Discover Cairo Tours Visiting: Wadi El-Natrun, the birthplace for Christian monasticism. Visit the 4 surviving monasteries that existed here, Deir al-Baramus Monastery and learn more about the Fathers of Christian monasticism.
Tour to Wadi El Natroun Monastery from Cairo
Code: Cairo -D19
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. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant.
Included:
- Pick up services from hotel & return
- Bottled water during your trip
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fees to the mentioned historical place
- Private English-speaking guide
- Lunch meal at a local restaurant
- All taxes & service charge
Excluded:
- Any extras not mentioned in the program
- Tipping
Prices
Price Per Person:
- Single $ 217 Per Person
- 2 Persons $ 120 Per Person
- 3 Persons $ 105 Per Person
- 4 Persons $ 90 Per Person
- 5 Persons $ 80 Per Person
- 6 Persons $ 77 Per Person
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