Saint Anthony Monastery Trip from Hurghada

Hurghada, Egypt
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Duration8h - 10h
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LanguagesArabic, German, English
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

St. Anthony Monastery is the oldest life Coptic Orthodox monastery in the world, was built in the middle of the desert, in the fourth century With Sjptours you will enjoy visiting the oldest church, the garden, the water creek, and the panorama of the monastery.
You can get on the steps up the mountain to the cave where Sant Anthony used to live ( optional without payment ).
A monk will join us in the monastery to explain about the numbers and jobs of the monks They normally explain about the liturgy of the orthodox Coptic churches.
I will pick you up from your hotel wherever you stay, in an air-conditioning car to the Monastery.

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Duration: 6 hours
lunch
from Hurghada or Cairo
Limousine, Van, big bus
Pickup included

St. Anthony's Monastery trip from Hurghada

Pickup included

What's included

  • 2 bottles of water per person, lunch is paid
  • Drinks during Lunch, Personal expenses, souvenirs and Tips

What to expect

  1. 3h
    Our tour guide will com to your hotel and pick you up , then you will have a ride for about 3 hours on the road direction of the North towards the Monastery .
    Our tour guide will explain about the history of the monastery and the Christianity in Egypt .
  2. Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great
    1h 30m · Admission ticket included
    Our tour guide will take you to the monastery .
    First , you will meet one of the monks who will go around inside the monastery , in side the old church , around the water creek that comes from the mountain and still running for thousand of years.
    Our tour guide will take you around to watch the panorama of the monastery .
  3. Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great
    1h 30m · Admission ticket included
    Our tour guide will take you to the mountain where st. Anthony lived in a cave in the middle of the mountain.
    You can have a chance to go up on the steps till the cave of St.Anthoney .
    It takes about one hour to climb the steps up ( which about 1200 steps to the cave ) you may take 30 minutes to go down the steps.
    Going up to the cave according to the desire of our clients,
    Worth to mention that the tour guide give our clients the free time to climb the steps and he stays in the foot of the mountain.
  4. Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Our tour guide will take you from saint Anthony to Sant Paul's monastery which is about 50 kms far.
    Our tour guide will explain about sant Paul's Monastery and he will contact a monk in the monastery who will meet you and guide you in the monastery.
  5. Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite
    3h
    Our tour guide with the driver will drive directing back to the hotel .
    They will arrange Lunch on the way back in one restaurant, in almost half way of the road diving time .

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

In front of customer hotel, arranged with the clients at least a day in advance. We always pick up customers from their hotel wherever they are staying .

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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