8 days Holy Family Private Tour in Cairo

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival
1 stop
1
Cairo
As you set foot in this extraordinary land of rich history and enchanting tales, our representative will warmly greet you and accompany you to your hotel. Allow us to assist you in starting your remarkable journey through the wonders of Egypt, where ancient civilizations and mythical stories come to life. Rest assured that you will be well taken care of as you begin this unforgettable adventure.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Tel Basta & Belbis
3 stops
2
After breakfast you will be accompanied by your personal guide to starting the Holy Family Journey in Egypt, your first stop will be at the town of Babastis; Which is now known as Tel-Basta, about 100 km north-east of Cairo, there Jesus gushed forth a spring of water to drink you will visit the holy well
2 hours • Admission ticket included
3
you will visit Belbeis (ancient Philippos). The Holy Family made their way north-eastwards to Belbeis at a distance of about 55 km from Cairo. They rested there in the shade of a tree that came to be called, “The Virgin Mary’s Tree’ at its place there is Saint George Church, which you will visit, and then back to Cairo.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
4
Cairo
Lunch at a Local restaurant. back to your hotel.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Sakha & Samanoud
1 stop
5
Breakfast in Cairo, then you will enjoy the trip to Sakha about 140 Km North of Cairo, you will visit Virgin Mary Church, a place renowned for its Christian community in the Middle Ages. Also you will see the footprint of Jesus Christ. Then to Samanoud where the holy family crossed the River Nile to the city of Samanoud inside the Delta and they were received by its people in a pleasant way, and so the people were blessed by Jesus Christ. There you will visit Saint Abanoub Church. There is also, a holy well where the holy family had drunk from it. Back to Cairo and overnight
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Wadi Natroun
1 stop
6
After breakfast you will be accompanied by your personal guide to visit Wadi Natroun a desert area said to have been blessed by Christ. The Holy Family crossed the western branch of the river Nile (Rosetta branch) to the south to Wadi AL-Natrun. According to tradition the Virgin Mary and her son the child Jesus Christ, hid in that valley during their trip to Egypt, and Jesus Christ blessed the four directions of the valley. Wadi Al- Natroun is considered one of the most famous valleys in Egypt. It is considered the home of asceticism and worship, with four monasteries still existing today. Begin your trip with Deir El-Baramus which is the oldest of the surviving 4 monasteries, and in many ways, the most isolated, then proceed to Deir Anba Bishoy whose body is still in the monastery. Abu Makar Monastery. You will end your trip with Deir El-Suryani which is the smallest and most compact of the 4 monasteries. Lunch on your way back to Cairo.
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Cairo Churches
1 stop
7
The Hanging Church
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo, you will be accompanied by your personal guide to visit Cairo churches, start by The Hanging Church and St. Sergius, then continue to see the Church of St. George as well as the Fortress of Babylon in Old Cairo, which the Holy Family passed by, transfer to Mostorod to see virgin Mary Church, visit the Holy well and Holly Marry tree at Matariya on the outskirts of Cairo, a well-attested resting place of the Holy Family and a popular destination among medieval pilgrims. Lunch at a local restaurant.
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Cairo / Minya
1 stop
8
Breakfast at your hotel, then you will enjoy the holy Family Trip to South Egypt. The Holy Family moved to the south in a boat on the River Nile at a place where the church of the Holy Virgin Mary now lies at Maadi. Many visitors go to this church to see the book this may be a sign that the Holy Family had passed by that place of the church. The Holy Family traveled in a boat on the Nile from this place towards the south (Upper Egypt). You will transfer south to EL Minya for about 3 hours, and see the beautiful church hewn out of the cliff beside the river at Gabal El-Teir in Minya
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Minya / Assiut / Cairo
1 stop
9
The Holy Virgin Mary Monastery
Breakfast at your hotel in Minya and enjoy your trip to the Monastery of Al-Muharrak in Assiut (Which is known as the Monastery of the Holy Virgin at Al Qusiya). It was built around the area where the Holy Family remained for just over 6 months. Their time was spent mainly in a cave which became, in the Coptic era, the altar of the Church of Virgin Mary. End of the Holy Family route, drive back to Cairo, transfer to your hotel
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 8
Departure
1 stop
10
Cairo
  Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo – check out and then transfer to Cairo Airport for final departure.
2 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

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