Mleiha: Fossil Hunt Expedition Workshop with Fossil Cast Making

Explore Mleiha's fossils in a 1-hour workshop, with hands-on fossil moulding and an optional Jebel Faya geology field trip.

Getting started

Begin by entering the museum using your ticket and moving to the designated workshop area. After a short check-in, your professional guide introduces the session format and safety basics. Once everyone is seated, the experience starts with an introduction to fossils that sets up the practical fossil moulding workshop that follows.

What to expect

Mleiha museum and fossil workshop

This workshop-style Fossil Hunt Expedition in Mleiha is designed as an interactive session suitable for ages 5 and above, with capacity for up to 100 students per group and a total duration of up to 1 hour.

Features

• Learn during an introduction to fossils, where your expert guide explains what fossils are and how they form, giving context before you start the practical activities.

• Take part in a fossil moulding workshop that walks you through each step of creating your own fossil cast, focusing on simple, hands-on techniques.

• Use all required workshop materials provided on-site, so you do not need to bring any tools or supplies for the fossil moulding activities.

• Take home the fossil cast that was created by you during the fossil moulding workshop and finished within the session.

• Benefit from a professional guide included throughout the experience, who guides participants of different ages and group sizes.

• Stay hydrated with water provided during the workshop segment of your visit.

Jebel Faya geology field trip

For selected options, the experience extends outdoors with a geological exploration of the Jebel Faya area, adding a field component to your museum and workshop visit.

Features

• Join a Jebel Faya geology field trip as per your selected option, which connects the fossil concepts from the museum with the surrounding landscape.

• Travel with transfers in an air-conditioned vehicle when this option is selected, ensuring transport between the museum and the Jebel Faya geology field trip area is taken care of.

• Apply what you learned during the introduction to fossils in a real-world setting, guided by the same expert guide for continuity.

Upgrades

If you book a Standard Expedition with Group Discount or Premium Expedition with Field Trip, Transfers, Group Discount, you receive a 40% discount on a minimum purchase of 3 tickets. Exclusive return transfers are not included in any option and are available at an additional cost.

Wrapping up

Leave with your handmade fossil cast as a unique keepsake and, if you've selected the field trip option, a deeper understanding of how Mleiha's remarkable landscape preserves millions of years of natural history.