Things to Do in Faiyum

There are 3 attractions in Faiyum. Heracleopolis Magna, ancient egyptian city with layered ruins and temples, is the most popular.

1

Heracleopolis Magna

Ancient Egyptian city with layered ruins and temples

Archaeological Site

2

Lake Moeris

Ancient Egyptian lake near Faiyum, historically irrigated basin

Lake

3

Meidum

Ancient Egyptian pyramid site featuring early pyramid

Administrative Seat

4

Hawara

Ancient Egyptian ruin site featuring the Hawara pyramid

Archaeological Site

5

El Lahun

Ancient Egyptian settlement built for pyramid workers

Archaeological Site

6

Crocodilopolis

Ancient Egyptian city famed for crocodile cult and ruins

Archaeological Site

7

Medinet Madi

Ancient Greco-Roman temple complex in Faiyum oasis

Archaeological Site

8

Meidum Pyramid

Early Egyptian pyramid at Meidum, distinct collapsed form

Archaeological Site

9

Pyramid of Senusret II

Middle Kingdom Egyptian pyramid at Lahun necropolis

Archaeological Site

10

Tarkhan

Ancient Egyptian cemetery site with early dynastic tombs

Archaeological Site

11

Philadelphia (Faiyum)

Ancient Greco-Roman settlement in the Faiyum Oasis

Archaeological Site

12

Tebtunis

Greco-Roman archaeological site known for papyri finds

Archaeological Site

13

Bakchias

Archaeological Site

14

Karanis

Greco-Roman archaeological site in Faiyum oasis

Ruins

15

Pyramid of Seila

Small Old Kingdom pyramid near Seila, Egypt

Archaeological Site

16

Soknopaiou Nesos

Ancient Greco-Egyptian temple island in Faiyum

Ruins

17

Qasr Qarun

Ancient Egyptian site near Faiyum with Greco-Roman ruins

Ruins

18

Qasr el-Sagha

Ancient Egyptian temple complex near Faiyum oasis

Ruins