El Minya Day Tour From Cairo
Enjoy the visit to El Minya, the bride of Upper Egypt with its 39 rock-cut tombs beside Tuna el Gebel and Tel El Amarna where they discovered 40 mummies.
Beni Hassan
One of the the thirty-nine rock-cut tombs of Beni Hassan in the limestone cliffs of the Eastern desert overlooking a gentle curve in the River Nile .
Beni Hassan tombs
Some of the the thirty-nine rock-cut tombs of Beni Hassan in the limestone cliffs of the Eastern desert overlooking a gentle curve in the River Nile.
The tomb of Petosiris
One of the major attraction of Tuna El Gebel is the tomb of Petosiris, he was the high priest of Thoth and his tomb is decorated with reliefs in a blend of Greek and Egyptian styles.
Istabel Antar-El Minya
The façade of the speos or Stabel Antar is 15m wide with four square pillars cut from the rock, two on each side of the entrance
The tomb of Isadora
A Roman era tomb relate to Isadora, a young woman who drowned in the second century BC. Her mummy lies in a glass case in her tomb.
Tell El Amarna
The ruins of the great palace in Tell El Amarna.
Northern Palace
The Northern Palace is located in the abandoned Northern Suburbs of the city of Ahketaten.
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8 Hour
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Lunch
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TRIP ITINERARY
El Minya day tour from Cairo is your way to enjoy visiting the provincial capital of the governors of the sixteenth Nome of Upper Egypt, enjoy the bride of upper Egypt in reference to its strategic location in Middle Egypt as a vital link between the north and the south of Egypt, enjoy visiting the place where Egyptians worshiped one god for the first time in their history, enjoy a well-preserved reliefs of men’s daily life like hunting, sports activities, working on the field and much more. easy we can say El Minya has absolute must-see monuments.
El Minya Beni Hassan 39 Rock-Cut Tombs
Breakfast will be taken in the hotel then early departure around 07:00 am to El Minya which is 245 kilometers south of Cairo on the western bank of the river Nile. We will start out tour with the thirty-nine rock-cut tombs of Beni Hassan in the limestone cliffs of the Eastern desert overlooking a gentle curve in the River Nile.
At Beni Hassan, you will enjoy the information about life in Egypt 4000 years ago through painted registers on the walls of the tombs, men hunting on the desert edges, barbers, weavers, female acrobats, girls playing ball. More than 200 vignettes of wrestlers portray just about every hold or through that can be imagined. The most impressive tomb is the one of Amenemhet beside the fantastic Khnumhutep the third one which has his autobiography in 222 vertical lines of hieroglyphics plus that one of Baqet. The eighty-meter climb to the tombs is accessible by a donkey or on foot.
El Minya Tuna El Gebel and The Catacomb
The next stop will be Tuna el Gebel where you can see Akhenaton’s boundary stele then the family tomb of Petosiris, the tomb of Isadora and the catacomb of Thoth and Ibis and Baboons burial in the catacomb. Lately on the 13th of April 2019, Egypt witnessed the discovery of Ptolemaic-era rock burial chambers filled with more than 40 mummies of different sizes and genders.
Tel El Amarna or Tel Amarna the capital city of Akhnaton
Lunch in a local restaurant then ends the day with the tour to Tel Amarna, the capital city of Pharoah Akhnaton who reigned in the fourteenth century B.C.we have to cross the Nile with a motorboat to the East side. Here he challenges the power of the priests of Amun by instituting the first monotheistic religion in the world. You will visit the royal tomb of Akhenaton and the ruins of the palace and much more then you will be driven back to Cairo.
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Cancellation Policy and refunds
Our goal is to provide extensive tours and excursion services and innovative travel products for our guests to ensure they enjoy the best of what Egypt has to offer as a holiday destination but we understand things happen in life and sometimes you have to cancel or change your tour plan. We want to make it as easy as possible to do so we try to make our cancellation policy as good as we can and we divided the cancellation policy into Individual Travelers, groups depending on the high and peak period of the season.
Day Tours and Shore Excursions Cancellation
Cancellation by the clients
Cancellation requests should be sent via fax or emailed to provide the Company with written confirmation that your reservation should be cancelled.
In case you cancel your trip, the following scale of charges will be applied.
