10-Hour Wadi El Natrun Monasteries Tour from Cairo

10 Hours Duration

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Discover Wadi El Natrun, the actual birthplace of Christian monasticism, on this 10-hour tour from Cairo. Visit the major surviving monasteries of this sacred d...

Duration: 10 Hours · Tour type: Private · Activity level: Easy · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: Not applicable · Cities: Cairo, Wadi El Natrun · Languages: Arabic, English

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What's Included

All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
Private English-speaking Egyptologist tour guide
Flight to Abu Simbel, Aswan, Cairo
Entrance fees

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Day 01

Wadi El Natrun Monasteries Tour

Pick up by your Egyptologist tour guide at the hotel. Pick up by your Egyptologist tour guide at the hotel. Drive in a modern air-conditioned vehicle to Wadi El-Natrun, the actual birthplace of Christian monasticism. There were about 50 monasteries here, but only 3 have survived into modern times. Drive in a modern air-conditioned vehicle to Wadi El-Natrun, the actual birthplace of Christian monasticism. There were about 50 monasteries here, but only 3 have survived into modern times. Begin your trip with Deir al-Baramus, the oldest of the surviving 3 monasteries and the most isolated. Begin your trip with Deir al-Baramus, the oldest of the surviving 3 monasteries and the most isolated. Proceed to Deir Anba Bishoi, whose body is still in the monastery. Proceed to Deir Anba Bishoi, whose body is still in the monastery. End your trip with Deir El-Suryani, the smallest and most compact of the 3 monasteries. End your trip with Deir El-Suryani, the smallest and most compact of the 3 monasteries.