Holy Family In Egypt
8 Days – 7 Nights
Day 1 - Cairo
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Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, meet and assist by our representative who will help you with all the airport formalities. Transfer to your selected hotel and overnight.
Dinner at Hotel
Amarante Pyramids Deluxe 4 stars Hotel.
Day 2- Pyramids Tour
Meals: Meals: B, L,D
After Breakfast will start a full day tour of the Giza Pyramids, Memphis and Saqqara. We will visit the towering pyramids, the ruins of Memphis in the village of Mit Rahina, and then go to the Saqqara Necropolis, where the step pyramid of Zoser stands. (Lunch is included) then
Head back to the hotel and enjoy an evening at leisure.
Dinner at Hotel
Amarante Pyramids Deluxe 4 stars Hotel.
Day 3 – City tour
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After breakfast at your hotel. Start your full day tour visiting the Egyptian Museum. The museum is the house of the magnificent ancient Egyptian antiquities from different periods throughout the ancient Egyptian history.
The magnificent treasure of King Tutankhamen, whose tomb was recently discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter,
Then will go ahead to visit the citadel of King Salah El Din the first fort in the Islamic period then. (Lunch Included) you will enjoy a free time to stroll through the maze of streets of Khan El-Khalili Bazaar and bargain for a souvenir of your trip to Egypt.
Return to your hotel and overnight , Dinner at Hotel
Amarante Pyramids Deluxe 4 stars Hotel.
Day 04 - Mostorod / Ain Shams / Matareya
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After breakfast, full day tour of Mostorod, Ain Shams, and Matareya
*After visiting Farma, or ancient Pelusium, on the easternmost mouth of the Nile River. The holy family headed to Mostorod, which is north of Cairo. There are the remains of a church and cave being restored, which are reputed to have been where the Holy Family stayed during their time there.
* In Tel Basta (a small town near Mostorod), there is also a spring, which supposedly sprang from the earth upon the arrival of the Holy Family.
(Lunch is included)
*Our next stopping point is closer to Cairo, in the neighboring districts of Ain Shams and Matariya. The famed sycamore known as the Virgin Mary’s tree is located there, and is also said to have provided shade for the Holy Family. There is also a balsam tree that purportedly sprouted from the spot where Mary threw out some water that she had used to wash Jesus with.
Overnight at your hotel in Cairo. And Dinner at Hotel
Amarante Pyramids Deluxe 4 stars Hotel.
Day 5 - Old Cairo & Maadi
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After breakfast, visit Fustat (Old Cairo) and Maadi districts.
* Old Cairo, formerly known as Babylon, was the place where the Holy Family took refuge in a cave after inciting the wrath of the governor of Babylon. The Church of Abu Sirga was built on top of the site some time later and is a major pilgrimage site for many Egyptians.
* Upon fleeing Babylon, the Holy Family then Ventured to Maadi, which was another major point along their path. They boarded a sailboat that took them upriver to southern Egypt. The Virgin Mary Church now occupies the docking point in Maadi where they were said to have departed from. The very same steps that the Holy Family used to reach the water are still present on the grounds. (Lunch is included)
Overnight at your hotel in Cairo and Dinner at Hotel
Amarante Pyramids Deluxe 4 stars Hotel.
Day 06 - Wadi El Natroun
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After breakfast (or breakfast boxes will be provided), start an early visit to Wadi El Natroun in the Western Desert of Egypt.
*After the holy family moved from the city of Sakha, in the Nile Delta, they crossed the western branch of the Nile (Rosetta Branch) until they reached Wadi al-Natrun, the land of Shehit. The child Jesus blessed this place and now it has four monasteries: the Monastery of St. Abu Makar, the Monastery of Anba Bishoy, the Monastery of the Syrians, the Monastery of the Primus . (Lunch is Included)
* Then ahead to Alexandria city for overnight at your hotel. And Dinner at Hotel
Romance Alex hotel Deluxe 4 stars or similar
Day 7 - Alexandria
Meals: Meals: B, L,D
After breakfast, transfer to start to visit Bibliotheca, Kom El Shokafa catacombs , Roman Theatre and Qaitbay citadel, visit El Montazah palace, then transfer back to Cairo Overnight at your hotel in Cairo.(Lunch included)
Dinner at Hotel
Amarante Pyramids Deluxe 4 stars Hotel.
Day 08 - Final Departure
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Breakfast at hotel then Transfer from your hotel to Cairo airport for your final departure.
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Price includes:
* All transfers in Cairo
* All transfers in Alex
* 6 nights’ accommodation in Cairo at hotel 4stars (Amarante Pyramids ) on H.B basis
* 1 night accommodation in Alex at hotel 4 stars (Romance Alex Hotel 4 Stars or similar ) on H.B basis
*full day tour of Mostorod, Ain Shams, and Matareya with private tour guide and AC van + Lunch
*Over night Alexandria with private tour guide + AC van + Lunch.
* Full day to Wadi El Natroun in the Western Desert of Egypt. With private tour guide and AC van + Lunch
*Full Day Old Cairo and Maadi with private tour guide + AC van + Lunch
*Full Day Giza pyramids & the Sphinx , Memphis and Sakkara with private tour guide + AC van + Lunch
* Full Day tour in the Egyptian Museum, citadel and Khan El Khalili Bazaar with private tour guide + AC van + Lunch
*Including the entrance fees to the Sites mentioned above.
*Assistance at the hotels & airports by Creative Travel representatives.
Price excludes:
*Entry visa to Egypt ($ 25. -)
* International airfare tickets.
*Drinks not mentioned above like soft drinks, alcoholic, etc…..).
*Any meals not mentioned above.
*Tips.
