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George is amazing! This tour was incredible. George has a wealth of knowledge that shines at every stop and as you're traveling through each area. It was an early start to the day and worth it! We stopped at a little coffee/tea cart to pick up a beverage. I opted for the Turkish coffee and George and my driver grabbed tea. Their tea smelled so good. Should have tried it. We started with Tell Basta. I need to visit this site again in 5 to 10 years to see what else has been uncovered/excavated. The open air museum has some impressive artifacts. The Tell Basta museum is small but is home to some interesting artifacts. I had done some research on Tell Basta prior to booking the tour. One website stated this is where you can see mummified cats. This is not true. The next stop was Tanis. This is another treasure. It's an ancient site and George did an incredible job sharing the history and importance. The pillars, obelisk, statues and remains are well preserved and stunning. This is another open air museum with larger artifacts. Tell Basta was impressive but Tanis was far superior. After visiting both locations, we had a late lunch at a family run BBQ restaurant with delicious food. Lunch was late so I was very hungry. There was more than enough food for George, the drive (Mohammad if I remember correctly) and myself. At the end of the tour I was given the opportunity to visit a Papyrus shop and perfume shop. I would skip these in the future but they were both interesting and the staff at both were lovely. This is a very long day. Especially if you opt for the Papyrus shop and perfume shop. George is incredible at making sure you are comfortable, well hydrated and enjoying the trip. One thing to note is that these sites do not get a lot of tourists. We were the only ones walking through, so my photos are all people free! I'd recommend this tour to those who are very interested in Egyptian history.

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Great places little visited, but worth it for those who love Egypt. Tanis a little far away, but you can tell how great she was, fascinating. Great driver and guide.

This full-day private tour from Cairo to Tanis and Bubastis was pure magic – one of the most fascinating and underrated experiences we had in Egypt! If you love history and want to escape the crowds of Giza and Luxor, this is the tour for you. We were picked up from our Cairo hotel at 7:30 AM in a modern, air-conditioned van with plenty of cold water on board. Our guide, Dr. Mona, an actual archaeologist and Egyptologist, was simply outstanding. Her passion and in-depth knowledge turned the day into a private university lecture in the best possible way – she explained everything with clarity, excitement, and even showed us recent discoveries that aren’t in guidebooks yet.

A fantastic tour today! I’ve been to Egypt many times, and this was easily my favorite experience yet. The driver Ahmed was excellent—friendly, professional, and went the extra mile (literally) to make the day outstanding. Everything was perfectly organized by Mr. George, a trained archaeologist who checked in on the tour many times throughout the day and to make arrangements at each location. It’s a great tour for those wanting to get away from all the tourists and see some real history not in a packed museum. Bubastis (Tell Basta) Once the center of worship for the cat goddess Bastet (biblical Pi-Beseth), Bubastis holds scattered ruins from the Middle and Late Kingdoms, including a mudbrick palace of Amenemhat III, Old Kingdom tombs, and massive granite remnants of Bastet’s temple. Much of it was quarried away over time, but the site remains peaceful, atmospheric, and full of history. Tanis (San el-Hagar) Tanis, known in the Bible as Zoan, was Egypt’s “Thebes of the North” and royal capital during the 21st–22nd Dynasties. Its broad ruins—temples, obelisks, and royal tombs such as those of Psusennes I and Shoshenq II—make it one of Egypt’s most impressive yet least-visited sites. Quiet, expansive, and rich with ancient grandeur.

Tell Bastia has a very nice museum. Tanis used to be a great temple, but it is in pieces, gives you different perspective. You can see some details better, since the pieces are up close.