EGYPT

4 NIGHTS RIVER NILE CRUISE – (Luxor/Aswan)

CRUISE DAY 1 – Temple of Karnak (Alley of the Sphinx), Luxor Temple (2 most dramatic sites)

CRUISE DAY 2 – Hatshepsut, Tombs Valley of Kings, Valley of Queens (Hatshepsut), Deir el‐Bahari, Esna locks

CRUISE DAY 3 – Temple of Edfu (by horse carriage), lunch, Temple of Kom Ombo, Galabeya party

CRUISE DAY 4 – Aswan High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Philae Temple, Elephantine Island

CRUISE DAY 5 – Breakfast, departure from Aswan back to Cairo

Nubian village– Faluca boat to Elephantine Island

5 DAY CAIRO TOUR –

DAY 1 – WADI EL NATRUN (SCETES) DESERT MONASTERIES

1) Anba Pishoy – 4th C, St. Bishoy’s incorrupt body, burial of HH Pope Shenouda (tour given by monk)

2) Syrians Monastery – 6th C, Door of Prophecies 10th C (7 epochs: Christianity, persecutions, 6 major churches, Islam,

Christianity spread to Europe, heresies, end of time)

3) Our Lady Baramus – 4th C, founded by St. Macarius, Maximus & Domadius buried here, St. Moses the Strong, Pope

Kyrillos’ monastery (his cave nearby)

4) St. Macarius – 4th C, founded by St. Macarius, St. John Baptist & Elisha relics, restored by Fr Matta El Meskeen

(Tour given by Fr. Mankarious)

DAY 2 – STEP PYRAMID, DAHSHOUR PYRAMIDS (Bent & Red ones), GIZA PYRAMID COMPLEX & Solar Boat Museum

Step pyramid & funerary structures of other kings

Inside Red Pyramid to amazing burial chamber (free)

Great Pyramids, Sphinx, Solar Boat Museum Akhnaton Carpet School – Hand weaved carpets

Abusimbel Papyrus – making of papyrus, paintings

DAY 3 – EGYPTIAN MUSEUM, OLD CAIRO, CITADEL

EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES MUSEUM – Tutankhamen collection, famous gold death mask, Royal Mummies …

THE HANGING CHURCH “EL‐MOALLAA” & BABYLONIAN FORTRESS

Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, 4th C., suspended on 2 Roman gate towers

CAVERN CHURCH ST. SERGIUS & BACCHUS (ABU SERGA) & 7 OLD CHURCHES

Crypt where holy family stayed

CITADEL (SALADIN CITADEL), MOSQUE OF MUHAMMAD ALI, EBN TOLON MOSQUE

• Medieval Islamic fortification (Saladin 1176–1183, An‐Nasir Muhammad 1318–1335, Muhammad Ali of Egypt)

• Best view of Cairo from rooftop

DAY 4 – ALEXANDRIA

Tiger’s Village Zoo

LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA

Roman Theatre & Bath, Pompey's Pillar, Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, Fort Qaitbe

Lunch at famous Seafood restaurant “Fish Market”, overlooking Alexandria harbour

DAY 5 – ST. SIMON MONASTERY, KHAN EL‐KHALILI BAZAAR

ST. SIMON (SAMAAN) THE TANNER MONASTERY (CAVE CHURCH) Graffiti “PERCEPTION” by El Seed – Manshiyat Nasser, Zaraeeb

MOKATTAM MOUNTAIN TOP – Beautiful view of Cairo

KHAN EL‐KHALILI BAZAAR