Tour to Wadi El Natroun Monastery from Cairo
Drive to Wadi El-Natrun, the birthplace for Christian monasticism. Visit the 4 surviving monasteries of the 50 that once existed here. Begin your trip with the oldest and most isolated monastery, Deir al-Baramus, and learn of the Desert Fathers of Christian monasticism.
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Tour to Wadi El Natroun Monastery from Cairo
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Drive by a modern air-conditioned vehicle to Wadi El-Natrun, the actual birthplace for Christian monasticism. Basically, there were about 50 monasteries, only 4 have survived into modern times. Begin your trip with Deir al-Baramus which is the oldest of the surviving 4 monasteries, and in many ways the most isolated, then proceeds to Deir Anba Bishoi whose body is still in the monastery. End your trip visiting Deir El-Suryani which is the smallest and most compact of the 4 monasteries.
Inclusions
- Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites.
- Private All Languages speaking Egyptologist guide.
- Pick up services from your hotel & return.
- Bottled water on board the vehicle during the tour.
- Lunch meal at local restaurant
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
- All taxes & service charge.
- Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Tipping.
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
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