Tour to Wadi El Natroun Monastery from Cairo
- 8 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 11 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
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.
Inclusions
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.
What's not
- - Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
- - Tipping
- beverages and water during lunch.
Itinerary
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. 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.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Sun Pyramids Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Cairo
- Its from-price is 89% above the median of the 10229 experiences we list in Cairo.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 3932 of 10229.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Cairo
Cairo is Egypt's sprawling capital on the Nile, where the Pyramids of Giza meet medieval mosques, busy bazaars and the treasures of the pharaohs.
On the western edge of the city, the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx rise from the desert plateau, with the step pyramid of Saqqara and the ruins of Memphis further south. Cairo's great museums, the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square and the vast Grand Egyptian Museum beside the plateau, hold artefacts spanning thousands of years.
Top-ranked sights in Cairo: Egyptian Museum (Museum of Egyptian Antiquities), Saqqara (Sakkara), Khan El-Khalili.
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