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The Holy Family Tour
offered by supplier M19188 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 8
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 16
people
Destination(s):
Egypt
Specialty Categories:
Church Tours
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 800 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 1000 US Dollar (USD)
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Your Itinerary:
Day 1: Our representative will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport, and handle all your procedures through passport control, luggage area and customs formalities. Then you will be transferred to your hotel by a private A/C vehicle. Tomorrow enjoy the placed visited by Jesus in Egypt.
Day 2: Excursion, in an A/C van, to Pelusium, the ancient seaport and gateway to Egypt, and one of the first resting places of the Holy Family. From there, follow up the steps of the Holy Family to Bilbais in the Delta and Musturud where a church is built over a well, blessed by the Holy Family. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 3: Enjoy a trip to Samanoud on the Damietta branch of the Nile, where a church commemorates the resting place of the Holy Family. Then proceed to Sakha, where the Holy Family is also believed to have visited, and a place renowned for its Christian community in the Middle Ages. Round off the day with a visit to Wadi Natroun, a desert area said to have been blessed by the Christ, with four monasteries still exist. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 4: Visit the holy well and sacred tree at Matariya on the outskirts of Cairo, a well-attested resting place of the Holy Family and a popular destination among medieval pilgrims. Also, see the Church of St. George, as well as the Fortress of Babylon in Old Cairo, which the Holy Family passed by, and visit the ancient churches, including the Hanging Church and St. Sergius, in the same area. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 5: See the Church of the Holy Virgin on the banks of the Nile at Maadi, to the south of Cairo, where Jesus and his Virgin Mother boarded a sailing boat to the village of Deir Al-Garnousin Upper Egypt. Go by air-conditioned vehicle to this village near the town of Maghagha, where the Monastery of Arganos was later founded. Here, outside the Church of the Virgin, a well is believed to have provided Jesus and his Virgin Mother with the water they needed. Also, see the beautiful church hewn out of the cliff beside the river at Gabal Al-Teir in Minya. Overnight in Minya.
Day 6: Trip to the Monastery of the Holy Virgin at Al Qusiya, a popular site for pilgrims from ancient times. Jesus and his Virgin Mother are believed to have stayed at this site for over three years. Overnight in Minya.
Day 7: Return to hotel in Cairo and overnight.
Day 8: Breakfast, and transfer to Cairo International Airport for departure.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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