Beni Hasan to Tell Al-Amarna Getting there & around

Getting there & away

The easiest way to get around these three sites is by taxi from Minya, perhaps continuing on to Asyut. Expect to pay E£100 to E£200, depending on the time you want to spend and your bargaining skills.

All buses to or from Minya and Asyut stop in Mallawi, as do the slow 2nd- and 3rd-class trains. If the security situation allows, for Hermopolis you can take a local microbus or service taxi from Mallawi to Al-Ashmunein; the turn-off to the site is 1km from the main road. From the junction you can either walk the short distance to Hermopolis or coax your driver to go a bit further. Tuna al-Gebel is 7km west of Hermopolis and, depending on the security situation and the time of day, you should be able to flag down a pick-up truck.