Cairo, Wadi El Natrun, Catherine & Mount Moses Religious Program 7 days / 6 nights
Cairo, Wadi El Natrun, Catherine & Mount Moses Religious Program 7 days / 6 nights
Day 1 (Arrive Cairo)
- Arrival at the airport, where you will be met and assisted by our company representative.
- Transfer to your hotel for check-in and enjoy a comfortable overnight stay.
Day 2 (Religious Complex & Monastery of St. Simeon & Tree of Mary)
Start your day with a visit to Cairo’s extraordinary Religious Complex an area rich in spiritual heritage. Explore the iconic Hanging Church, the historic Churches of St. George (Mar Girgis) and St. Barbara, the Ben Ezra Synagogue, and the Mosque of Amr ibn al-Aas the very first mosque built in Islamic Egypt.
Next, journey to the awe-inspiring Monastery of Saint Simeon, carved directly into Cairo’s Mokattam Mountain. This unique Coptic site houses six Orthodox churches, including:
The Church of Anba Shenouda
The Church of Anba Bram ibn Zara the Syrian
The Church of the Angel, Mary, and Hanna
The Church of Anba Paula and Anba Antonios
The Church of Mark the Evangelist
The Cathedral of the Virgin Mary and Saint Simeon—the largest church in Egypt
After this spiritual exploration, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
Then, visit the Holy Tree of Mary, believed to be the very tree under which the Holy Family rested during their journey through Egypt.Return to your hotel in Cairo. Overnight stay.
Day 3 (Wadi El Natrun)
Transfer from the hotel to visit Wadi El Natrun, a sacred Christian site blessed by the passage of the Holy Family. This desert valley became the cradle of Christian monasticism in the 4th century AD, when Saint Macarius the Great established the Monastery of Anba Makar, still active today. At its peak, the area housed around 700 monasteries and remains one of the holiest sites for the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Today, four historic monasteries are open to visitors:
Monastery of Anba Makar – Founded by Saint Macarius, a disciple of Saint Anthony the Great.
Monastery of Anba Bishoy – The largest monastery, founded by Saint Bishoy, another disciple of Macarius.
Monastery of the Syrians (Virgin Mary) – The smallest, established by Syrian monks in the 6th century, featuring four churches, a fortress, a guest palace, and the original cell of Saint Bishoy.
Monastery of the Romans (Baramus) – Dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Roman saints Maximus and Domitius; also founded in the 6th century.
Return to your hotel in Cairo. Overnight stay.
Day 4 (Departure to Sharm)
- Check out from the hotel
- Transfer to Cairo airport departure to Sharm
- Arrive Sharm airport
- Transfer to hotel & over night
Day 5 (Catherine & Mount Moses)
Transfer from Sharm El Sheikh to St. Catherine and Mount Moses.
St. Catherine, Sinai’s highest inhabited city at 1,600 meters, sits on a vast plateau surrounded by Egypt’s tallest mountains: Mount Catherine, Mount Moses, and Mount Safsafa. Covering 5,130 sq km, it has a moderate summer climate and cold winters, often with snow. Declared a nature reserve, it’s famed for religious tourism, safaris, and mountain climbing, with locals working in agriculture, herding, and tourism.
Named after Saint Catherine of Alexandria, a learned Christian martyr killed in 307 AD, her body was later found on a Sinai mountain and moved to the 6th-century Monastery of Saint Catherine, built by Emperor Justinian.
Mount Moses (Mount Sinai) is the biblical site where Moses received the Ten Commandments, called the “mountain of God.” Scholars debate if Sinai and Horeb are the same mountain or two peaks; John Calvin and Abraham ibn Ezra viewed them as two sides or peaks of one mountain.
Lunch at a local restaurant
Return to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 6. (Return to Sharm)
• Check out from catherine hotel
• Transfer to Sharm Hotel
• Overnight in hotel Free day, optional trips and enjoyment of the Red Sea beaches
Day 7 (Final departure)
- Check out from hotel
- Transfer to Sharm airport& departure
Package Inclusions
- Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo, including daily breakfast
- Accommodation for 3 nights in Sharm, including daily all inclusive
- Tour guide
- Meet and assist service by our representatives upon your airport arrival
- Assistance with guest relations during your stay
- All transfers via private air-conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fees to all sites mentioned on the itinerary
- All service charges and taxes
Package Exclusions
- International flight
- Domestic flight
- Visa
- Tiping
- Personal expenses
- Optional trips
- Trips not mentioned in the program
Price
- Per person in single room 1450 $
- Per person in double room 960 $
- Per person in triple room 850 $
Hotel
- Triumph Plaza Hotel Cairo or similar
- Tamra Beach Resort Sharm el-Sheikh or similar
Description
Day 1 (Arrive Cairo)
- Arrival at the airport, where you will be met and assisted by our company representative.
