Discover one of the world's oldest Christian monasteries with lunch on this private 10-hour trip to the Red Sea Monasteries of St Anthony and St Paul, which are among the holiest sites in Egypt's Coptic Christian faith. Drive through the Eastern Desert to the sculptural Red Sea Mountains, and discover churches, chapels, caves, sacred springs, and ancient frescoes. Lunch is included.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Hotel pickup and drop-off
✔ Driver/guide
✔ Lunch
✔ Transport by air-conditioned minivan
✖ Drinks
✖ Gratuities
Pickup Locations
1. Ramses Hotel
2. Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino
3. Ultra Loaloa Nile Maadi Hotel
4. Hilton Cairo Zamalek Residences
5. Grand Nile Tower
6. Blue Paradise Hotel
7. Royal Marshal Hotel
8. Regency Hotel
9. Gulf Tower
10. Logistic City Stars Hotel
11. Al Maghraby
12. Makram Ebeid Apartment
13. Cairo Hotel
14. Flamenco Hotel Cairo
15. New Aleegiance Hotel
16. Nile Sky Suites Hotel
17. Grand Nile Plaza
18. Victory Of Downtown Hotel
19. Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza
20. Azar Boutique Hotel
Itinerary
1
St. Anthony's Monastery (Deir Mar Antonios)
The Monastery of Saint Anthony is a Coptic Orthodox monastery standing in an oasis in the Eastern Desert of Egypt, in the southern part of the Suez Governorate. Hidden deep in the Red Sea Mountains, it is located 334 km southeast of Cairo. It is the oldest monastery in the world.
Duration: 2 hours
2
the Monastery of St Paul began as a grouping of hermitages in the cliffs around the site where Paul had his cell. The complex's heart is the Church of St Paul, which was built in and around the cave where Paul lived. It’s cluttered with altars, candles, ostrich eggs (the symbol of the Resurrection) and murals representing saints and biblical stories. The fortress above the church was where the monks retreated during Bedouin raids.
Duration: 2 hours
3
Zafarana
lunch will be in local restaurant in Zafarana after end both of those oldest churches and monasteries of all Egypt
Duration: 60 minutes
Additional info
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Dress code is smart casual
• Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
• May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
