Tour to Wadi Natron Monasteries

Follow the spiritual and historical route for Coptic monasteries in Egypt of the most popular. In this tour, Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great, Monastery of Saint Pishoy and the Syrian monastery in Wadi Natrun will be visited which helps you to make the tour to have a look on the early christianity of Egypt. It is common monasteries well known for their ancient Heritages and religion grounding; these are core sources of Coptic monasticism. Take a break from the desert banging as well as seek out old chapels and discover more regarding the daily existence of significant christianity characters that established several of those settlements.

Pyramids Egypt Tours guide pick up you from your hotel in Cairo It all starts by driving through Wadi Natrun that is the desert area famous for Coptic monasteries around 100 kilometers away from Cairo. First, pay a visit to Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great that was constructed from the 4th century, this Monastery holds the tomb of Saint Macarius and in numerous relics. Next, visit the Monastery of Saint Pishoy with its majestic contrast of the architectural styles: you will have opportunities to examine the place from a historical and religious point of view by visiting the tomb of St. Pishoy – one of the early monastic movement leaders. Last stop of any Giza Pyramids tour package would be to the Monastery of St. Anthony dating from the 4th century and possessing valuable collection of old Syriac manuscripts. During the tour, your experienced guide will give detailed descriptions about the part that these monasteries played in the development of Egyptian Christianity. The serenity of the desert and to the religious atmosphere alongside the visible and tangible experience of the age old culture of Coptic monasticism is more engaging