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Our representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, and handle all your procedures through passport control, luggage area and customs formalities. Then you will be transferred to your hotel by a private A/C vehicle. Tomorrow enjoy the placed visited by Jesus in Egypt. |
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Excursion, in an A/C van, to Pelusium, the ancient seaport and gateway to Egypt, and one of the first resting places of the Holy Family. From there, follow up the steps of the Holy Family to Bilbais in the Delta and Musturud where a church is built over a well, blessed by the Holy Family. Overnight in Cairo. |
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Enjoy a trip to Samanoud on the Damietta branch of the Nile, where a church commemorates the resting place of the Holy Family. Then proceed to Sakha, where the Holy Family is also believed to have visited, and a place renowned for its Christian community in the Middle Ages. Round off the day with a visit to Wadi Natroun, a desert area said to have been blessed by the Christ, with four monasteries still exist. Overnight in Cairo. |
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Visit the holy well and sacred tree at Matariya on the outskirts of Cairo, a well-attested resting place of the Holy Family and a popular destination among medieval pilgrims. Also, see the Church of St. George, as well as the Fortress of Babylon in Old Cairo, which the Holy Family passed by, and visit the ancient churches, including the Hanging Church and St. Sergius, in the same area. Overnight in Cairo. |
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See the Church of the Holy Virgin on the banks of the Nile at Maadi, to the south of Cairo, where Jesus and his Virgin Mother boarded a sailing boat to the village of Deir Al-Garnousin Upper Egypt. Go by air-conditioned vehicle to this village near the town of Maghagha, where the Monastery of Arganos was later founded. Here, outside the Church of the Virgin, a well is believed to have provided Jesus and his Virgin Mother with the water they needed. Also, see the beautiful church hewn out of the cliff beside the river at Gabal Al-Teir in Minya. Overnight in Minya. |
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Trip to the Monastery of the Holy Virgin at Al Qusiya, a popular site for pilgrims from ancient times. Jesus and his Virgin Mother are believed to have stayed at this site for over three years. Overnight in Minya. |
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Return to hotel in Cairo and overnight. |
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THE PRICE INCLUDES:
1- Meet & assist upon arrival and departure
2- All transfers to/from airport & hotel by a private air-conditioned van
3- Accommodation in Cairo for 05 nights at 3 star hotel including daily breakfast
4- Accommodation in Minya at 04 star hotel for 02 nights including daily breakfast
5- All sightseeing tours mentioned (Private Tours), including English Egyptologist guide, entrance fees & transfer by a modern air-conditioned van.
6- Portage at airports and hotels
7- Free cell phone to help you to keep in touch with your home & your operator
8- Free travel insurance covering your holiday by USD 20,000 by AIG Travel Guard
9- All taxes & service charge
THE PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
1- Entry visa to Egypt
2- Any optional tours not mentioned in the itinerary
3- Meals except where indicated
4- Drinks and any personal expenses
NOTES:
1-Prices are quoted in Euro and based on double occupancy. Also, prices are valid till 30/04/2009 except during Christmas, New Year’s Eve & Easter Feasts. Moreover, rates could be changed without prior notice, shall the government increase taxes.
2- You must have a valid passport to enter Egypt. (You must have at least 06 months of validity beyond your scheduled return date.)
3- We need a photocopy from your passport to finalize visit permission to Minya site before your arrival.
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