Private Full-Day Red Sea Monasteries Tour from Hurghada | La Vacanza Travel

Private Full-Day Red Sea Monasteries Tour from Hurghada

Duration: 14 hours
Destination: Egypt, Red Sea and Sinai, Hurghada
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  • 14 hours
  • Hurghada
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  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Discover Egypt's early Christian history and Coptic heritage with this full-day tour from Hurghada to the monasteries of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul. Built in the fourth and fifth centuries AD, they are Egypt's oldest Christian monasteries, dating back to the time when monks first began to settle along the Red Sea. Tour includes lunch.

Itinerary
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Stop At: St. Paul Monastery, St Paul, Zafarana 1996801 Egypt

Grab forty winks in your comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle after you leave Hurghada at 3:30am for the 3-hour drive north to Saint Paul Monastery. Set against the dramatic cliffs of the Eastern Desert plateau, the monastery is home to caves, where the hermit Saint Paul lived, as well as churches covered with stunning frescoes. Your private guide will explain the meaning of the site in Coptic Christianity.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: St. Anthony's Monastery (Deir Mar Antonios), Red Sea Mountains Egypt

Next, drive south for half an hour or so to the Monastery of Saint Anthony, the oldest monastery in Egypt and one of the oldest monasteries in the world. Established in the fourth century AD, it's home to several striking churches, a library, and the tiny cave where Saint Anthony lived as a hermit. It's still a working monastery where Egypt's Coptic Christians come for religious retreats.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Zafarana, Zafarana, Red Sea and Sinai

Enjoy lunch and the dramatic desert scenery before returning to Hurghada. You'll arrive at your hotel at around 4:30pm.

Duration: 1 hour

Inclusions
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • Lunch
  • All taxes, fees, and handling charges

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • May be operated by a multilingual guide
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Multilingual Guide
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
- The exact pickup time for each hotel will be known one day before the
tour departure.


Departure Time


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Red Sea Monasteries Tour
1/1/2023 - 3/5/2025

Monday - Saturday : 01:00 AM - 02:00 AM

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

14 hours


User's Reviews

TiagoBarroso

06 Mar, 2024

This is not my first trip to Egypt, and not the last, this time i take a great day seeing the monasteries of St. Paul and St. Anthony. It was a very good day, i saw many ancient places and they were very beautiful, the tourist guide was amazing, it took me to every place, and explained everything to me in detail, it was an amazing day, it is a trip that i recommend, and to repeat again.

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