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Egypt Christian Tours |
Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights
Itinerary: Cairo - Eastern Desert
Priced from: 575 USD |
| Program: |
Day 1: Travel to Egypt
Our tour leader will pick from Cairo International Airport. Then you will be transferred to your hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
Day 2: Coptic Cairo Trip
in the morning After breakfast oue tour guide will pick you up to enjoy Egypt Christian tour, visit the famous churches at old Coptic Cairo to see Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church also known as the Hanging Church, where the nave is suspended from the old Babylon fortress; admire the unique work of High and late Gothic architecture at Church of St. Barbara, which dates back to the 5th or 6th century AD. Proceeding to the 4th century Church of Abu Serga (St. Sergius & Bacchus), as well as the Jewish Synagogue and Coptic Museum with the largest collection of Egyptian Christian artifacts in the world. Back to Cairo hotel and overnight in Cairo.
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Day 3: Day Excursion to Wadi Natroun
in the morning After breakfast, you will enjoy a Christianity in Egypt Tour to the Coptic Monasteries in Wadi Natroun. Notable among them is the Baramus Monastery, which was built at the site where Macarius the Great settled in 340 AD and is still inhabited by monks. Back to hotel and overnight in Cairo.
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Day 4: Red Sea Monasteries Excursion
in the morning our tour guide will pick you to enjoy Egypt Trips to the Coptic Monastery of St. Antony and the Monastery of St. Paul, which lie at the foot of the Red Sea Mountains in the Eastern Desert, St. Anthony was among the founders of Christian monasticism and St. Paul was one of the first hermits. The monasteries, founded in the 4th and 5th centuries, are both still occupied. Back to hotel and overnight in Cairo.
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Day 5: Tour to Holy Virgin Church
after your breakfast you will be met by our tour guide to Visit the Church of the Holy Virgin with its three cupolas on the banks of the Nile at Maadi. Move on to the Monastery of St. Simon (Simeon) the Tanner, dramatically situated in the Mokattam Mountain, on the outskirts of Cairo. St. Simon was a 10th century saint whose faith is said to have moved this mountain. Back to hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Breakfast
Day 6: Tour to St. Menas Monastery
enjoy your Breakfast and be ready for a Trip to the recently built monastery of the celebrated martyr St. Menas at Maryut, near Alexandria, Built on the site of the 4th century shrine, which was the ‘Lourdes of the ancient world’, the site also comprises various excavated churches. Back to hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Breakfast
Day 7: Trip to Coptic Cathedral
Enjoy a day tour to some of Cairo Coptic Churches, see the 10th century Church of the Holy Virgin in Haret El Roum, the Coptic Cathedral at Abbassia area. Back to hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Breakfast
Day 8: Travel from Egypt
After breakfast you will move to Cairo International Airport for departure.saying good bye to Egypt Holidays and vacations
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| Includes: |
• Meet & assist upon arrival and departure.
• Pick up services from hotel & return.
• All transfers to/from airport & hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
• Accommodation in Cairo for 7 nights at daily breakfast.
• All sightseeing tours are PRIVATE including English Egyptologist guide.
• Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary.
• All transfers by a modern air-conditioned vehicle.
• A Bottle of mineral water per trip in Cairo and Giza.
• Entrance fees to Catherine reserve.
• Portage when needed.
• Free Mobile phone during your stay in Egypt (charged) about (30 min Local calls or 2 min. International Calls).
• All service charges and taxes. |
| Excludes: |
• International Airfare
• Egypt entry visa, for non-restricted nationalities you can buy it upon arrival before passport control. Visa Cost $ 15 = 11 Euro per person adult or child.
• Any optional tours not mentioned in the itinerary.
• Drinks and any personal expenses. |
| Prices: |
Prices are quoted in US Dollars and based on a double occupancy. Also, prices are valid till 30/04/2013 except during Christmas, New Year’s Eve & Easter Feasts. Moreover; rates could be changed without prior notice, shall the government increase taxes. |
| Summer rates: From May to September |
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04 star hotel |
05 star hotel |
Per person in double |
575 USD |
699 USD |
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| Winter Rates: From October to April |
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04 star hotel |
05 star hotel |
Per person in double |
595 USD |
775 USD |
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