Wadi El Natroun Monasteries Full Day Tour from Alexandria – Private Tour

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.

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.

Note: Alexandria library is closed on Friday so you can visit the roman theater instead

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 Bishoi whose body is still in the monastery.

End your trip visiting Deir El-Suryani which is the smallest and most compact of the 4 monasteries.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

• Day Tour to Wadi El Natroun Monastery from Alexandria
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• All taxes & service charge.
• Lunch meal at local restaurant.
• Pick up services from hotel & return.
• Private All Languages speaking guide.
• All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
• Bottled water during your trip.

• Any extras not mentioned in the program
• Tipping

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• This Tour is Provided by Sun Pyramids Tours.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Africa/Cairo.
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