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Private Full-Day Red Sea Monasteries Tour from Cairo

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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.
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Driver/guide
  • Lunch
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Drinks
  • Gratuities
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  • Cairo Intl Airport, Cairo, Egypt
  • St. Anthony's Monastery (Deir Mar Antonios), Egypt
    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.
    120 minutes
  • RHW2+W6H، طريق دير الانبا بولا، Ras Gharib, Red Sea Governorate 1996801, Egypte
    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.
    120 minutes
  • Zafarana, Zafarana, Egypt
    lunch will be in local restaurant in Zafarana after end both of those oldest churches and monasteries of all Egypt
    60 minutes
  • 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
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
exodusp2023
22 Jul 2023
I absolutely loved the experience of visiting St Paul and St Anthony monasteries. The drive through the Red Sea mountains was breathtaking. George was my guide and was very kind and knowledgeable. I learned so much about Coptic monasticism. I can’t recommend this tour anymore! Definitely book if you are in Egypt!
gettaxihurghada
27 Jun 2023
It was a wonderful experience and we enjoyed it very, very much. The driver is very professional and very friendly. I will advise all my acquaintances to deal with you
Departure703937
04 Jun 2023
This was a fabulous and thoroughly excellent experience. We were driven in a good air conditioned vehicle with seatbelts from Cairo down to the monasteries of St Antony and then St Paul several hours into the Eastern desert. We had an enthusiastic guide, Fadi, a young and bright Egyptologist provided, as well as a security person (unexpected! but subtle enough) and a great driver. Kemet Travel were meticulous in their organisation in the weeks beforehand communicating well by email. They also accommodated our wish for us to be dropped off in Hurghada for the final leg of our trip at the Red Sea rather than returning to Cairo. At the monasteries we waited to be shown round by one of the monks, and got a wonderful flavour of the history and special sense of place and identity these earliest of Christian communities have. We were shown the natural water sources, the ancient wheat grinding mechanisms and the walled gardens, as well as the earliest Coptic icons in the various cave churches. What a privilege to experience. Thank you Kemet Travel.
This tour in Egypt is organized by Kemet Travel Egypt

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