St. Anthony Monastery is the oldest life Coptic Orthodox monastery in the world, was built in the middle of the desert, in the fourth century With Sjptours you will enjoy visiting the oldest church, the garden, the water creek, and the panorama of the monastery.
You can get on the steps up the mountain to the cave where Sant Anthony used to live ( optional without payment ).
A monk will join us in the monastery to explain about the numbers and jobs of the monks They normally explain about the liturgy of the orthodox Coptic churches.
I will pick you up from your hotel wherever you stay, in an air-conditioning car to the Monastery.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Lunch
✖ Drinks during Lunch, Personal expenses, souvenirs and Tips
Pickup Locations
1. Festival Shedwan Golden Beach Resort
2. Diana Hotel
3. Elgezria Hotel
4. Sheraton Plaza
5. Luxor Hotel, Hurghada
6. Empire Hotel Aqua Park
7. Mercury Hurghada
8. Palm Inn Hurghada Hotel
9. Marina Sky
10. Magic Beach Hotel Hurghada
11. Seas Hostel
12. Nefertiti Sun Flower
13. Zahza Hotel
14. Palma Vision Resort
15. Royal Star Empire Beach Resort
16. Al Dora Residence
17. Triton Empire Inn
18. Arabella Azur Resort - All Inclusive
19. Colour Beach
20. Fox House Resort
Additional Info: In front of customer hotel, arranged with the clients at least a day in advance. We always pick up customers from their hotel wherever they are staying .
Itinerary
1
Our tour guide will com to your hotel and pick you up , then you will have a ride for about 3 hours on the road direction of the North towards the Monastery .
Our tour guide will explain about the history of the monastery and the Christianity in Egypt .
Duration: 3 hours
2
St. Anthony's Monastery (Deir Mar Antonios)
Our tour guide will take you to the monastery .
First , you will meet one of the monks who will go around inside the monastery , in side the old church , around the water creek that comes from the mountain and still running for thousand of years.
Our tour guide will take you around to watch the panorama of the monastery .
Duration: 1.5 hours
3
St. Anthony's Monastery (Deir Mar Antonios)
Our tour guide will take you to the mountain where st. Anthony lived in a cave in the middle of the mountain.
You can have a chance to go up on the steps till the cave of St.Anthoney .
It takes about one hour to climb the steps up ( which about 1200 steps to the cave ) you may take 30 minutes to go down the steps.
Going up to the cave according to the desire of our clients,
Worth to mention that the tour guide give our clients the free time to climb the steps and he stays in the foot of the mountain.
Duration: 1.5 hours
4
St. Paul Monastery
Our tour guide will take you from saint Anthony to Sant Paul's monastery which is about 50 kms far.
Our tour guide will explain about sant Paul's Monastery and he will contact a monk in the monastery who will meet you and guide you in the monastery.
Duration: 60 minutes
5
St. Paul Monastery
Our tour guide with the driver will drive directing back to the hotel .
They will arrange Lunch on the way back in one restaurant, in almost half way of the road diving time .
Duration: 3 hours
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