- Transfer to your hotel for check-in and enjoy a comfortable overnight stay.
Day 2 (Religious Complex & Monastery of St. Simeon & Tree of Mary)
Start your day with a visit to Cairo’s extraordinary Religious Complex an area rich in spiritual heritage. Explore the iconic Hanging Church, the historic Churches of St. George (Mar Girgis) and St. Barbara, the Ben Ezra Synagogue, and the Mosque of Amr ibn al-Aas the very first mosque built in Islamic Egypt.
Next, journey to the awe-inspiring Monastery of Saint Simeon, carved directly into Cairo’s Mokattam Mountain. This unique Coptic site houses six Orthodox churches, including:
The Church of Anba Shenouda
The Church of Anba Bram ibn Zara the Syrian
The Church of the Angel, Mary, and Hanna
The Church of Anba Paula and Anba Antonios
The Church of Mark the Evangelist
The Cathedral of the Virgin Mary and Saint Simeon—the largest church in Egypt
After this spiritual exploration, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
Then, visit the Holy Tree of Mary, believed to be the very tree under which the Holy Family rested during their journey through Egypt.Return to your hotel in Cairo. Overnight stay.
Day 3 (Wadi El Natrun)
Transfer from the hotel to visit Wadi El Natrun, a sacred Christian site blessed by the passage of the Holy Family. This desert valley became the cradle of Christian monasticism in the 4th century AD, when Saint Macarius the Great established the Monastery of Anba Makar, still active today. At its peak, the area housed around 700 monasteries and remains one of the holiest sites for the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Today, four historic monasteries are open to visitors:
Monastery of Anba Makar – Founded by Saint Macarius, a disciple of Saint Anthony the Great.
Monastery of Anba Bishoy – The largest monastery, founded by Saint Bishoy, another disciple of Macarius.
Monastery of the Syrians (Virgin Mary) – The smallest, established by Syrian monks in the 6th century, featuring four churches, a fortress, a guest palace, and the original cell of Saint Bishoy.
Monastery of the Romans (Baramus) – Dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Roman saints Maximus and Domitius; also founded in the 6th century.
Return to your hotel in Cairo. Overnight stay.
Day 4 (Departure to Sharm)
- Check out from the hotel
- Transfer to Cairo airport departure to Sharm
- Arrive Sharm airport
- Transfer to hotel & over night
Day 5 (Catherine & Mount Moses)
Transfer from Sharm El Sheikh to St. Catherine and Mount Moses.
St. Catherine, Sinai’s highest inhabited city at 1,600 meters, sits on a vast plateau surrounded by Egypt’s tallest mountains: Mount Catherine, Mount Moses, and Mount Safsafa. Covering 5,130 sq km, it has a moderate summer climate and cold winters, often with snow. Declared a nature reserve, it’s famed for religious tourism, safaris, and mountain climbing, with locals working in agriculture, herding, and tourism.
Named after Saint Catherine of Alexandria, a learned Christian martyr killed in 307 AD, her body was later found on a Sinai mountain and moved to the 6th-century Monastery of Saint Catherine, built by Emperor Justinian.
Mount Moses (Mount Sinai) is the biblical site where Moses received the Ten Commandments, called the “mountain of God.” Scholars debate if Sinai and Horeb are the same mountain or two peaks; John Calvin and Abraham ibn Ezra viewed them as two sides or peaks of one mountain.
Lunch at a local restaurant
Return to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 6. (Return to Sharm)
• Check out from catherine hotel
• Transfer to Sharm Hotel
• Overnight in hotel Free day, optional trips and enjoyment of the Red Sea beaches
Day 7 (Final departure)
- Check out from hotel
- Transfer to Sharm airport& departure
Package Inclusions
- Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo, including daily breakfast
- Accommodation for 3 nights in Sharm, including daily all inclusive
- Tour guide
- Meet and assist service by our representatives upon your airport arrival
- Assistance with guest relations during your stay
- All transfers via private air-conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fees to all sites mentioned on the itinerary
- All service charges and taxes
Package Exclusions
- International flight
- Domestic flight
- Visa
- Tiping
- Personal expenses
- Optional trips
- Trips not mentioned in the program
Price
- Per person in single room 1450 $
- Per person in double room 960 $
- Per person in triple room 850 $
Hotel
- Triumph Plaza Hotel Cairo or similar
- Tamra Beach Resort Sharm el-Sheikh or similar
Shipping & Delivery
