Day 01: Cairo
Arrival at Cairo International Airport, Meet and greeted by our representative who will assist groups through immigration and customs formalities. Transfer to Hotel & check-in.
Overnight in Cairo.
Day 02: Cairo
Breakfast. Excursion tour to visit, one of the Seven Wonders of the World: the Pyramids of Giza (Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus), Cheops is the most colossal ever built. Next is a close-up look at the sphinx - a huge funeral complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of king Chephren. Then visit Egyptian Museum of antiquities. On display is a rare collection of 5000 years of art the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artefacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamen collection of treasures, gold, and jewellery, as it was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated. Visit Khan El Khalili Bazaars (One of the earliest and greatest markets in the Middle East).
Overnight in Cairo.
Day 03: Cairo / Tal Basta / Dakadous / Sakha / Alexandria
Breakfast. Visit to TAL BASTA (St. Mary's spring which started to flow when JESUS passed by. Surrounded by ruins of an ancient Pharaonic temple). Drive to DAKADOUS, visit St. Mary's church (built on top of 2 churches dating back to the 4th & the 13th Centuries). Drive to SAKHA, visit St. Mary's church (In this village the Holy child left his foot print on a rock). Proceed to Alexandria.
Overnight in Alexandria.
Day 04: Alexandria
Breakfast. Classical excursion Alexandria , to visit the Roman Theatre (A theatre with marble seats up to 800 spectators, Galleries, Section of mosaic flooring & a pleasure garden surrounded by Roman Villas & baths). Then visit Pompay's Pillar, Followed by visit to the Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa (Tombs on three levels, also contains The Triclinium where relatives used to sit on stone benches to feast the dead, a center with relieves of bearded serpents. Inside, there are 2nd Century AD statues of Sobek & Anubis wearing Roman Armor).Followed by Visiting Montazah Garden, Alexandria Library and Also from out side you will Visit Qaytbay Citadel & El Mursi Abu El Abbas Mosque.
Overnight in Alexandria.
Day 05: Cairo
Breakfast. Drive back to Cairo, visiting Wadi El Natroun Monasteries where the Holy Family rested en route. Upon arrival proceed to Hotel.
Overnight in Cairo.
Day 06: Cairo
Breakfast. Drive to El Matariya (ancient Heliopolis) enjoys great popularity as the place where the Virgin rested beneath a tree called the “THE VIRGIN ‘S TREE” at Matariya. Drive back to Hotel.
Overnight in Cairo.
Day 07: Cairo
Breakfast. Drive to Old Cairo where you can find Church of Saint Sergius (Abu Sergah) is situated to the North of the Coptic Museum. The church is dedicated to two Roman officers Sergius and Bacchus who were martyred in Syria in 303.The earliest part of the building dates from the fifth century and was built over the cave where, according to tradition, the Holy Family hid during their Flight into Egypt. Hanging Church (al Moallaqah) this Church dedicated to the Virgin Mary is known as the “Hanging or suspended” Church because it rests on the two south-western bastions of the old Roman fortress of Babylon. Drive to visit Maadi Church. Back at hotel.
Overnight in Cairo.
Day 08: Cairo / Minya
Breakfast. Drive to El-Minya, visit Gabal El Tair (Here it was said that a huge block of stone was about to fall on the boat of the FAMILY, from the mountain. The virgin was frightened but Jesus stretched his hand and prevented the rock from failing and left his palm print on it. Also Visit St. Mary's Church & Monastery also called the cave church. There is an altar in the cave where they stayed. Proceed to El Minya.
Overnight in El Minya.
Day 09: Minya / Assiut
Breakfast. Drive to Assiut Visiting BENI HASSAN'S cemetery. Proceed to TEL EL-AMARNA, than to EL MUHARRAQ at QOSQAM MOUNTAIN; visit the church of the holy virgin. (The Holy Family stayed for six months and some days there, it is the first church was established in the world. There is a ROCK where Jesus was sitting on. And St. Joseph was sleeping on when the angel appeared to him and told him to go back to JERUSALEM). Proceed to Assiut.
Overnight in Assiut.
Day 10: Assiut / Cairo
Breakfast. Drive back to Cairo, visiting MONASTERY OF DRONKA at the mountain of Assiut, en route. (There is a cave in that mountain which they stayed for some time. And from here they started their trip back to Jerusalem). On arrival Cairo, proceed to hotel.
Overnight in Cairo.
Day 11: Cairo
Breakfast. Transfer back to Cairo International Airport for departure.