- For daily excursions no cancellation fee ( 0 % cancellation fee ) is charged and a full refund is given if the cancellation is received 12 hours before trip starts.
- Less than 12 hours before the trip starts a 50% will be charged as a cancellation fee.
- Additionally, there are cancellation fees on all domestic flights within Egypt. If you cancel a tour at any time, you will be subject to any fees according to airline’s cancellation policy.
Cancellation by Golavita
We reserve the right to cancel a tour at any circumstances but will not cancel a tour less than 45 days before departure, except for Force Majeure, Low Bookings or clients’ failure to pay the final balance, the Company will, upon cancellation, return all monies paid excluding payment for travel insurance or offer an alternative tour of comparable standard. No compensation will be paid to the Client if cancellation is because of Force Majeure or Low Bookings.
Tour Packages and Nile Cruises Cancellation
Cancellation by the clients
Cancellation requests should be sent via fax or emailed to provide the Company with written confirmation that your reservation should be cancelled.
In case you cancel your trip, the following scale of charges will be applied.
Individual Travelers
- Up to 20 days before arrival date 5% cancellation fee
- 19 – 08 days before arrival date 15% cancellation fee
- 07 days before arrival date 100% cancellation fee
Groups (10 persons or more)
- Up to 30 days before arrival date 5% cancellation fee
- 29 – 16 days before arrival date 25% cancellation fee
- 15 – 08 days before arrival date 50% cancellation fee
- 07 days before arrival date 100% cancellation fee
Christmas & New Year from 20/12 till 06/01 & Easter holidays from 19/03 till 31 /03
- 30 days before arrival date 25% cancellation fee
- 29 – 16 days before arrival date 50% cancellation fee
- 15 days before arrival date 100% cancellation fee
Cancellation by Golavita
We reserve the right to cancel a tour at any circumstances but will not cancel a tour less than 45 days before departure, except for Force Majeure, Low Bookings or clients’ failure to pay the final balance, the Company will, upon cancellation, return all monies paid excluding payment for travel insurance or offer an alternative tour of comparable standard. No compensation will be paid to the Client if cancellation is because of Force Majeure or Low Bookings.
Frequently asked questions
What is the reservation system in Golavita?
Once you make your mind about the trip or tour package you want, try to make your reservation as early as possible via one of our contacts to give us the chance to secure your space for your wanted trip upon receiving a deposit of 25 %. You can pay the deposits with any kind of credit cards, dollars, Euros or English pounds.
How can I contact Golavita ?
Golavita tour is available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week to receive and answer your requests or your bookings inquires via phones, Email and lives on line chat. Moreover all our contacts, you can find easily on our home page.
Who do I contact in case of emergency?
Upon your arrival to one of Egypt’s airport and after you will be greeted and welcomed by our staff and on the way to your hotel, our representative will give you papers with all useful information about Egypt and the contact numbers and phone line from which you will keep all the stay and from which you can call us day and night.
What is the official currency in Egypt?Will I be able to exchange dollars, Euros, or other currencies in Egypt?
Egyptian currency is known as Genieh or L.E or Pound .Currency exchange is available at banks, official bureaux de change and most hotels. Banks often have better exchange rates than bureaux de change or hotels. All common international currencies are accepted. There are ATMs in Cairo and other major cities in Egypt that accept any hard currency credit cards
Is it allowed for non-Muslims to enter historical mosques in Egypt?
• Non-Catholics can enter the Vatican and non-Christians are welcomed at churches around the world. While not all the holy mosques of Egypt are off-limits to non-Muslims. All the historical mosques are open for the visit of Muslims/non-Muslims alike like Mohamed Ali Mosque within the Citadel, Amr Ibn El Ass mosque, Ibn Tulun mosque, El Refae mosque, Madrassa of Sultan Hassan and Al Azhar mosque. However, there are protocols which must be followed. Always remember a mosque is a place of prayer and worship for Muslims. It is not a museum.
Can I take pictures while visiting the monuments in Egypt
The answer is between yes and no. in most of the sightseeing it is allowed to take photos and make your trip memorable but there are other places in which you can not take even your camera with you for example Egyptian Museum, Valley of the kings, inside any of the Pyramid, inside the tombs in Sakkara, tombs of noblemen in Luxor, valley of the queens in Luxor.
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