Day Trip to Monastery of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul

Early Morning around 05:00 AM, the Egypt Promotion Travel tour guide will pick you up from your hotel early morning driving by private air-conditioned vehicle for around 335 KM from Cairo to reach the Monastery of Saint Anthony through Cairo – Hurghada desert road.
Arrive at the oldest monastery in the world, "St. Anthony" who was the first Christian monk. The Monastery of St. Anthony is one of the most prominent Coptic Orthodox monasteries in Egypt and has strongly influenced the formation of several Coptic institutions and has promoted monasticism in general. Several patriarchs have come from the monastery, and several hundred pilgrims visit it daily.
This monastery possesses many endowments and possessions at E. It is a large complex surrounded by a fortified wall and contains many monks. Within the wall, there is a large garden containing fruitful palm, apple, pear, pomegranates, and other trees besides beds of vegetables. Three springs of perpetually flowing water, besides five churches and a library containing more than 1,700 handwritten manuscripts. The cave where Saint Anthony lived is 2km from the monastery and is 680 meters (2200 feet) above the Red Sea level. It is a small natural hole in the rocks adjacent to the southern part of Mount Galala.
Continue your way driving to visit the Monastery of Saint Paul, the Anchorite. You will reach The Monastery of Saint Paul after 30 minutes of driving after your break is a Coptic Orthodox monastery & also known as the Monastery of the Tigers.
The Monastery has three different churches. Saint Paul the Anchorite, built underground, was originally dug into the cave where the saint lived and where his remains are kept. The two other churches are named after Saint Mercurius and Archangel Michael. The monastery is surrounded by high walls and has a tower (keep), an ancient refectory, a mill, and a spring believed to have served Saint Paul the Anchorite during his eighty years of seclusion in this area. The second spring, known as the Pool of Mary, is named after Mary, the sister of Moses, who is believed to have washed her feet there during the Exodus. This monastery has many illustrated manuscripts, including the Coptic version of the Divine Liturgy.
Finish your day and drive back to your hotel in Cairo through Hurghada – Cairo desert road.
NB: In case of pick up from 06th of October Areas, a supplement of $10 per person would apply.