Day Tour to Wadi El Natroun Monasteries from Cairo

Overview

Discovering significant cultural and religious monuments as well as taking in the gorgeous scenery are two benefits of visiting Egypt's Natrun Valley.
With so many things to do in Cairo, now is a great time to join one of our Egypt trips. Wadi El Natrun, one of the oldest sites where monks once resided, is the destination of our unique day trip from Cairo. It's situated in the middle of Alexandria and Cairo. You will be able to see over fifty former monasteries in addition to four currently standing monasteries with our Egypt Day trips. You can arrange with us for a day trip to Wadi El Natrun if you are in Cairo and have a layover.
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After spending an enjoyable day in Wadi El Natroun, visitors are transported safely to Cairo, taking with them unforgettable memories of this cultural and spiritual tour.

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Itinerary

Day 01 Day tour to Wadi El Natroun Monasteries from Cairo

Cairo Top Tours professional Egyptologist tour guide will take you throughout our Cairo day tours. You will be transferred at the beginning of your day tour to Wadi El Natroun monasteries from Cairo for about two hours by an independent air-conditioned car to Wadi El-Natrun, which has many natural and cultural elements and it is one of the oldest monastic settlements in the world that highly influenced European monasticism later and where the last pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church is buried.

Historical and religious importance:
Essentially, it used to be home to about fifty different monasteries but only four of them have survived the time and erosion elements.
Monks used to stay in those 4 remaining Monasteries at the beginning of Christianity in Egypt, that we will visit, are Deir Anba Bishoi (monastery of St Bishoi) whose body is still in the monastery, Deir El -Baramus (monastery of Barmus), Deir Abu Maqar (Monastery of St. Macarius ), and Deir El-Suryani (Monastery of Al-Suryan).
After the day tour to the monasteries of Wadi El Natrun, you will enjoy your lunch then you will be taken back to your hotel in Cairo.

Included / Excluded

Included

All transfers from your Cairo hotel to Wadi El-Natrun by Cairo Top Tours professional tour guides and return.
Transportation to Wadi El-Natrun by a private nonsmoking air-conditioned vehicle.
Any entrance fees to the mentioned sites in the Monasteries of Wadi El-Natrun.
A certified tour guide will accompany you to Wadi El-Natrun on all Egypt tours.
Egyptian cuisine lunch will be served in an oriental restaurant in Cairo.
Bottled mineral water aboard the vehicle during our Egypt Day Tours.
All taxes and service charges are covered.