Catholic pilgrimage tours holy family in egypt
Overview
Book your private Catholic pilgrimage tours in Egypt & explore top sites where the holy family stayed during their journey to Egypt mixed with the highlights of Egyptian monuments like the Pyramids and also visit a great Greek orthodox Monastery known St. Catherine.
Included
- Meet and assist by our representative at airport.
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
- 6 nights accommodation in Cairo including breakfast.
- 1 night accommodation in Sharm full board.
- Cairo tour (pyramids & Egyptian museum).
- Dinner cruise in Cairo.
- Cairo tour (Main Coptic cathedrals in Cairo).
- Alexandria day tour (Kom el Shuqafa, Qaitbey Fortress,Church of St. Catherine & the library)
- Tour to (Wadi el Natron Monastery)
- Cairo tour to Delta (Tell-Basta & San El-Hager)
- Tour to (St.Catherine Monastery)
- English private tour guide.
- Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary.
- Meals as mention in the itinerary.
- Lunch during tours at good quality local restaurants
- One bottle of Merinal water per person per day.
- All service charges & taxes
- Grave of apostle Mark
- Virgin Mary Church
- apparition Church
- St. Serguis Coptic
- Ben Ezra Synagogue
- Hanging Church
- St. Catherine of Alexandria Church
- Monastery of Saint Makarius
- Tomb of St, John the Baptist
- Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic church
- Mount of Moses
- St.Catherine Monastery
Some of Holy family steps
Excluded
- International flights
- Entry visa to Egypt
- Any optional tours
- Personal spending
- Tipping
Prices & Accommodation
Itinerary
Expand allDay 01: Arrival to Cairo
Arrival to Cairo International airport. Meet & assist and transfer to the hotel. Enjoy your Dinner on board Nile cruise for one hour, then back to the hotel in Cairo.
Meal plan: Dinner.
Day 02: Pyramids & the Egyptian Museum
Drive to visit one of the Seven Wonders of the world, the Pyramids of Giza "CHEOPS, MEKERINUS & CHEPHREN" and Sphinx which guards the pyramids area.Next to Sphinx located the Valley Temple where the body of the king is mummified, Transfer to visit The Egyptian Museum which is one of the oldest museums all over the world. The museum is located in Tahrir Square and consists of two floors containing more than 160,000 rare archaeological items, including mummies which belonging to Egypt's pharaohs. Enjoy your visit to Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic church in Cairo Down Town & Overnight.
Meal plan: breakfast, Lunch & dinner.
Day 03: Main Coptic cathedrals in Cairo
You will visit the main Coptic cathedralsin Cairo where you will visit the Grave of apostle Mark. Move to visit the Church of Virgin Mary one of the stations where Virgin Mary and the whole the family stayed during their journey to Egypt. Then drive to the church of apparition at Zeitoun where blessed mother virgin Mary appeared in April 1968. Visit Old Cairo to view the house where the Holy Family lived for several years, St. Serguis Coptic Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue and the famous Hanging Church. Lunch at local restaurant in Cairo & Overnight.
Meal plan: breakfast, Lunch & dinner.
Day 04: Alexandria & Wadi el Natron Monastery
Enjoy your breakfast at your hotel then start your Cairo day tour to Alexandria: visit the Kom el Shuqafa Catacombs, see Pompey's Pillar, Qaitbey Fortress( The site of the light house of Alexandria). Lunch at the Fish Market. Mass at the Church of St, Catherine of Alexandria. Visit the Library of Alexandria. Then head to visit the Monastery of Saint Makarius at the desert of Wadi el Natron, there we will visit the Tomb of St, John the Baptist. Back to hotel in Cairo & Overnight.
Meal plan: breakfast, Lunch & dinner.
Day 05: Tell Basta & San El-Hager
Today you will visit one of the holiest places in Delta from Cairo, start with Tell-Basta which Was a transit point and a temporary resident to the Virgin Mary and her son Christ when they came to Egypt and Moses crossed while the Exodus. Then move to San El-Hager where you will visit the ruins and royal tombs of the ancient capital of Tanis at San el-Hagar. Back to hotel in Cairo & Overnight.
Meal plan: breakfast, Lunch & dinner.
Day 06: Fly to Sharm El-Shiekh
Have your breakfast then our representative will transfer you to the airport to fly from Cairo to Sharm, Enjoy your free day with many things to do in Sharm and prepare to start your tour to Mount of Moses at the midnight.
Meal plan: breakfast, Lunch & dinner.
Day 07: St.Catherine Monastery
At 12:00 am you will start your tour to Mount of Moses, climb up Mount of Moses before sunrise. Enjoy sunrise before descend, then you will pass by a great Greek orthodox Monastery known St. Catherine its fame isn't only because it is ancient, but also it lies at the foot of Mount Sinai and it houses the burning bush. End your tour and fly back to Cairo & overnight.
Day 08: Final Departure
Have your breakfast at the hotel then ETB Tours Egypt will transfer you to the airport on your final departure.
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