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THE WHOLY TRIP 9 DAYS, 7 NIGHTS
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CAIRO / GIZA / MEMPHIS / ALEXANDRIA / WADI EL NATROUN / ST. CATHERINE / CAIRO CONTACT INFORMATION > |
DAY 1 CAIROUpon arrival at Cairo airport, meets and assist by our representative at airport, then transfer to your hotel for overnight. DAY 2 CAIROAfter Buffet Breakfast start tour to Giza and visit the Pyramids. Then we tour the Sphinx surrounded by much mystery. Continue to Memphis, and explore the ancient capital of Egypt. Drive continue to Sakkara to see the first Pyramid ever built, the Step Pyramid,
DAY 3 CAIROAfter Buffet Breakfast start tour to visit the Egyptian Museum. Gaze at the treasures from the Tomb of Tutankhamen. And much more. After lunch we tour the Mohamed Ali Mosque and the streets of Khan el Khalili, Bazaar. It is the oldest bazaar in Egypt with its thousand shops. Return to your hotel. The evening is free. Overnight DAY 4 CAIRO – ALEXANDRIAAfter Early Buffet Breakfast start Today to travel drive to Alexandria. On your way, start the holy visits starting with the visit to Wadi El Natroun.
THE ROUTE OF THE FLIGHTA - The Holy Family at Wadi El Natroun, El-Sorian Monastery - Wadi El Natroun. For it was to Wadi el-Natroun (Natroun Valley) that they now came, after crossing the Rosetta branch of the Nile to the western Delta and heading south into Wadi el-Natroun (then called Al Asqeet) in the Western Desert of Egypt. B- The Holy Family at Matareya and Ain Shamseventually, they left the desert behind them and made their way southwards, crossing the Nile to its eastern bank, and heading for Matariyah and Ain Shams. Both these adjacent districts are outlying suburbs of present day Cairo, only 10 kms or so from the city center. C- The Holy Family at ZeitounAt the time of the Holy Family's arrival there, Ain Shams was home to a large Jewish community, In Matariyah, a tree still stands to this day, still regularly visited, called "Mary's Tree", for the Family is believed to have rested in its shade. D- Virgin Mary Church - ZeitounSetting out next towards Old Cairo, the Holy Family rested for a while in Zeitoun, on their way; then proceeded along a course which traverses what are now crowded, bustling quarters of Cairo, Continue to Alexandria and check into our hotel. Bed and Breakfast. DAY 5 ALEXANDRIA - CAIROAfter breakfast, visit the Church of St. Mark. Continue to the Catacombs, Greco-Roman Museum and after lunch, we visit the newly opened Alexandria Library. Continue to Montazah Gardens Drive back to Cairo, check into the hotel. The rest of the evening is free. DAY 6 CAIROAfter breakfast, start a tour to visit Old Coptic Cairo, visiting the Old Coptic Hanging Church, the Ben Ezra Synagogue, the Church of Abou Serga (St. Sergius) believed to be built over the site of the Crypt where the holy family sheltered in, After Lunch visit , the Coptic St. Mary Maadi Church in the souther suburb of Cairo called Maadi. Return to the hotel. The evening is free. DAY 7 CAIRO – ST. CATHERINE'S MONASTERY
On route, visit Eyoun Moussa (Moses' spring), Hamam Pharaon, and the Church of Wadi Feiran. Arrive at St. Catherine's and check into the hotel. Saint Catherine's Monastery, Climbing Mount SinaiDAY 8 SAINT CATHERINE'S MONASTERY - CAIROThis morning for those who wish we climb the Mountain of Moses, Sinai. It was on this mountain, that Moses received the Ten Commandments. It lies south of St. Catherine's Monastery to climb to the mountain either on foot or by camels for about 07 k.m. holding a torch batteries, reaching the steps (700 steps). Then to the mountain peak which is about 2200 m above sea level, waiting for Sun Rise to take some photos, Later we tour Saint Catherine's Monastery. In the afternoon, we return to Cairo and our hotel. DAY 9 DEPARTUREYou will be met at your hotel and transferred to the airport for your flight home. B. End of TourRATESPer Person in Double Room in Euro is 650 INCLUDING
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Drive to Egyptian Middle class family' host, Arrive at the Family house, meet and welcome drink. to start know how to cook. Lunch With the family. Then afternoon tea/coffee with the family, general talks during dinner, Return to Cairo and to your hotel.
Their trail from Sakha, is recorded in the documentation of Pope Theophilus' vision, and attested to by Coptic practice in the Christian era. 
After Early breakfast, visit St. Mary Church in Zeitun and depart Cairo for the Sinai Peninsula, via the Suez Canal tunnel (Ahmed Hamdy).