Exploring Egypt’s 

  Monasticism

  Key Information:

  Destination: Egypt

  Group Size: Minimum 02 Persons

  Tour Duration: 12 Days

  Specialty Categories:

  Christian Tour

  Airfare included: No

  Tour can be customized: Yes

  Price per person in Double:

  Upon Request

  Supplier: A One Travel

Day 1:              Arrival

Upon your arrival to Cairo, our experienced devoted team will assist you with all Passport and luggage formalities. You will be immediately escorted to your Hotel to enjoy a relaxing evening before embarking your body and soul in to a unique journey in the land where Christian Monasticism was born.

Day 2:              Coptic Cairo/Matareya

Our first destination will be Coptic Cairo; one of the most ancient parts of Cairo. We will visit the Hanging Church famous for being built on top of the Roman Walls (old Babylon Fortress), St. Barbara Church with its beautiful restorations after the Fire of 750 AD, St. Sergius Church which was built on the spot where the Holy Family has rested, St. George Church the Greek church built on a Roman Tower, The Virgin’s Church where the relics of St Demiana and Simon the Tanner are kept, and Ben Ezra Synagogue a former Church who became a Synagogue thanks to Abraham Ben Ezra.

Our Second destination for this day will be Matareya to come close to the Tree of the Holy Virgin and visit the Holy Family Church together with St. Mark Cathedral which hosts St. Mark’s relics.

Overnight in Cairo

Day 3:              Mokattam

After the exciting sightseeing of the day before we will take this morning to relax at leisure. And in the evening we will visit the Monastery of Saint Simon The Tanner in Mokattam. Inside the Monastery there are seven beautiful Churches hidden between huge caves. We won’t walk except with your nose up in order to look at the stunning Biblical carvings on the caves.

Day 4:              Natroun/Alexandria

Early in the morning we will visit the various Monasteries in the Natroun Valley like the Monastery of Al Baramus (Monastery of the Romans) built more than 1600 years ago.  Monastery of Al Saryian famous for The Church of the Forty-Nine Martyrs. Monastery of Abu Makkar, built by St. Makarius the great in the 4th Century. Then we will proceed to the city of Alexandria. There we will visit the Monastery of Saint Mina the wonder worker (also known as the soldier saint). The Monastery also where Pope Kyrillos VI is buried. Then we will have the chance to visit the Cathedral of Saint Mark the Evangelist famous for being the seat of the Pope of Alexandria.

Overnight in Alexandria    

Day 5:              Alexandria-Cairo

Breakfast in Hotel then visits to Visit to citadel of Qaitbay, Roman Theatre, Montazah Palace, and Pompey’s Pillar.

Then back to Cairo to enjoy a relaxing evening free at leisure before continuing our spiritual path.

Overnight in Cairo

Day 6:              Cairo-Menya

Transfer to the city of El Menya to visit Gabal Al Taier (the bird’s mountain) where the shape of the hand Jesus is miraculously imprinted on one of the rocks; Al Barcha Monastery and Church, and The Virgin Mary Church, all highly archeologically and spiritual sites enclosing hundreds of decades of history.

Overnight in El Menya.

Day 7:              Menya-Assiut

After an early breakfast in El Menya we will start our journey towards Assiut to visit the Monastery of the Virgin Mary (also known as Al Muharraq), this Monastery is huge, more than 100 monks live under its roof, it has 5 churches and a very big library. We will then visit Saint Mary Dronka 

Overnight in Assiut

Day 8:              Assiut-Luxor

After breakfast in Assiut, we will move to the ancient city of Sohag and visit the Saint Mary Monastery (Red Monastery) and the Saint Shenouda Monastery (White Monastery), and Abydos famous for the great temple of City First. Afterwards we will hit the road to Luxor.

Overnight in Luxor

Day 9:              Luxor

Breakfast in Hotel then we will the most important pharaonic monuments in Luxor such as Thebes, the Valley of the Kings, and the Luxor Temple.

Overnight in Luxor

Day 10:                        Luxor-Aswan

Breakfast in Hotel then back again on the road to reach Aswan where we will visit the Monastery of Saint George, Monastery of El Shayeeb in Esna, and the Monastery of Saint Pachomius in Edfou

Overnight in Aswan

Day 11:                        Aswan

Breakfast in Hotel then Fellucca ride among the scattered tiny islands of Aswan, visit to the Elephantine Island, the Botanic Garden of Kitchener, and the unfinished Obelisk. We will then cross the other side of the bank by Fellucca and ride the camel to reach to Saint Simeon’s Monastery (also known as Anba Hadra).

Day 12:                        Aswan

Breakfast in Hotel then visit the Cathedral of Saint Hadra, the High dam, Philae Temple, and Nubian Monuments

Then we will take the afternoon off to relax and reflect on the inspirational experience that has ended….

Transfer to Aswan Airport for departure to Cairo. And final departure from Cairo International Airport.

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