Two-Day Journey from Cairo to El Minya

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Excursion Itinerary

Day 1: Drive From Cairo to Tuna El Gabal and El Minya
Your driver and guide will take you up in the morning from your Cairo or Giza hotel and transport you to El Minya, a 4-hour trip. Once you arrive in El-Minya, begin your tour of the city's grounds, taking in the vast plain where Akhenaton got the inspiration from God to construct his metropolis. After lunch at a neighborhood restaurant in El Minya, you will travel to Tuna El Gabal to see the tomb of Petosiris, the Ibis catacombs, and the tomb of Isadora, who was known for her beauty in the city of Hermopolis whose tomb dates to the second century AD. You will spend the night in El Minya.

Day 2: Drive back to Cairo from Beni Hassan - Tel El Amarna
Your tour guide will take you to Beni Hassan in the morning, where you can see the tombs of Bakhet III (who ruled the Oryx Nome), Khnumhotep (who served as Amenemhat III's governor in the 12th dynasty), and Khety (whose tomb belonged to an 11th dynasty governor). After having lunch at a neighborhood restaurant, travel to Tel El Amarna to view the northern tombs, which include the Ahmose and Huya tombs. Drive back to your Cairo hotel later.

Excursion Information

Tour Includes

Services for pickup and drop-off from your hotel in Cairo.

Bed and breakfast accommodations at a four-star hotel (Aton Hotel or Siva Nefertiti Hotel).

Every transfer takes place in a private, air-conditioned vehicle.

Throughout the visits, a private Egyptologist guide who speaks English.

Admission fees to all Minya's attractions.

Two lunch breaks at a nearby restaurant in El Minya during the tour.

On board the vehicle, bottled water.

All taxes and service fees.

Tour Excludes

Any extras not specified on the itinerary.

Tipping.

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