RELIGION PPROGRAM

8 Nights / 9 Days

 

DAY 1: Arrival at Cairo airport, transfer from airport to hotel 4* (over night)

Hanging Church - Old Cairo - Egypt

                              

DAY 2: After breakfast at hotel, visit the Hanging Church, It was built in the 04^th century in

              The basilica style over the southern gate of the fort of Babylon it is rich in beautiful

               Antiquities from the early Christian era. A structure from the 4^th century, the

               Hanging Church was constructed as a dedication to the Virgin Mary at the southern Gate of the

               Fortress of Babylon. Housed within is a 14^th-century wall painting of the Nativity.

               Continue your visit to the oldest Jewish Synagogue of Beni Ezra.

The Ben Ezra Synagogue,
Cairo, Egypt

                          

                This famous synagogue in Fostat (Old Cairo) was called originally the

                Synagogue of "the men of Israel", built in the year 882 on the remains

                Of the basilica of a Coptic church that had been sold to Jews. It became

                Known as the Synagogue of Elijah the prophet and also as the Ben Ezra.

                From the 1980's the synagogue went through a restoration process and

                Today it is an historical monument and one of the most visited Jewish

          Sites in Cairo.After Lunch at restaurant, to visit the Mosque of Amr Ibn El-Aas.

 

 

 

The Mosque of Amr Ibn El-Aas

        

                  This Mosque was the first mosque built in the Fustat region in Egypt.

                   It is also the oldest Islamic university it continued to impart its message

                   Through nine centuries. It is a spacious mosque pervaded by simplicity

                   And one in which the architecture of diverse eras is represented.Riturn

                   To hotel and overnight.

DAY 3: Early morning after breakfast at hotel, departure by bus to (Wadi El-Natrun)

             Visit St.Mary Monastery-El Sourian. 

ST. Mary Monastery- El Sourian

 

This Monastery from the fifth Century, Is 14 Kilometers mean the Rest House middle in Western desert Cairo / Alexandria (At Wadi El-Natrun). And Monastery of St. Bishoy.

                                          

 

 

 

Monastery of St. Bishoy

At Wadi El-Natrun

                                   

 

 St. Bishoy (320-417 A.D.) the great Egyptian desert father who is said to have seen Jesus and whose incorrupt body is preserved to this day at the Coptic Orthodox monastery bearing his name at Wadi El-Natroun Egypt, was known for his love, meekness, simplicity, and his extremely ascetic and prayerful life. Continue drive by bus to (Borg El Arab) and accommodation in hotel  5* Overnight.

DAY 4: After breakfast at hotel, check out; go to visit St.Mina Monastery in king              Mariut. 

St. Mina Monastery in Mariut

 (Deir Mar Mina)

 

      Pope Kyrillos VI established this monastery in commemoration of St.Mina his patron saint. Pope Kyrillos bought the land from the government in an  isolated desert area very close to the archaeological site of Abu Mena which was an important Christian pilgrimage site during the 4^th to 7^th century A.D.in Egypt and where countless miracles happened through the intercession of St. Mina. Return back to Cairo accommodation in hotel 5*

         

     

 

DAY 5: Free day in the morning,( optional visit Egyptian Museum &Pyramids ) in the mead night, departure by bus to Red Sea Monastery.                   

St. Anthony's Monastery
(Deir Mar Antonio's)

 

St. Anthony's Monastery (Deir Mar Antonio's), and its neighbor St. Paul's, are the oldest monasteries in Egypt. Hidden deep in the Red Sea Mountains and relying on springs for their water supply, both still observe rituals that have hardly changed in 16 centuries.

DAY 6: After visit the monastery of St.Anthony's, go by bus to hurghada ( El  Gouna)               accommodation in  hotel 4*

DAY 7: Hurghada, Relaxation on the Beach  

DAY 8:  After breakfast at hotel, check out; departure by bus to St.Paul's Monastery.

St. Paul's Monastery

 (Deir Mar Boulos)

 

St. Paul of Thebes, while born to wealthy parents, was a contemporary of St. Anthony and also abandoned civilization to live in the desert for 85 years. It was St. Anthony who pointed out his sainthood. It is said that he was fed by a raven which would bring him half-loaf each day. Return back to Cairo accommodation at hotel 4*

DAY 9: After breakfast, transfer from hotel to airport Cairo for your flight back.        

NB: Pay attention the enter Monastery is closed during the Orthodox fasting.