Red Sea Monasteries Trip

USD500

Package : Red Sea Monasteries Trip

Duration : 06 days – 05 nights

Cities : Cairo , Ain Sokhna  & St. Catherine

duration 06 days – 05 nights
location Cairo, Egypt
type Religious & Spiritual Packages
schedule 15/05/2020 to 23/05/2020
cancellation_policy Reservations should be made as early as possible to book the desired holiday. Space on a given tour will be secured upon receipt a deposit of 25% of the full price. This payment will be 50% during the Christmas and New Year holidays and on packages including airfare. This deposit counts as part of your final payment
includes
  • • Meet & assist upon arrival and departure. • Accommodation for 2 nights in Cairo including bed and breakfast , first stay . • • Accommodation for 1 night in Ain El Sokhna on half board basis . • Accommodation for 1 night in Saint Catherine on half board basis . • Accommodation for 1 night in Cairo including bed and breakfast , second stay . • All sightseeing tours throughout (including entrance fees) • English - speaking Tour guide. • All airport transfers and ground transportation in A/C private vehicle as stated in the program. • Entrance fees of sites as mentioned in the itinerary • Accommodation at hotels in Cairo on bed & breakfast. • Accommodation at Ain Sokhna & St.Catherine on half board. • Lunches at local restaurants en route
excludes
  • International flights. - Entry visa to Egypt. - Tipping (for Drivers, Guides, etc.,).

time_line

  • 1
    Day 1 : Arrival in Cairo , welcome to the land of Pharaohs

    Arrival at Cairo International Airport, where your DST Representative will assist you with all customs and visa formalities. Transfer: by air-conditioned vehicle to hotel. Check-in: Your DST Representative will assist you with check-in at your hotel. Overnight: At your hotel in Cairo Welcome drink

  • 2
    Day 2: Pyramids and Cairo Sightseeing

    Breakfast : Breakfast buffet at the hotel Pyramids & Sphinx: Proceed to visit to the 4,500 year old Pyramids built for pharaohs Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus on the Giza Plateau,the Great Pyramid being the only survivor of the " seven wonders of the Ancient World ". Just to the east of the second pyramid lies the legendary Sphinx , whose human face is thought to represent that of Chephren acting as the guardian of the Pharaoh's enormous funerary monument. Lunch : At a local restaurant . Egyptian Museum: In the morning visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, exhibiting over 120,000 objects in its 107 halls. It comprises the world ' s greatest collection of Ancient Egyptian artifacts . Marvel at the many rooms filled with golden treasures extracted from the world-famous tomb of King Tutankhamen. Khan El Khalili Bazaar: You will have the chance to stroll through the bustling Khan El-Khalili Bazaar . Founded in the 14 th century as a watering stop for caravanserai; nowadays it is reputedly the largest bazaar in the Middle East . Later, you’ll head back to the hotel . Overnight : At your hotel in Cairo. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

  • 3
    Day 3: Cairo - St. Paul & St. Anthony monasteries

    Breakfast : Breakfast buffet at hotel Drive : Drive in the early morning across the Eastern Desert to reach and visit the first monastic settlement constructed by first Christian believers during the fourth century, two iconic monasteries founded by Saint Anthony and Saint Paul . Transfer : To your hotel in Ain El Sokhna . Check-in : At your hotel in Ain El Sokhna . Dinner & Overnight : At your hotel in Ain El Sokhna . Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

  • 4
    Day 4: Ain sokhna - St. Catherine

    Breakfast : Breakfast buffet at hotel . Drive : Drive to Sinai the Asiatic part of the Egyptian Territory on the way going to the central part of South Sinai will stop over at the Oasis of Fieran to visit the monastery of 7 Nuns, proceeding to Saint Catherine will be through the Wadies and Bedouin small settlements in this rock desert. Transfer : To your hotel in Saint Catherine . Check-in : At your hotel in Saint Catherine . Dinner & Overnight : At your hotel in St. Catherine. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

  • 5
    Day 5: Moses mountain & St. Catherine monastery – Cairo

    Wake-Up at 2.00 a.m, go up to the top of Moses mountain with a local guide & enjoy Sunrise, go down & take your breakfast at hotel, then Visit to the famous monastery of Saint Catherine, inside this particular monastery you can see the Burning Bush , Well of Moses and the chapel of the transfiguration constructed over the spot in which revealed the miracle of the Burning bush in front of Moses also you can visit the museum of the monastery in which you will find some rare Icons and manuscripts from the library of the monastery considered the largest one after that of Vatican. Drive : Drive back to Cairo . Check-in : At your hotel in Cairo Overnight : At your hotel in Cairo . Meals: Breakfast

  • 6
    Day 6 : Cairo – Fly back home

    Wake – up call : Please arrange with telephone operator Luggage : Please prepare your luggage to be ready for collection Breakfast : Breakfast at hotel Check-out :A DST Representative will be on hand to assist you with all check-out procedures . Departure :Transfer to Cairo International Airport to board your flight Flight : Take – off for your return flight home. Meals: Breakfast

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