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Duration : 8 Hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Availability : Runs Daily<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pickup & drop off : Alexandria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 8:00 am Pickup from your hotel by our expert Licensed tour guide then drive 120 K\/M south of Alexandria to Wadi El Natrun desert area the actual birth place for Christian monasticism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basically, there were about 50 monasteries, only 4 have survived into modern times. Begin 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will end your trip with Deir El-Suryani which is the smallest and most compact of the 4 monasteries. Upon return to Alexandria, You will get to make a photo stop for Alexandria Library ,Qaitbay Citadel<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Prices per Person ;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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