Overnight Trip To El Minya From Cairo

After breakfast at your hotel, you will visit Beni Hassan. The archaeological and historical sites are concentrated in a number of centers, most notably the southern centers of Mallawi, Deir Mawas, and Abu Qirqas. which includes one of the most important archaeological areas, the Bani Hassan area, located in Bani Hassan al-Sharq, or as it is called, the Bani Hassan tombs south of Minya, located about 20 kilometers south of the city of Minya in the area known as Middle Egypt, which stretches between Asyut and Menf.

Bani Hassan Tombs
Historians have mentioned that the owners of these tombs were the rulers of the region of Al-Waal, meaning “gazelle,” and not kings. The rulers of the regions were influential, as they married into the royal family. These tombs reflect the grandeur and magnificence they employed, as they carved their tombs into the mountain.

The discovery of the statue of Queen Nefertiti is considered the most important archaeological discovery in the region, in addition to the statue of King Akhenaten. which was found in the Tel el-Amarna area in Minya and dates back more than 3,300 years. The city was founded by King Amenhotep IV, or Akhenaten, who made it his seat of power and a city for worshipping the one god, Aten. It became the capital of Egypt in the modern state of the 18th Dynasty. For all these reasons, we will not miss visiting Tel el-Amarna.

Historians mention that when King Amenhotep IV, or Akhenaten, wanted to choose a place to worship the one god, he set several criteria for this place. Among these criteria was that it had to be pure land that had never been worshipped before and had never been touched by human feet. Explore more with us, and then eventually it will be time to return.   

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch