Tour to Wadi El Natroun Monastery from Cairo

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Cairo, Egypt

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8 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: German and 6 more

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.

What's Included

- Private tour guide.
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
- All taxes & service charge.
- Lunch meal at local restaurant.
- Entrance fees to the mentioned historical place.
- Pick up services from hotel & return.
- Bottled water during your trip.
- Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
- Tipping
beverages and water during lunch.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

from your Hotel

Itinerary

Duration: 8 hours (approximately)
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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,

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
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    Then proceeds to Deir Anba Bishoi whose body is still in the monastery.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
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    End your trip visiting Deir El-Suryani which is the smallest and most compact of the 4 monasteries. Note : For pick up / drop off form Cairo airport, Sphinx airport, New Administrative Capital, New Cairo, Helioplis, Badr City, Shorouk, Rehab, Obour, Sheraton Almatar, Sheikh Zayed city, Ring Rd, Mirage City, Meridian Airport or Madinty City will be for additional cost.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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