From Cairo 2-Day Trip to El Minya

Cairo, Egypt
Duration2 days
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesArabic, German, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, Greek, English, Italian, French, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

This tour will take you off of the traditional tourist track to El Minya, 4 hours south of Cairo in Upper Egypt. Enjoy two day touring the sights in the area, including pharaonic tombs and ruins at Tuna El Gabal, Beni Hassan and Tel Amarna.

Options

Guide Languages option 1

option 1: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Arabic Guide.
Pickup included

Guide Languages option 2

option 2: Japanese, italian guide.
Pickup included

What's included

  • - All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • - Pick up services from your hotel in Cairo and return
  • Breakfast
  • - All services charges and taxes
  • - Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
  • - Tipping
  • - beverages and water during breakfast, lunch, dinner.

What to expect

Day 1: El Minya – Tuna El Gabal
  1. Tuna el-Gebel
    6h · Admission ticket included
    At 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 renown for her beauty in the city of Hermopolis ), overnight in El Minya.
Day 2: Beni Hassan – Tel El Amarna – Cairo
  1. Beni Hassan
    3h · Admission ticket included
    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).
  2. Tell el-Amarna
    2h · Admission ticket included
    Lunch at a local restaurant, then proceeds to Tel El Amarna where you can see the northern tombs among of which Ahmose tomb and Huya tomb. Later, drive back to your hotel in Cairo.

    Note: if the mentioned hotels or cruises are not available, the company have the right to Change the hotel or Cruise as it of same category .

    Note : For pick up / drop off form Cairo airport, Sphinx airport, New Administrative Capital, New Cairo, Helioplis, Badr City, Shorouk, Rehab, Obour, Sheraton Almatar, Sheikh Zayed city, Ring Rd, Mirage City, Meridian Airport or Madinty City will be for additional cost.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Please provide a copy of passport which must be sent to the local partner at the most 2 days before the tour.

Additional information

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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