Day 01 | Cairo

Cairo airport is located 22 Km to the south east of the centre of Cairo. The trip to, or From, The airport should take around 30 - 45 Minutes. There are 3 Terminals at Cairo airport. After arrival at the Cairo International airport you will meet and be assisted by our highly-qualified tour manger through customs and Visa formalities. Transfer to your deluxe Cairo hotel on a luxurious air-conditioned bus. Overnight in Cairo.

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.  Back to Cairo & overnight. Meals: Breakfast

Day 03 | Wadi Natroun

After breakfast, enjoy a visit to Wadi Natroun, a desert area said to have been blessed by the Christ, with three monasteries still existing today. Begin your trip with Deir  al-Baramus which is the oldest of the surviving 4 monasteries, and in many ways the most isolated, then proceeds to Deir Anba Bishoi whose body is still in the monastery.  You will end your trip with Deir El-Suryani which is the smallest and most compact of the 4 monasteries. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: Breakfast

Day 04| Cairo Churches

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. Sergio's, in the same area. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: Breakfast

Day 05| Cairo - Minya

After breakfast, transfer to 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. Transfer by an air-conditioned vehicle to this village near the town of Maghagha about 04 hours driving, 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.  Meals: Breakfast

Day 6| Minya

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. Meals: Breakfast

Day 7| Back to Cairo

After breakfast, you will be driven back to Cairo to check in your hotel in Cairo about 04 hours and half driving from Minya. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: Breakfast

Day 8| Back Home

Breakfast, and transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure. Meals: Breakfast