Saint Anthony Monastery Trip from Hurghada
- 8–10 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
St. Anthony Monastery is the oldest life Coptic Orthodox monastery in the world, was built in the middle of the desert, in the fourth century With Sjptours you will enjoy visiting the oldest church, the garden, the water creek, and the panorama of the monastery. You can get on the steps up the mountain to the cave where Sant Anthony used to live ( optional without payment ). A monk will join us in the monastery to explain about the numbers and jobs of the monks They normally explain about the liturgy of the orthodox Coptic churches. I will pick you up from your hotel wherever you stay, in an air-conditioning car to the Monastery.
Inclusions
What's included
- 2 bottles of water per person, lunch is paid
What's not
- Drinks during Lunch, Personal expenses, souvenirs and Tips
Itinerary
Our tour guide will com to your hotel and pick you up , then you will have a ride for about 3 hours on the road direction of the North towards the Monastery . Our tour guide will explain about the history of the monastery and the Christianity in Egypt .
Our tour guide will take you to the monastery . First , you will meet one of the monks who will go around inside the monastery , in side the old church , around the water creek that comes from the mountain and still running for thousand of years. Our tour guide will take you around to watch the panorama of the monastery .
Our tour guide will take you to the mountain where st. Anthony lived in a cave in the middle of the mountain. You can have a chance to go up on the steps till the cave of St.Anthoney . It takes about one hour to climb the steps up ( which about 1200 steps to the cave ) you may take 30 minutes to go down the steps. Going up to the cave according to the desire of our clients, Worth to mention that the tour guide give our clients the free time to climb the steps and he stays in the foot of the mountain.
Our tour guide will take you from saint Anthony to Sant Paul's monastery which is about 50 kms far. Our tour guide will explain about sant Paul's Monastery and he will contact a monk in the monastery who will meet you and guide you in the monastery.
Our tour guide with the driver will drive directing back to the hotel . They will arrange Lunch on the way back in one restaurant, in almost half way of the road diving time .
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Sjptours Hurghada
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Hurghada
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 500 day trips we list in Hurghada.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Hurghada
Hurghada is a Red Sea resort town on Egypt's mainland coast, loved for its coral reefs, warm water, desert excursions and easy beach days.
The town stretches along the shore, from the older district of El Dahar with its souk and fish market to the marina at Sakkala and the resort strip to the south. Offshore, the reefs and islands of the Red Sea teem with colourful fish and coral gardens, and dolphins are sometimes seen, making snorkelling and diving the main draws.
Top-ranked sights in Hurghada: Giftun Islands, Hurghada Marina, Careless Reef.
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