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Take a walk in the underwater world from 40 million years ago

I'm not kidding, Egypt is really photogenic! 📸 Egyptians are also like E people 😂 All the habibis we met were so enthusiastic Our guide loved to joke, and we laughed all day long For a niche tour in Egypt 🇪🇬, Fayoum Whale Valley is really nice 🐳 Round trip from Cairo on the same day, the camp is very photogenic ⛺️ The local driver took us speeding through the desert in an off-road vehicle Whale Valley is like another planet 🌍 We saw fossils of whales and other marine life It's hard to imagine that millions of years ago this was the ocean 🌊 🇪🇬 Egypt is a visa on arrival, USD 25/person. I read online that you need to bring USD 2,000 in cash, but we weren't checked when we entered, and the visa was issued smoothly 💰 You can exchange some Egyptian pounds at the airport, the exchange rate is quite normal, and you can get change, really small change 😂 🍴 The lunch prepared at the camp was very delicious! It was very Arabic, and I could accept the taste of the spices~
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