Coptic Cairo, Saint Catherine’s monastery & Sharm Elsheikh
9-night / 10-day | Coptic Cairo, Saint Catherine’s monastery & Sharm Elsheikh from $ 764.
Sightseeing: The Egyptian museum, the three pyramids & mythical Sphinx, Coptic Cairo; Hanging Church, the Hanging church, the Coptic museum, the Greek church of saint George, the site of saint Serguis and Bacchus church, Ben Ezra Jewish Synagogue, Bab el-Fotouh gate and Khan Alkhalili Bazaar, Moses Mount and Saint Catherine’s monastery in South Sinai.
“Itinerary”
Day 1: Arrive to Cairo, Egypt
Upon arriving to Cairo international airport, you will be met and greeted by our Elshams travel representative, who will assist you with the airport formalities and your luggage, then transfer you privately to your hotel in Cairo to stay for 3-night include daily buffet breakfast.
Day 2: Full day guided tour; Egyptian Museum and Giza plateau.
Meet your local Egyptology tour guide at the lobby of your hotel after breakfast to drive in a full day guided tour; Giza plateau, to explore the three pyramids and marvel at the great pyramid built by King Khufu around 2560 B.C. and the mythical statue of Sphinx.
Lunch included and will be served in a local restaurant overlooking the pyramids, then after lunch break, we will continue our tour to visit the Egyptian museum which houses more than 160,000 master pieces of ancient Egyptian antiquities in addition to the treasures of the young king Tut-Ankhamoun, overnight at your hotel in Cairo
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Day 3: Full day guided tour Islamic and old Coptic monuments in Cairo.
This morning you will enjoy your full day guided tour the Coptic Cairo which encompasses the fortress of Babylon, the Hanging church, the Coptic museum, the Greek church of Saint George, and many other old and historical churches near the site. It is believed in Christian traditions that the holy family visited the area and stayed there for a period of time at the site of saint Serguis and Bacchus church, during their refugee escape to Egypt. Continue your visits to Ben Ezra Jewish Synagogue, then stop for lunch in a local restaurant, then after lunch break we precede to visits the Salah Al-Din citadel and the alabaster mosque of Mohamed Aly enclosed, then a walk from the twin-towered Bab el-Fotouh gate-it is a fortified gate in Cairo’s old city wall- to Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, one of the city’s major souks (open-air marketplaces). Browse the tightly packed stalls displaying everything from spices and leather goods to jewelry and vegetables, all on a street that has hardly changed for centuries. After finishing that tour, back to the hotel and overnight.
Day 4: Cairo /Saint Catherine (full board basis).
Check out after breakfast then drive eastward (Approx. 250 miles) through the tunnel to Saint Catherine city in south Sinai.
Check in your hotel in Saint Catherine where lunch and dinner included and will be served at your hotel. Free time at leisure and overnight at your hotel in Saint Catherine city.
Day 5:Hike mounts of Moses and visit the monastery of Saint Catherine.
Very early wake up at around 01:30 A.M, breakfast box and collect the group to start hiking the mount of Al-Tor where Moses is supposed to be received the ten commandments, and to witness the sunshine from the highest point in Egypt (2680 meter above sea level), after sunshine descend the mount and visit the monastery of Saint Catherine which dates back to 565 A.D. The monastery of Saint Catherine is officially "Sacred Monastery of the God-Trodden Mount Sinai" lies on the Sinai Peninsula. The monastery is named after Catherine of Alexandria. The monastery is one of the oldest working Christian monasteries in the world. The site contains the world's oldest continually operating library which possesses the rarest and unique books in the world including the Syriac Sinaiticus. Continue tour the Wadi Alraha and the burning Bush. After finishing that tour we drive directly to Sharm Elsheikh city, where you will stay for four-night on all inclusive basis.
Days from 5 to 9: all inclusive basis.
Accommodation on all inclusive basis to enjoy relaxing on the shores of the red sea in south Sinai peninsula and practicing a wide variety of water sports such as; swimming, snorkeling, diving, wind-surfing, yachting, fishing etc.. As one of the seven wonders of the underwater world, the Red Sea offers scuba divers some of the world's most beautiful coral reefs, plentiful marine life, and highly diverse sites to dive.
Day 9: flight to Cairo.
Breakfast at your hotel, check out and transfer to Sharm Elsheikh airport to fly back to Cairo where your second stay for one-night includes buffet breakfast.
Day 10: home departure.
Breakfast at your hotel, check out and transfer privately by our vehicles to Cairo international airport for your home departure.