Day Trip to El Minya from Cairo (Private Tour)

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Day 1: El Minya – Tuna El Gabal
In the morning, you will be picked up by your private guide and driver from your hotel in Cairo or Giza. We will head to El Minya, which takes about 4 hours. Once we arrive in El-Minya, we'll 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 ). Afterward, we will take you to a 4-star hotel for an overnight stay in El Minya.

Day 2: Beni Hassan – Tel El Amarna – Cairo
In the morning, your tour guide will escort you to Beni Hassan, where you can see Bakhet III 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). After you will have lunch at a local restaurant, then proceed to Tel El Amarna where you can see the northern tombs among which Ahmose tomb and Huya tomb lays. Lastly, we will drive back to your hotel in Cairo.