Why choose this Cairo tour ?
Leave Cairo with your guide for a special private tour to the ruins of the 22nd dynasty with the highest number of obelisks.
Make the most of your Cairo adventure
What makes Tanis or San El Hagar and Suez Canal private day tour a unique experience ?
drive about 2 hours and half to Al Sharqia province South of El manzala Lake which located on the ruins of the old Capital of Egypt Tanis nowadays is known by San El Hagar which is known in Bible So-An It was established by the end of the 20th Dynasty the become the Capital of Egypt during the period of 21st dynasty , It was the birth Province of the King Smendes the founder of 21st dynasty , During 22nd dynasty was the political capital of Egypt .It was a very important commercial and strategic center but all its population immigrated and left it because it was threatened to be covered by the water of El manzala Lake . There was no any mention for Tanis before the modern kingdom by the opposite of Sa El-Hagar which located next of the western River Nile branch which known by pharaohs by Saaw
There are ruins of a number of temples , including the chief temple dedicated to Amun , and Some of the Royal tombs of the third intermediate Period like the tomb of the king psusennes l , Amenemope and Shoshenq ll – which are survived the depredations of tomb robbers throughout antiquity . which were discovered by Pierre Montet and proved to contain a large catalogue of gold , jewelry , lapis lazuli and precious stones including the funerary masks of these kings . the excavation 2009 the Egyptian antiquities counsel excavate the Sacred lake of the goddess Mout temple and so it is considered the second Sacred Lake in Tanis and San El Hagar .
Drive about 2 hours and half to Al Sharqia province South of El manzala Lake which located on the ruins of the old Capital of Egypt Tanis nowadays is known by San El Hagar which is known in Bible So-An It was established by the end of the 20th Dynasty the become the Capital of Egypt during the period of 21st dynasty , It was the birth Province of the King Smendes the founder of 21st dynasty , During 22nd dynasty was the political capital of Egypt .It was a very important commercial and strategic center but all its population immigrated and left it because it was threatened to be covered by the water of El manzala Lake . There was no any mention for Tanis before the modern kingdom by the opposite of Sa El-Hagar which located next of the western River Nile branch which known by pharaohs by Saaw
There are ruins of a number of temples , including the chief temple dedicated to Amun , and Some of the Royal tombs of the third intermediate Period like the tomb of the king psusennes l , Amenemope and Shoshenq ll – which are survived the depredations of tomb robbers throughout antiquity . which were discovered by Pierre Montet and proved to contain a large catalogue of gold , jewelry , lapis lazuli and precious stones including the funerary masks of these kings . the excavation 2009 the Egyptian antiquities counsel excavate the Sacred lake of the goddess Mout temple and so it is considered the second Sacred Lake in Tanis and San El Hagar .
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Options To Choose for Your Trip:
- Tanis or San El Hagar and Suez Canal private day tour
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Pickup included
- Entrance fees for all sights mentioned in the itinerary
- All Taxes
- Expert Egyptologist tour guide speaks your language
Not Included
- Any extra not mentioned in the itinerary
- Personal needs
- Tipping – recommended
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Egypt Tours Experience.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at Africa/Cairo.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.
