Day Trip to Wadi El Natrun from Alexandria
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Overview
At the early morning , your guid will pick you up .Then you will start your tour. your driver will take the way to Wadi El Natrun which is a about 60 kilometers long located in the Western Desert near the delta about 90 kilometers northwest of Cairo.Then you will visit Monastery of the Syrian which is one of the four surviving monasteries in Wadi Natrun situated in an area of the Western Desert. Its valuable collection is a beacon for visitors, who come in reverence to admire its rare relics for their artistic qualities also, you will visit The Monastery of Baramous which thought that the place is where Macarius the Great used to live around 330-340 AD. Also, you will visit The Monastery of St.Bishoy which The most eastern surviving Christian monastery in the Wadi el-Natrun of Egypt is Dier Al Anba Bishoy (Pshoi, Bishoi), which was founded by St. Bishoy . you will have a local lunch. Then you will be dropped off in your hotel. .
Highlights
- ✦Private tour
- ✦Hotel pickup
What's included
- ✓Bottled water
- ✓Entrance fees
- ✓Hotel or port pickup and drop-off
- ✓Private tour
- ✓Professional guide
- ✓Local lunch
- ✕Gratitudes
Frequently asked questions
- How long is this experience?
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- Can I cancel my booking?
- This experience isn't refundable. Check the operator's policy before you book.
- What's included?
- Bottled water · Entrance fees · Hotel or port pickup and drop-off · Private tour · Professional guide · Local lunch
Reviews
Wonderful trip, my guide Naelah was so knowledgeable and sweet. Highly recommended!
Naelah was a wonderful guide. Professional, warm, informative with good English and interesting information about the monasteries. We also enjoyed being shown around by the monks. We felt very safe with our driver but will probably never enjoy Egyptian style driving
Our guide Naeleh was as wealth of information on the monasteries and area, was easy to understand and friendly. We also had a good driver who was familiar with the roads and Egyptian driving practices. The tour company was also very responsive on communications and the tour was as advertised. I would say this tour is for someone that wants to dive deeper into Egypt and is more of an intrepid traveler. It is not for someone that isn’t up for a bit of an adventure. We found the monastery grounds to be very relaxing, with interesting architecture and historic significance. Monks guided us at two
Naelah was an amazing guide: we totally loved the Natron Valley Monasteries tour. It showed us a different side of Egypt. The monks were very helpful, guiding us through the Monastery themselves. The local visitors were very welcoming and the kids followed us around wanting photos with us. The building and view was exceptional. The added police escort between the monasteries was not needed but ensured we were very safe. Naelah provided information on the areas we were driving through to the Natron Valley and lots of history. She was very welcoming na shad perfect English, we really enjoyed our
I very much enjoyed my tour with Egyptologist tour guide Naelah because she was super knowledgeable and she even arranged for us to meet with her friend Coptic monk Timon there at one of the monasteries, who tested her knowledge in front of me to ensure I get accurate information and also added interesting knowledge facts to the programme. Naelah orchestrated best time management to ensure that I made it to my next programme plan on time. Best Sunday tour option is to go for this monasteries tour with Naelah.
Mind blowing trip! Thanks for the tour guide Medhat, it was an amazing day visiting Wadi El Natrun tbh.
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