The Scent of the holy family
The Holy Scent
08 Days / 07 Nights
Out of Egypt I called my son
N.B
This program had to follow the actual footprints of the holy family during their holy
flight into Egypt, but due to different reasons, it'll follow such with a slight change,
but still holy, Enjoy your spiritual trip to the land where Jesus, Virgin Mary and
Joseph found a safe shelter.
Day One:
Upon Arrival at Cairo airport, meet and assist by our representative, then transfer to your
hotel in Cairo, check in hotel dinner and overnight.
Day two:
Breakfast at hotel, then start your pilgrimage holiday joining your professional tour
guide, to the only exception of this tour package by visiting The Great Giza Pyramids,
which were the first of the ancient seven wonders of the ancient world, in fact the only one
still exist, know who built them? And how they were built? Stop before the sphinx and visit
the valley temple of king chephren (the builder of the 2 nd great pyramid. Lunch at noon in a
local restaurant, then start to drive 90 KM northwest of Cairo to Wadi IL Natroun to
attend one of the holiest places in the world of Christianity in Egypt, visiting the
Monasteries if :
Drive back to Cairo, dinner and overnight in hotel in Cairo.
Day three:
Breakfast in hotel, then join your professional guide to visit one of the holiest Coptic places
in Cairo, the Coptic part of the city including, the hanging church, built around the end of the
4 th century AD, then walk through the narrow alleys of the area to visit The Abu Serga Church
dedicated to two martyred roman soldiers (Sergius and Bacchus) but its importance comes
from being built on the cave crypt where the holy family sheltered for days during their flight
into Egypt, then the last stop in the Area will be a visit to the old Nunnery of St.George where
you get the chance to touch the blessed chain of the martyred saint. Afterwards head to the
south of Cairo to visit the church of virging Mary in Maadi, where the holy family rode the
Nile traveling south during their flight into Egypt. Stop for lunch in a local restaurant, then
proceed to visit the holy church of Mary in Zeitun (northeast of Cairo), which is known as the
church of apparition , when in late 60's virgin Mary appeared by, in a holy night. Drive back
to hotel, dinner and overnight in hotel in Cairo.
Day four:
Breakfast, followed by check out the hotel, then start to have another day of blessing
traveling eastwards, to visit the Red Sea Monasteries of St. Paul and St. Anthony,
where monasticism was originated and from here spread all over the world, by the end
of the day drive to the nearby Red Sea Resort of Ain AL Sukhna for an overnight.
Check in hotel, dinner and overnight in hotel in Sukhna.
Day five:
Breakfast, followed by check out the hotel, then start to have another day of blessing
by crossing the Suez Canal to the world's most famous monastery (St.Catherine),
through the Ahmed Hamdy tunnel, upon arrival, check in hotel, lunch, and free at
leisure till dinner time, followed by a transfer to the holy mount of Sinai, to attend the
blessing Sun Rise on the place where Moses received the Ten Commandments.
N.B
In case you decide to ascend the Mount, then suitable Sport-walking shoes together
with suitable warm clothes for a mount summit weather of -0 Celsius / also t flash
light is needed as you do ascend in the evening, and the most important to free your
mind for one of the holiest places on earth).
Day six:
After showering your body with the blessed morning sun ray on the mount, start to
descend, then breakfast at hotel, followed by check out, then drive back to Cairo.
Check in hotel, dinner and overnight in hotel in Cairo.
Day seven:
Day free at leisure, or a suggested optional tour to visit:
The Cairo Egyptian Museum of antiquities (home of the world's largest collection of
pharaonic antiquities " more 120 thousand unique pharaonic artifacts "and the treasures of
king Tut). And Khan IL Khalili Bazaar. While in the evening another suggested optional tour
to attend the spectacular Sound and light show at Giza Pyramids. Dinner and overnight in
hotel in Cairo.
Day eight:
Breakfast, then transfer to Cairo airport to fly back home.
Tour Package includes:
- All Transfers, guiding, entrance fees & Accommodation as per program
- Meals as indicated
- Porters at Airports & Hotels
- All Taxes and Service Charge.
Tour Package excludes:
- Air Fare
- any extras
- Tipping
- Entry visa