The Egyptian Pharaonic Village was established in Cairo by Egyptian architect Hassan Ragab.This idea came upon his visit to America and his vision of the village of Williamsburg in Virginia, which tells the lives of the first settlers of the United States.He was chosen on Jacob Island as a place for the Pharaonic Village.
Work began in 1977, planting 5,000 of the trees that characterize Pharaonic Egypt and digging waterways and canals
Little by little the dream was realized and opened this integrated village in 1984 you will find in the pharaonic village the most famous temples of the kings of the Pharaohs
The life of the ancient Egyptian simple between agriculture and hunting and mummification of the dead and writing on paper.
The Pharaonic Village is considered one of the best tourist places in Cairo and among the best tourist places in Egypt as well
The best activities in the Pharaonic Village
• Your trip starts by entering the village and buying tickets from the box office at the gate, then riding in the reception buoy and contains a small cafeteria to receive visitors and an exhibition of some archaeological and Pharaonic products.
On the top floor of the reception buoy there is the Cleopatra Museum and explains to you the tour guide about the reign of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, and the conflict that took place during that period.
• You can move inside the floating boat in the water channels surrounding the Pharaonic Village
And to identify the gods of the ancient Egyptians and a scene from the Prophet Moses and information about the papyrus plant and methods of manufacture and turn it into paper.
The mummification, pottery, glass, weapons and information on the methods of agriculture, irrigation and fishing in the Pharaohs
The methods of drawing and writing hieroglyphs all that information you hear and see scenes that simulate the past, to bring the picture and simulate the ancient Egyptians and all the details of their lives.
Museums you can visit in the Pharaonic Village of Cairo
• After the trip by boat you can see the museums in the Pharaonic Village, are the various museums that deal with all the history of ancient Egypt and modern.
You can visit the Talmiyyah Museum, the Heritage Museum, the Boat Museum, the Islamic Museum, the Coptic Museum, the Pyramids Museum, and the Museum of Egypt, each of which deals with a historical era and is supported by photographs and miniatures of the most important events.
• You can visit the Museum of President Gamal Abdel Nasser, which contains 170 images of the late President in various stages of his life as well as a large number of personal belongings and busts and some coins and stamps issued during that period
In addition to the letters he wrote, in addition to the text of the decision to nationalize the Suez Canal and his resignation speech in 1956.
• You can also visit the museum of former President Anwar Sadat, which contains a large collection of personal belongings and pictures and some private collections that Jihan Sadat dedicated to the museum, such as his naval suit, which attended the opening of the canal.
• You can also visit the Museum of Mummification and contains some examples of the process of mummification and the most important deities associated with the idea of mummification
The Pyramids Museum represents the idea of building the pyramid and the most important tools used in its construction and obelisks.
You can visit the cemetery of Ghanakh Amun, where the village built a model of the basic cemetery of the same size and design as well as models of all the artifacts that have been discovered.
The cemetery has four rooms, the first of which has three beds covered in gold and many of the king's belongings, such as the throne, the second room, an arms box and crockery.
The third is the burial chamber where the mummy was discovered in a coffin weighing 110 kg of pure gold and the fourth room where the king's treasures.
• You can visit the places dedicated to the games for the entertainment of children, which is a mini-amusement, and there is a specialized center for photography Pharaonic clothes.
• You can visit the market and the bazaar within the Pharaonic Village in Giza, which offers many different goods and Pharaonic products and there is a section dedicated to the market to sell glass products, perfumes, leather products, henna fees and some heritage and Pharaonic artifacts.
