Drive to Wadi El-Natrun, the birthplace for Christian monasticism. Visit the 4 surviving monasteries of the 50 that once existed here. Begin your trip with the oldest and most isolated monastery, Deir al-Baramus, and learn of the Desert Fathers of Christian monasticism.
From your hotel in Alexandria
Start from 8.00 AM
Single : 110 USD.
From 2 To 3 : 90 USD.
From 4 To 6 : 80 USD.
From 7 To 9 : 75 USD.
From 7 To 9 : 65 USD.
Pick up services from hotel & return.
Transfer by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
Entrance fees to the mentioned historical place..
Bottle of water.
Private All Languages speaking guide..
Lunch meal at local restaurant.
All taxes & service charge.
Any extras not mentioned in the program.
Tipping.
Drive by a modern air-conditioned vehicle to Wadi El-Natrun, the actual birthplace for Christian monasticism. Basically, there were about 50 monasteries; only 4 have survived into modern times. Begin your trip with Deir al-Baramus which is the oldest of the surviving 4 monasteries and in many ways the most isolated, then proceeds to Deir Anba Bishoiwhose body is still in the monastery. End your trip visiting Deir El-Suryani which is the smallest and most compact of the 4 monasteries.
