Watermelon Valley

Watermelon Valley: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Watermelon Valley

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Watermelon Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.51641, 30.61861. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Watermelon Valley

• Lake Qaroun · lake · Faiyum · ~6 km · Must-see
• Qasr el Sagha · fort · Faiyum · ~13 km · Must-see
• Qasr Qarun · fort · Faiyum · ~29 km · Must-see
• Karanis · fort · Faiyum · ~34 km · Must-see
• Medinet Maadi · fort · Faiyum · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of Hawara · fort · Faiyum · ~48 km · Must-see
• Wadi Al Rayyan National Park · sanctuary · Faiyum · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of Seila · fort · Faiyum · ~56 km · Must-see
• Wadi Al Rayan Water Falls شلالات وادي الريان · waterfall · Faiyum · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sesostris II Pyramid · attraction · Faiyum · ~58 km · Must-see
• El-Lahuun · fort · Faiyum · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tebtunis · fort · Faiyum · ~59 km · Must-see
• Kawm Madinat Ghurab · fort · Bani Sweif · ~60 km · Must-see
• Maidun Pyramid · fort · Bani Sweif · ~68 km · Must-see
• Heracleopolis Magna · fort · Bani Sweif · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Senusret I · fort · Aj Jiza · ~73 km · Must-see
• Jazirat al Qarn adh Dhahabi · river spot · Faiyum · ~5 km
• Dimeh el Sebaa (Soknopaiu Nesos) · fort · Faiyum · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Watermelon Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Watermelon Valley

• Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) · viewpoint · Aj Jiza · ~78 km · Must-see
• El-Gabal el-Ahmar · viewpoint · Aj Jiza · ~94 km · Must-see
• Qarat al Mahatib · viewpoint · Faiyum · ~11 km
• Gebel Qatrani · viewpoint · Aj Jiza · ~20 km
• Ilwayat Barbar · viewpoint · Faiyum · ~24 km
• Naqb El Garw · viewpoint · Aj Jiza · ~31 km
• Qarat al Baqirat · viewpoint · Faiyum · ~40 km
• Ilwat Jibal al Masakhit · viewpoint · Faiyum · ~46 km
• Tall al Maraka · viewpoint · Faiyum · ~56 km
• Jabal al Ishash · viewpoint · Faiyum · ~57 km

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