Tourist Attractions & Monuments Egypt

Natural source surrounded by a mysterious legend. It is said to be drying off as soon as we get away from it.

Khaemhat was royal scribe and inspector of the royal granaries during the reign of Amenophis III, whose 38-year reign was marked by peace, wealth and power. His highly ornamented tomb reveals rural scenes and religious representations, such as the sacrifice of geese. Among the bas-reliefs adorning the walls of his tomb are several depictions of the agrarian goddess Renenoutet, in the guise of a snake-headed woman suckling her son. Khaemhat took great care to ensure that this goddess watched over his final resting place.

In the Gulf of Aden, unique aquatic reserve of sirenians.

The grave is 91 m long. It was dug for the son of Thutmes III. One descends into the tomb by stepping over ritual holes, intended to ward off demons. The burial chamber is illustrated with the Book of Amduat and its ceiling is studded with the Star of Nut. Its sarcophagus is still in place, magnificently decorated. His mummy was still inside at the time of his discovery. It was in one of the annexes of the burial chamber that nine other royal mummies had been stored, hidden from the thieves' desires.

A cleaner source than others and located 32 km.

The mountains around the village of Sainte-Catherine are extraordinary. Absolute peace and granite mountains provide the backdrop for a variety of hikes, beyond Mount Moses, the most famous and most frequented, and Mount Sainte-Catherine, which is quite arduous. Day-long to week-long hikes can be organized, with or without camels. Don't hesitate to enlist the help of an English-speaking agency (Bedouin guides' English is sometimes limited), or use the village camps for the more experienced.

Djebel Abbas (2,344 m). Situated 6 km west of the monastery, it can be recognized by the castle ruins crowning its summit. This vestige dates back to the ^19th century, when Khedive Abbas chose the site for a desert cure. Some time after the work had begun, Abbas Pasha changed his mind, preferring to settle on the sacred mountain itself. To get to Mount Abbas, the best route is up wadi Abu Selleh, wadi Bougieh... and down through small palm groves occupied by Bedouins.

Djebel Bab el Dounia. The hike to the "Gateway to the World" mountain takes 3 days and 2 nights. We also recommend the Algalt Et Azrak (Blue Pound) valley, where you can enjoy a swim

Valley of the 40 prophets. Situated between Mont Moïse and Mont Sainte-Catherine, this is a must if you're doing the 2 hikes in succession, which is sustained but extraordinary. Here you can sleep in Bedouin summer villages.

All around the oasis, made of basalt.

Only a few ruins remain of the ancient city, located in Kom el-Ashmuneïm, 8 km from Tuna el-Gebel. But new discoveries suggest that Tuna el-Gebel will not remain in the shadows for long. In 2017, the Egyptian authorities reported the discovery of a necropolis with numerous funerary wells dating from the end of the Pharaonic period (26th dynasty and after) and the beginning of the Ptolemies in the mid-4th century. In the region of Tuna el-Gebel, opposite Amarna, and 60 km south of Minya, the Egyptian mission is continuing the excavations .

It is probably also in two other names that this mosque, restored in 1652 by Ibrahim Agha el-Moustahfizan, is known: under the term of its founder, Prince Chams el-Din Aqsunqur or under his nickname "Blue Mosque". The interior of this mosque is distributed in a courtyard surrounded by the four traditional iwans. It is in El-Moustahfizan that the blue faïs that cover the interior of the mosque have been created, which have given the mosque this color qualifier. Three mausoleum are distributed inside the mosque.