DAY TOUR TO WADI EL NATRUN FROM ALEXANDRIA
Description
Day tour 8 Hours starts every day at 8:00 am, Private tour includes, pick up service from your hotel in Alexandria and return, Professional English-speaking tour guide, Entrance fees to the mentioned historical places, all transfers by a modern A/C vehicle, Bottle of water and All service charges & taxes, Tour excludes Personal expenses, tipping and Optional activities.
Itinerary
At 8:00 am Pickup from your hotel by our expert Licensed tour guide then drive 120 K/M south of Alexandria to Wadi El Natrun desert area the actual birth place for Christian monasticism.
Basically, there were about 50 monasteries, only 4 have survived into modern times. 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.
Continue your trip to Deir Abu Maqar which is the richest monastery now in Wadi El-Natrun, as it has more than 100 monks and 600 workers in the extensive farm which spreads in front of it.
You will end your trip with Deir El-Suryani which is the smallest and most compact of the 4 monasteries. Upon return to Alexandria, You will get to make a photo stop for Alexandria Library, Qaitbay Citadel
Inclusion
Pick up service from your hotel in Alexandria and return
Private Tour Guide
Entrance fees to the mentioned historical places
All transfers by a modern air-conditioned vehicle
Bottle of water
All service charges & taxes
Exclusion
Tipping
Optional activities
Personal expenses
Prices
Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person per trip and can be paid in Sterling or Euros.
Above prices are valid in 2026-2027-2028 excluding High Seasons, New Year period and Midyear vacation.
Children Policy
Children prices below age of 12 years are calculated at the time of tour reservation.
Price per person
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD 100 | USD 75 | USD 75 | USD 65 | USD 65 |
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