Tour Details
Wadi El Natrun desert area, the actual birth place for Christian monasticism. Visit the 4 surviving Monasteries.
Day tour 9 Hours starts every day at 8:00 am, Private tour includes, pick up service from your hotel in Alexandria and return, Professional English-speaking tour guide, all transfers by a modern A/C vehicle, Bottle of water and All service charges & taxes, Tour excludes Entrance fees to the mentioned historical places Personal expenses, tipping and Optional activities.
Book Online Day tour to Wadi El Natrun from Alexandria
Price per Person
Single
$155.00
2-3 Persons
$85.00
Important Information
Languages
English, Spanish, German, French
Availability
Runs on a daily basis
Duration
8 Hours
Timing
08:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Included
1- Transportation in private air-conditioned van.
2- Private Professional English Speaking tour guide & photographer.
3- All Transfers as mentioned.
4- bottle of water for each person
Excluded
- Entry Fees
- Personal Items
- Tipping
- Lunch
- any Optional tours as entering any of the places from Inside Requires additional ticket Can be added on
What to bring
- Comfortable shoes
- sun glasses
- sun block
Itinerary
At 8:00 am Pickup from your hotel by our professional Licensed tour guide then drive 150 K/M south of Alexandria to Wadi El Natrun desert area the actual birth place for Christian monasticism.
Basically, there were about 50 monasteries, only 4 have survived into modern times. start 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.
Continue your trip to Deir Abu Maqar which is the richest monastery now in Wadi El-Natrun, as it has more than 100 monks and 600 workers in the extensive farm which spreads in front of it.
You will end your trip with Deir El-Suryani which is the smallest and most compact of the 4 monasteries,then drive back to Alexandria