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Middle Egypt

The stretch between Cairo and Luxor that every itinerary drives past - painted Middle Kingdom tombs, Akhenaten's abandoned capital, and the pyramid that fell down.

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Top Attractions in Middle Egypt

Explore the headline places in the Middle Egypt cluster.

The three-stepped tower of the Meidum pyramid rising out of the mound of its own collapsed casing in the desert
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The Meidum Pyramid

A pyramid that did not work — a three-stepped tower standing in a heap of its own outer casing, and the missing step between Saqqara and Giza.

The marked-out foundations of the Small Aten Temple on the empty desert plain at Tell el-Amarna, with the cliffs behind
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Tell el-Amarna

The city Akhenaten built from nothing, lived in for a dozen years and abandoned — and the only complete plan of an ancient Egyptian city that survives.

The limestone cliff at Beni Hasan with the dark entrances of its rock-cut Middle Kingdom tombs cut into the face
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Beni Hasan

Middle Kingdom tombs cut high into a cliff in Middle Egypt, painted with wrestling, hunting and workshops instead of gods.

Travel notes

Visiting Middle Egypt

Best paired with Cairo or Luxor by overnight train. Allow extra time for the drive.

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Egypt Vacation Packages

Multi-day private journeys.

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Single-day private excursions.

Egypt Nile Cruises

Sail between Luxor and Aswan.