Tour to Christian Sights 8 Days
Egypt
- Other Cities in Egypt:
Cairo
Description:
Itinerary
Day 1
- Meet & assist by Go Egypt Travel representative at Cairo International Airport
- Transfer via air-conditioned modern van to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo. Day 2
- Breakfast at hotel
- Enjoy an excursion to visit Old Cairo (Coptic Cairo), it was a bastion of Christianity in Egypt until the Islamic period, including visits to Hanging church "Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic orthodox is one of the oldest churches in Egypt and the history of the church in this site due to the third century AD. Visit also St.Sergius church (Abu Serga), St.Barbara church. Overnight in Cairo. Day 3
- Breakfast at hotel
- Enjoy an excursion to visit Wadi El Natrun Monasteries known in Coptic as Shee-Hyt , including visits to the Monastery of St.Makarius the Great, the Paromeos Monastery, the Monastery of St.Peshoy and the Syrian Monastery
- Back to hotel in Cairo. Overnight in Cairo. Day 4
- Breakfast at hotel
- Drive via air-conditioned modern van to the Red Sea to visit St.Antony Monastery, Founded in the mid-4th, at the site of the remains of St. Anthony. He and St. Bakhumeos (the first monk to organize in groups of hermits) were tow of the first exponent of Christian Monasticism, which originated in the Egyptian Desert
- Transfer to visit St.Paul Monastery
- Back to hotel in Cairo. Overnight in Cairo. Day 5
- Breakfast at hotel
- Enjoy an excursion to visit the Church of the Holy Virgin at El Maadi, The Holy Family moved to the south in a boat on the River Nile at a place where the church of St Mary now lies at Maadi
- transfer to visit St.Simon the tanner (Sama'an el-Dabbagh) at the Mokattam Mountain- Back to hotel. Overnight in Cairo. Breakfast at hotel
- Enjoy an excursion to visit the Church of the Holy Virgin at El Maadi, The Holy Family moved to the south in a boat on the River Nile at a place where the church of St Mary now lies at Maadi
- transfer to visit St. Simon the tanner (Sama'an el-Dabbagh) at the Mokattam Mountain
- Back to hotel. Overnight in Cairo. Day 6
- Breakfast at hotel
- Enjoy an excursion to visit St. Mina Monastery (Deir Mar Mina), in the Western Desert near Alexandria
- Back to hotel in Cairo. Overnight in Cairo. Day 7
- Breakfast at hotel
- Enjoy an excursion to visit the church of the Holly Virgin in Haret El Roum, "El-Adra-El Mughitha" church is a Coptic Orthodox church in Haret Elroum (Romans ally) in Elghoureya Cairo. Near the st.Theodore Nun's monastery. The church was used as the Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria; between 1660 and 1800 AD, when Pope Matthew IV on his first day as a Coptic Pope transferred the seat from Church of the Virgin Mary (Haret Zuweila) to this church, and it stayed there till 1800 when Pope Mark VIII transferred it to Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Azbakeya), visit Also the Coptic Cathedral- Back to hotel. Overnight in Cairo. Day 8
- Breakfast at hotel
- Transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure Inclusions:
- Meet & assist at Cairo International Airport
- All pick up services.
- Transferring by Air-conditioned modern Van
- 07 nights accommodation at 3stars hotel in Cairo
- All above mentioned sightseeing tours including tour guide
- Entrance fees to all mentioned sites
- All taxes & service charges
Exclusions:
- Any other optional tours if required
- Tips to the driver, guide, company representative
Highlights:
"Visit and live the Christian civilization in Egypt insisted in the Coptic orthodox churches & Monasteries such as the Hanging church, Monastery of St. Makarius the Great, St. Antony Monastery"
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Travel Types :
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- Archaeology
- Eco Tours
- Heritage Tourism
- Tours
- Vacation Packages
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Cost in US$: 675
Cost Include Description:
- Meet & assist at Cairo International Airport
- All pick up services.
- Transferring by Air-conditioned modern Van
- 07 nights accommodation at 3stars hotel in Cairo
- All above mentioned sightseeing tours including tour guide
- Entrance fees to all mentioned sites
- All taxes & service charges
This Program is open to
American,
Asian,
Australian,
Canadian,
European,
Kiwi,
South African
and Worldwide
Participants.
Participants Travel to Egypt
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Post-Program Services Include:
- Exit Debriefing Abroad
- Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
- Alumni Network
- Job and Internship Network
Go Egypt Travel's Mission Statement: Our Target :
To reach the total customer satisfaction by using the most updated methods and effective techniques. To maximize the company opportunities in the market competition by increasing the market share based in strong and competitive strategies.
Year Founded: 1987
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