Private Wadi El Natrun Coptic Monasteries Tour from Cairo
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- 6時間
- 24時間前まで無料キャンセル
- 6言語
- 即時確定
見どころ
About 100 km northwest of Cairo, in a desert depression off the road to Alexandria, sit four of the oldest working monasteries on earth. Wadi El Natrun has been a center of Christian monastic life since the 4th century, when hermits came out to the desert to escape Roman persecution and founded a way of life that shaped monasticism worldwide. On this private day tour your guide takes you into the surviving monasteries, with their fortress walls, ancient churches, and monks who still live and pray there today. You see frescoes, relics, and keeps built to withstand raiders, all still in use after 1,600 years. It is a calm, reflective day, about 6 hours with the desert drive included. Ideal for travelers drawn to early Christian history and a quieter side of Egypt few visitors reach.
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料金に含まれるもの
- Bottled water
- All Service charges & taxes
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in private air-conditioned vehicle (Cairo hotels)
- Licensed Egyptologist guide with knowledge of Coptic history
- All entrance fees to the Wadi El Natrun monasteries
含まれないもの
- Gratuities for guide and driver (optional)
- Lunch, beverages beyond bottled water, personal expenses, and anything not listed as included
行程
You enter the Monastery of St. Bishoy through thick mudbrick walls into a quiet world of churches, gardens, and a tall stone keep where monks once sheltered from desert raiders. Founded in the 4th century, it still holds the relics of St. Bishoy and a community of monks who live here today. Your guide explains the rhythms of monastic life and the wall paintings inside the old church. The hush of the place, broken only by chanting, is the point.
A short drive brings you to Deir al-Suryan, the Syrian Monastery, named for the Syrian monks who once lived here. Inside, the Church of the Holy Virgin holds frescoes and a carved wooden door more than a thousand years old, and an ancient tree said to have sprung from a saint's staff still grows in the courtyard. Your guide walks you through the layers of Coptic and Syriac heritage preserved here. It is one of the best-kept of the Wadi's monasteries, still active and welcoming.
キャンセル
開始24時間前まで無料でキャンセルでき、全額返金されます。
口コミ
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参加前に知っておくこと
- 送迎
- 送迎は全員に含まれます。
- チケットの種類
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- 催行会社
- Egypt Day Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Please note: pickup reconfirmation is required upon booking, please refer to voucher for further details
How it compares in カイロ
- Its from-price is 63% above the median of the 10229 experiences we list in カイロ.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 4362 of 10229.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About カイロ
カイロはナイル川沿いに広がるエジプトの首都で、ギザのピラミッド、中世のモスク、にぎやかなバザール、ファラオの宝物が出会います。
街の西端には、砂漠の台地からギザの大ピラミッドとスフィンクスがそびえ、さらに南にはサッカラの階段ピラミッドとメンフィスの遺跡があります。カイロの大きな博物館、タハリール広場のエジプト考古学博物館と、台地のそばにある巨大な大エジプト博物館には、数千年にわたる遺物が収められています。
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