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12-Day Holy Family Route in Egypt

12 Days

Trip Information

  • Private air-conditioned vehicle throughout the program.
  • Comfort: Category B accommodation with Pyramids Park Resort in Cairo, Holy Family Hotel Standard in Minya and Assiut Cement Hotel Standard in Assiut. Premium: Category A accommodation with Holiday Inn Maadi / Similar in Cairo, Holy Family Hotel Best Available Room in Minya and Assiut Cement Hotel Deluxe in Assiut.
  • Cairo International Airport
  • Cairo International Airport
  • October to April
  • Christian pilgrimage, Coptic heritage and cultural round trip.
  • English / German
  • Meals follow the confirmed daily program: Day 1 dinner; Days 2–11 breakfast, lunch and dinner; Day 12 breakfast.
  • Entrance fees to the sites specifically listed in the itinerary are included.
  • Comfort / Premium
  • 6
  • 75

Trip Overview

Follow a 12-day, 11-night route through Cairo and the Nile Valley focused on the Christian and Coptic heritage associated with the Holy Family in Egypt. The journey starts and ends in Cairo and combines pilgrimage sites, monasteries, churches, museums and selected classical Egyptian landmarks.

The program includes Old Cairo and its historic religious complex, Matariya and the Holy Family Tree, the monasteries of Wadi El Natrun, Gabal El-Tair in Minya, Drunka and Al Muharraq Monastery in Assiut. The final Cairo days add the Giza Pyramids, the Great Sphinx, Saqqara, the Grand Egyptian Museum and Khan El Khalili.

Comfort and Premium follow the same itinerary, private air-conditioned transportation, English- or German-speaking Egyptologist guide service and confirmed meal program. The package difference is the accommodation and room standard specified by Operations.

Journey Highlights

  • Explore the Hanging Church, Abu Serga, Ben Ezra Synagogue and the Coptic Museum in Old Cairo.
  • Visit the Holy Family Tree and Virgin Mary Church in Matariya.
  • Discover the Syrian Monastery and Monastery of Saint Bishoy in Wadi El Natrun.
  • Travel through the Nile Valley to Minya and visit Gabal El-Tair and the Church of the Virgin Mary.
  • Continue to Assiut for Drunka and the Holy Family heritage of the area.
  • Spend a full day at Al Muharraq Monastery and its pilgrimage sites.
  • Visit the Giza Pyramids, Great Sphinx and Saqqara Step Pyramid.
  • Conclude with the Grand Egyptian Museum and Khan El Khalili in Cairo.

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12-Day Holy Family Route in Egypt
Group Discount Available 7% Off
From € 2,878.3 € 2,690
/ Adult
From € 1,439.15 € 1,345
/ Child
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  • No Booking Fees
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