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Day 1
Our representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, and handle all
your procedures through passport control, luggage area and customs formalities.
Then you will be transferred to your hotel by a private A/C vehicle. Tomorrow enjoy
the placed visited by Jesus in Egypt.
Day
2
Excursion, in an A/C van, to Pelusium, the ancient seaport and gateway to
Egypt, and one of the first resting places of the Holy Family. From there,
follow up the steps of the Holy Family to Bilbais in the Delta and Musturud where
a church is built over a well, blessed by the Holy Family. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 3
Enjoy a trip to Samanoud on the Damietta branch of the Nile, where a church commemorates
the resting place of the Holy Family. Then proceed to Sakha, where the Holy Family
is also believed to have visited, and a place renowned for its Christian community
in the Middle Ages. Round off the day with a visit to Wadi Natroun, a desert area
said to have been blessed by the Christ, with four monasteries still exist. Overnight
in Cairo.
Day 4
Visit the holy well and sacred tree at Matariya on the outskirts ofCairo, a well-attested resting place of the
Holy Family and a popular destination among medieval pilgrims. Also, see the Church
of St. George, as well as the Fortress of Babylon
in Old Cairo, which the Holy Family passed by, and visit the ancient churches, including
the Hanging Church and St. Sergius, in the same area. Overnight
in Cairo.
Day 5
See the Church of the Holy Virgin on the banks of the Nile at Maadi, to the south of Cairo, where Jesus and his Virgin Mother boarded
a sailing boat to the village of Deir Al-Garnousin Upper Egypt. Go by air-conditioned vehicle to this
village near the town of Maghagha, where the Monastery of Arganos was later founded.
Here, outside the Church of the Virgin, a well is believed to have provided Jesus
and his Virgin Mother with the water they needed. Also, see the beautiful church
hewn out of the cliff beside the river at Gabal Al-Teir in Minya. Overnight in Minya.
Day 6
Trip to the Monastery of the Holy Virgin at Al Qusiya, a popular site for pilgrims
from ancient times. Jesus and his Virgin Mother are believed to have stayed at this
site for over three years. Overnight in Minya.
Day 7
Return to hotel in Cairo and overnight.
Day 8
Breakfast, and transfer to Cairo International Airport for departure. Package Includes:
- All the transfers mentioned per itinerary by A/C Van.
- All Transfers with meet & assist.
- 05 Nights at hotel in Cairo on bed and breakfast.
- 02 Nights at hotel in Minya on bed and breakfast.
- Sightseeing entrance fees as mentioned.
- Egyptologist tour guide.
- Service Charge.
- Taxes.
Package Excludes:
- International flights.
- Visa entry.
- Personal expenses.
- Optional as mentioned.
- Tipping.
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