Tour to Wadi El Natroun Monastery from Cairo
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.
Itinarary:
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.
What’s included:
1- Pick up services from hotel and return
2-Bottled water during your trip
3-All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
4-Entrance fees to the mentioned historical place
5-Private English-speaking guide
6-All taxes and service charge
What’s excluded:
1-Any extras not mentioned in the program
2-Tipping
Pricing:
Single | 2-3 Persons | 4-6 Persons | 7-10 Persons |
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160.00 $ | 95.00 $ | 85.00 $ | 75.00 $ |
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