about them and gave me a copy! I saw several new species for me, such as the beautiful White Breasted Kingfisher, a gorgeous turquoise little guy, and the brilliant African Green Bee-Eater. We also saw stilts, wagtails, lapwings, stilts, larks, doves and more. It was interesting driving through the small towns and see the markets, people cutting fodder for livestock and loading it sweet donkeys. We had lunch at a lovely spot that had a nice pottery shop. It wa

This was a great opportunity to see local birds in unconventional places along the roadside. Mohamed was knowledgeable and focused to make this a good experience to see a wide variety of birds. The flamingos were a sight to behold in the Qaroun Protected Area. We ended the experience with fresh squeezed juice at a local restaurant before the drive back to Giza.

Be warned, this is not a birdwatching tour. We were expecting a tour to see the birds of Fayoum with a guide knowledgeable of the birds of the area. Unfortunately our guide had no knowledge of the birds, he only knew a few of the sites that the tour is supposed to stop at for birds. We were given a paper with a few birds found in the area that is full of errors. We were told to tell the guide when we wanted to stop along the way to look for birds. For the price of this tour, a knowledgable bird guide should be expected, with knowledge of the area and places to stop for target species. Our guid