With the many artifacts found in Egypt, you can consider it as an artifact filled with hidden treasures. But there are still things that you have to discover that are not usually written on history books. Be sure to you are getting Off the Beaten Path in Cairo.
There are several Off the Beaten Cairo Trips that you can choose from once you arrive in the place. You have the choice of having an overnight stay in the Bahariya and White Desert, experience day tour of the Bahariya Oasis, or Fayoum and Wadi El Ryan, Tanis and Suez Canal Day Tour, the Minya, Tell El Amarna, Beni Hassan, Obama’s Trip in Cairo, the Egypt Manial Palace and Cairo Tower; Pharaonic Village Day Tour and tour to Ahmed Shawky Museum.
The Minya and Tell El Armana Tour from Cairo is one of the tours that you should not miss out. Getting off the beaten path in Cairo like this begins with a four-hour vehicle transfer from El Menya. Once you reach this place you will be taken to the wonderful Tell El Amarna, which was once the capital of Akhenaton. The area may be surreal for you for it is reminiscent of the period it belonged to. You will also be able to go to Beni Hassan, where you will experience what it feels like being in the Old Kingdom and what the Ancient Tombs look like.
Getting Off the Beaten Path in Cairo will not be complete if you will not have the Tanis and Suez Canal trip from Cairo. Although to be able to visit this great place, you have to acquire a permission from the Cairo Department of Antiquities. This will all be worth it once you acquire the experience of this place. This ten-hour tour will start from transferring you to a tiny village known by the name Zagazig. Then you will be taken San el Hagarm the delta capital during the time of Ramses II. See what their agricultural road, Bubastis is like as you pass through it. According to mythology, cats were considered a god in this location. Have a chance to see the ruins found in Tanis. From here have a great meal at the Suez Canal, which known to be the passage way of the east and west.
Going through these off the beaten paths in Egypt is a way to see new sites aside from the common places that you are going to visit while you are in Egypt. These may take extra dollars from your original budget, but all is worth these extras. Just make sure to keep a memory of your wonderful trip. Bring a camera with you, and enjoy your trip.
