Egypt Excursions » Cairo - Menia
Cairo - Menia CAIRO – MENIA
				
				
				El Menia is a province about 250 km southern from Cairo. Beni 
				Hassan is an area named by the old Arab tribe, on the eastern 
				bank of Nile, which has many tombs from the Old kingdom and the 
				Middle kingdom. Vivid colors marked on the walls 17th century 
				BC. without having any restorations will make the trip 
				unforgettable for our customers. Also, our guests will have a 
				fantastic view from above the hill, where these tombs are.
				
				TEL EL AMARNAH
				
				What we call Amarna, or el-Amarna today was the city of 
				Akhetaten (The Horizon of the Aten). It was created by Egypt's 
				heretic king, Akhenaten for his revolutionary religion that 
				worshiped Aten during the Amarna Period.El amarnah is an 
				excursion in which the visitor will contemplate the ruins of the 
				place of 18th dynasty as well as tombs of his nobility that show 
				a close study of art of the period and how it had been affected 
				by religious beliefs. Tombs were cut inside the rocks near 
				mountains. A bus or a jeep makes this visit possible.
				
				TUNA EL GABAL
				
				Tombs of Greek-roman era used to be the necropolis of the 
				province in ancient Egypt, called by the Greeks Hermopolis 
				magna. This necropolis would be a good example for seeing this 
				strange mixture between ancient Egyptian and Greek arts. 
				Customers will visit tombs of Petosiris, the mummy of Isadora or 
				ibis birds – tombs.
			 














 
 
					
