If you decided to stop in El Minya on your way North from Luxor back to Cairo. Most people either fly or take the train and skip everything in between, but if you're both the kind of travelers who like to get off the beaten path now and then, and, quite frankly, you'd have about enough of the major tourist sites in Egypt.
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Highlights
Although it is largely kept out of the touristic map of Egypt, the city of El Menya has some remarkably interesting historical sites that are quite worth a visit.
Take a chance and explore some of the monuments that only a few people were lucky enough to visit.
El Menya, with its significant geographical location at the beginning of Upper Egypt, has always played an important role in Egyptian history.
This is why the city is featured for hosting a large number of interesting historical monuments
Itinerary
Day 1: Cairo-El Minya – Tuna El Gabal
In the morning you will be picked you up by your private guide and driver from your hotel in Cairo or Giza to El Minya, about 4 hours. Arrive El-Minya and start to visit the city’s site, including the great plain where Akhenaton received his divine inspiration to build his city. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant in El Minya, then proceeds to Tuna El Gabal where you can see the tomb of Petosiris, Ibis catacombs, and Isadora tomb (This tomb goes back to the 2nd century AD and belongs to Isadora the renowned for her beauty in the city of Hermopolis ), overnight in El Minya.
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Day 2: Beni Hassan – Tel El Amarna – Cairo
n the morning, your tour guide will escort you to Beni Hassan, where you can see Bakhet III’s tomb (Bakhet III was the Governor of the Oryx Nome), Khnumhotep tomb (Khnumhotep was a governor under Amenemhat III in the 12th dynasty) and Khety tomb (It belongs to a governor in the 11th dynasty). Lunch at a local restaurant then proceeds to Tel El Amarna where you can see the northern tombs among which are Ahmose tomb and Huya tomb. Later, drive back to your hotel in Cairo.
Included
- 01-night accommodation in 4-star hotel “Amoun Hotel”
- 01 Breakfast, 01 Lunch & 01 dinner
- All transfers in A/C new model comfortable car
- One bottle of mineral water per day
- Refreshing towels
- Professional guidance in your preferred language
- Entrance fees for all attractions mentioned in the itinerary
- All taxes and service charges
Excluded
- Personal expenses like drinks, souvenirs, etc….
- Tipping to guide and driver
- Travel Insurance
What to bring with you:
- Â Comfortable shoes
- Â Sunglasses
- Â Hat
Hotel Pickup
Your guide will be waiting for you at the hotel lobby 15 minutes before departure time