Panorama Resort

Al Fayoum


This collection of bland balcony-lined chalets sits right on the shoreline overlooking Lake Qarun. It's very popular with local tour groups and as a wedding venue, so don't expect a peaceful lakeside retreat. The onsite Dananir restaurant specialises in fresh fish and fowl from the area, and has in- and outdoor seating.


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Nearby Al Fayoum attractions

1. Lake Qarun

3.98 MILES

Lake Qarun is a popular weekend spot for Cairenes looking to cool down, and the lake edge is dotted with cafes and wedding pavilions. It’s not a big…

2. Obelisk of Senusert

13.27 MILES

This red granite obelisk, dedicated to 12th-dynasty pharaoh Senusert I, stands proudly in the centre of a traffic roundabout overlooking the northern…

3. Waterwheels

13.38 MILES

Al Fayoum is famous for its more than 200 waterwheels, which have become a prominent symbol of the town and the oasis. These four rather rickety and…

4. Fayoum Pottery School

14.55 MILES

Established in the 1970s by Swiss artists, Evelyne Porret and Michel Pastore, this school, which trains children and adults in the local potting…

5. Fayoum Art Center Residency

15.17 MILES

This project run by painter Mohamed Abla hosts classes and resident artists from around the world in the cooler months of January and February; email him…

6. Medinat Madi

17.59 MILES

This ancient city is one of the most isolated in Al Fayoum, but this is part of its appeal, as you’re often alone out in the blowing sand that drifts over…

7. Qasr Qarun

18.47 MILES

At the western end of Lake Qarun, just east of the village of Qasr Qarun, are the ruins of ancient Dionysias, once the starting point for caravans to the…

8. Pyramid of Hawara

19.03 MILES

About 8km southeast of Medinat Al Fayoum, on the north side of the canal Bahr Yusuf, the canal that connects Al Fayoum to the Nile, stands the dilapidated…