Tell el-Amarna

Signifcant site but a long way to go

The trip to El Minya takes over four hours one-way from Cairo and is the overnight stop-over where you can visit Tuna El Gabal, Tel El Amarna and Beni Hassan. I originally wanted to continue up from L...

Another hidden gem in Minya

Another hidden gem in Minya, amazing city, site was huge in space, lots of ruins all over the place. Akhnatoun’s tomb was amazing, the other tombs were in pretty good shape. Must see, the master plan...

No one comes here

This place does not have the impressive buildings you often see in Egypt, but it is historically important. The main thing is the tomb of Akhenaton.

Lost in the past

We had this place to ourselves! It felt like a fairy tale of pharaonic times. The place is the city where Akhenaton and Nefertiti established their monotheistic kindgom's capital after they left curre...

Had the place to ourselfs

We visited Tell el-Amarna with a couple of hours driving from Cairo and had the place to ourselfs. That is, if i dont count in our guide, the guide from Tell el-Amarna and military or policemen for se...