Saint Anthony Monastery Trip from Hurghada

Hurghada , Egypt

Saint Anthony Monastery Trip from Hurghada

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8h - 10h

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About this experience

St. Anthony Monastery is the oldest life Coptic Orthodox monastery in the world, was built in the middle of the desert, in the fourth century With Sjptours you will enjoy visiting the oldest church, the garden, the water creek, and the panorama of the monastery.
You can get on the steps up the mountain to the cave where Sant Anthony used to live ( optional without payment ).
A monk will join us in the monastery to explain about the numbers and jobs of the monks They normally explain about the liturgy of the orthodox Coptic churches.
I will pick you up from your hotel wherever you stay, in an air-conditioning car to the Monastery.

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Duration: 6 hours<br/>lunch<br/>from Hurghada or Cairo<br/>Limousine, Van, big bus <br/>Pickup included

St. Anthony's Monastery trip from Hurghada

Pickup included

What's included

2 bottles of water per person, lunch is paid

Detailed itinerary

Stop 1

Our tour guide will com to your hotel and pick you up , then you will have a ride for about 3 hours on the road direction of the North towards the Monastery .
Our tour guide will explain about the history of the monastery and the Christianity in Egypt .

Our tour guide will take you to the monastery .
First , you will meet one of the monks who will go around inside the monastery , in side the old church , around the water creek that comes from the mountain and still running for thousand of years.
Our tour guide will take you around to watch the panorama of the monastery .

Our tour guide will take you to the mountain where st. Anthony lived in a cave in the middle of the mountain.
You can have a chance to go up on the steps till the cave of St.Anthoney .
It takes about one hour to climb the steps up ( which about 1200 steps to the cave ) you may take 30 minutes to go down the steps.
Going up to the cave according to the desire of our clients,
Worth to mention that the tour guide give our clients the free time to climb the steps and he stays in the foot of the mountain.

Our tour guide will take you from saint Anthony to Sant Paul's monastery which is about 50 kms far.
Our tour guide will explain about sant Paul's Monastery and he will contact a monk in the monastery who will meet you and guide you in the monastery.

Our tour guide with the driver will drive directing back to the hotel .
They will arrange Lunch on the way back in one restaurant, in almost half way of the road diving time .

What's not included

Drinks during Lunch, Personal expenses, souvenirs and Tips

Available languages

Guide guide

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Important information

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Specialized infant seats are available

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Important notes

Hotel name, room number after check in and copy of passport for permission paper work ( needed for tourism room management in Egypt)

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