Route of the Holy Family

Route of the Holy Family in Egypt and Pilgrimage to Sinai

Itinerary

Breakfast. Visit to the Pyramids of Guizeh: Cheops, Chephren, and Micerinos. In the afternoon, visit the Museum of Pharaonic Art

Breakfast. Visit to Matariyah where there is still the Tree that gave shade to the sacred family and where to his presence a spring came, with which they drank and bathed the child God, said spring still I ask the plants from where they obtain the balms and scenes used in The elaboration of the Holy Chrism. We will continue to Zeitun where we will visit the Virgin Mary church. Later we will visit the first place where the prophecy was fulfilled: here the lord would mount in a light cloud and enter Egypt, and in his presence the idols of Egypt would be contested and the heart of Egypt repudiated in his bosom (Isais 1901) to verify that the presence of Jesus was the one that caused the collapse of its temples and gods, the governor of the inner city to kill it by what the holy family fled, finding refuge in a cave, which is inside the present church of Abu Serga, at the same site visit the synagogue of Ben Ezra, where the daughter of the faron a basket of protecting papyrus. Return to the hotel, accommodation

Breakfast. Visit to Wadi El Natron in an air-conditioned vehicle, where is the birthplace for monastic Christianity. Before, there were almost 50 monasteries, among which 4 are rescued in modern times. Begin the tour with Deir al-Baramus, the oldest and most isolated of the four monasteries. Visit Deir Anba Bishoi, whose corpse is still in the monastery: At the end of the tour, visit Deir as-Suriany, the smallest and compact of the 4 monasteries. Continuation in Alexandria, visit of the great library Return to the hotel and accommodation.

Departure from the hotel with luggage to the Suez Canal. When crossing it we enter the Asian continent. Red Sea: Lunch-box lunch on the banks of the Paran Valley, Elim Oasis where the Bible says "They came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the waters." (Exodus 15:27). Continue to Mount Sinai (Horeb). Here the Hebrew people led by Moses encamped. Accommodation, dinner and accommodation.

At dawn we will ascend on foot to Mount Moieses where the prophet receives the law tables, its summit is the highest of the pinnacle of Sinai with more than 2000 meters and from where we will observe its spectacular sunrise. Later we will descend its more than 3000 Steps until reaching the monastery of Santa Catelina, Visit to the Monastery of Santa Catalina if it is opened in whose walls the "Burning Bush" is guarded, later we will continue by the Desert of the Sinaí, again to the Red Sea, until arriving at the Egyptian - Israeli border . At the border of Taba will be picked up by our operator from Israel.

Included

04 Nights accommodation in Cairo in B/B, 01 Night accommodation in Alexandria in B/B, 01 Night accommodation in St. Cathrine in H/B.
01 transfer in Cairo. All visits according to itinerary. English speaking guide during visits. Beduine Guide in St. Cathrine .Transfer Cairo / Alexandria /Cairo-Cairo/St. Cathrine /Taba in minibus with A / C.
All visits include tickets, English guide and transportation.
Entrance to the St. Cathrine (National Park)

Excluded

1-Visa fees to Egypt
2-All extras at hotels (drinks, mineral water, ….etc )
3-Departure tax of Taba.
4-Any items do not mentioned as include.





Prices

Starting from: 450 $ p / p in double
Single supplement: 80 $

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