El Minya

 

Our Representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza to El Minya about 4 hours - arrive El Minya start to visit the city’s site including the great plain where Akhenaton received his divine inspiration to build his city, continue to visit The Royal Tomb (which has the no. 26 in the Amarna rock-tomb sequence) lies in a narrow side valley leading off from the Royal Wadi at a distance of 6 kms. (nearly 4 miles) from its mouth. It was intended for Akhenaten, princess Meketaten, and probably for Queen Tiy also, and (in an unfinished annexe) an additional person (Nefertiti?), lunch at local restaurant then proceeds to visit the tombs in Beni Hassan (Bakhet III tomb “Bakhet III was the Governor of the Oryx Nome”, Khnumhotep “Khnumhotep was a governor under Amenemhat III in the 12th dynasty ” & Khety “It belongs to a governor in the 11th dynasty”. Then drive back to Cairo .