Famous Monasteries and Churches Egypt Tour Package

Start the day by visiting the churches in old Coptic Cairo. Visit the Hanging Church which is hanging from the ancient Babylon fortress and the Church of St. Barbara. Then visit the 4th-century Church of Abu Serga (St. Sergius & Bacchus), the Jewish Synagogue and the Coptic Museum. Back to the hotel for overnight in Cairo.

Visit the Coptic Monasteries in Wadi El Natrun desert. Highlight of the day is the Paramus Monastery where St. Macarius the Great settled in 340 AD and still inhabited by monks. Back to the hotel for overnight in Cairo.
 

Visit the Coptic Monasteries of St. Antony and St. Paul in the Eastern Desert at the foot of the Red Sea Mountains. St. Antony is considered one of the founders of Christian monasticism and St. Paul was one of the first hermits. Both monasteries are from 4th and 5th century and still active. Back to the hotel and overnight in Cairo.

Visit the Church of the Holy Virgin with three domes in Maadi by the Nile. Then visit the Monastery of St. Simon the Tanner in Mokattam Mountain on the outskirts of Cairo. St. Simon is a 10th century saint who is famous for his faith which is said to have moved the mountain. Back to the hotel for overnight in Cairo.

Visit the modern Monastery of St. Menas near Alexandria. This site is built on the ruins of a 4th century shrine known as the ‘Lourdes of the ancient world’. There are several excavated churches. Back to the hotel for overnight in Cairo.

Visit some of the Coptic churches in Cairo. Visit the 10th century Church of the Holy Virgin in Haret El Room and the Coptic Cathedral in Abbassia. Back to the hotel for overnight in Cairo.

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for your departure.