Unlocking Ancient Mysteries: Tanis Day Tour from Cairo
Enjoy the secrets and the mysterious of the Pharaonic capital Tanis, that was mentioned in Indiana Jones movie and in it one of the most fabulous intact tombs was found, Tanis was explored in the beginning of 19th century, the first large-scale archaeological excavations there were made by Auguste Mariette, where many royal tombs were discovered and still there the ruins of a massive temple for Amon Ra
High lights
( Tanis – Port said – San elhagar )
Inclusions
Exclusions
Pick-up and drop off services from/to your hotel Travel by private air-conditioned vehicle English-speaking guide Entrance fee Lunch
Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary Tipping Entrance fee for the white desert
Tanis secrets and adventures in one day
* Pick up time will be at 07:00 am from your hotel in Giza or in Cairo, then driving to” Tanis” that takes about 2.5 hours
* Along the way it will be very nice opportunity to see more of the countryside of Egypt 360 and the local people lifestyle and many farms
Arrival to Tanis archeological site
* Upon arrival to Tanis the tour guide will explain the whole site as there were a number of temples, seven according to the Egyptian government, located in the area of Tanis. The chief deities worshiped there were Amun, his wife, Mut and the child Khonsu, who formed the Tanis Triad.
* Also, there are group of royal tombs some of them were found intact full of silver and gold for several kings from Dynasty 21 , 22 and 23 like kings Sheshonq III , Psamtik and Psusennes I
* After visiting the archeological site in Tanis we will have diffrent experience by the coast as we will drive for one more hour to city of Port said by the Mediterranean sea 360 .
* Upon arrival to port said we will go to the big fish market where you can choose the fish you prefer to be cooked for you and have delicious lunch in a local restaurant
* Then there will be free time as Port said is one of the most beautiful cities in Egypt where you can relax , enjoy the famous local markets that sell almost every thing for very good prices ,
* Finally driving back to cairo
Tanis
* Tanis is almost certainly one of the largest and most impressive. Nevertheless, most of t he things there were reused from other locations and earlier reigns .Tanis was built upon the Nile distributary known as Bahr Saft, which is now only a small silted up stream that dispatches into Lake Manzalla.and it was the capital of Egypt for more than 250 years
Type
Private
Price
* Private trip for 2 persons – ( 85 $ ) Per Person * Private trip for 1 persons – ( 150 $ ) per person * Private trip for 4 persons – ( 70 $ ) per person * special discount for groups
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