Wadi El-Natrun

Enjoy your Private Day tour from Cairo to Wadi El-Natrun .Known for its Coptic monasteries where thousands of Christians escaped from Roman persecutionin the 4th century.

The guide will meet you in your hotel in Cairo . You will drive by a modern air-conditioned vehicle to Wadi El-Natrun, which is regarded as the birthplace for monasticism. there were about 50 monasteries, only 4 have survived untill today. your day tour will start with a visit to Deir al-Baramus, the oldest of the surviving 4 monasteries, and the most isolated one, then proceeds to Deir Anba Bishoi whose body is still in the monastery.

You will end your trip with a visit to Deir El-Suryani  the smallest and most preserved monastery. Then return back to your hotel in cairo .