Drive to Wadi El-Natrun, about 68.35 miles (110km) northwest of Cairo, known for its Coptic monasteries where thousands of Christians escaped from Roman persecution in the 4th century. Of the 60 or so original compounds in the valley, only four remain, which will be visited today.
Posted By : Thomas_W
Good tour. Beautiful views and interesting places that show an interesting side of Egypt's history and present. The Guide Mahmoud B was knowledgeable about the region and helpful for showing me around the monasteries (all 4) and getting me in touch with interesting and helpful monks there. He speaks good English and was invested in the tour going well. The driver, Arabee, was on time and a smooth driver.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15 12:12:54 
Posted By : thomaswP1297FB
The trip to the monasteries was very beautiful! We went to a unique part of Egypt's history and present, and covered all 4 of the active monasteries in Wadi el-Natrun. Mahmoud Badr the guide was knowledgeable about the area and history, and helpful to meet Monks and show me around the monasteries. The driver Arabee was good. He drove smoothly and arrived on time. It's definitely a good way to spend some of your time in Egypt to see the monasteries.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15 06:31:05 
Posted By : Quest47894065704
Was ever good in this travel.
Also the driver ( Omar) and the guide ( Mahmoud Badr ) are very friendly and gentle.
Just I did’t understood why we didn’t visit others 2 monastery around there how was in the online description of the tour.
Anyway was everything fine and smooth with guide and driver.
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Posted On : 2024-04-17 04:41:14
Posted By : Raluca_D
We took this trip at the end of an organized tour of ancient Egypt (we had an extra day). These Coptic (Christian) monasteries are indeed a link between the antiquity and the present day. The guide, Mahmoud Badr, was very responsive and entertained us with many stories aimed at helping us understand the context of what we were seeing. Thanks Mahmoud!
A special note for our driver, Omar: for some reason it was decided to "cut" in between two ring highways using the neighbourhood's streets ... amazing driving (I've been driving for many years, in many countries, and I don't think I would have got myself out of there)!
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Posted On : 2023-12-15 13:17:37
Posted By : lilyo536
Zizou, my guide, was utterly amazing and very knowledgable. He made it very easy for me to see the monasteries as a solo female traveller. I would highly recommend it!
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Posted On : 2023-11-28 08:07:52
Posted By : Travel54465798898
I really enjoyed my tour with Zanati, who was my guide, that day. He was warm, friendly, jovial and very informative.
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Posted On : 2023-11-21 00:42:15
Posted By : Fearless57800879764
This is an excellent trip special for ppl who like to envision the early days of Christianity .
Abla and Ahmed were very nice they went the extra mile and took me to the salt lake .
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Posted On : 2021-12-15 06:58:20
Posted By : Ambassador753390
Amazing day with Emad the guide, Mahmoud the driver. We visited very nice monasteries, the guide the monks were very knowledgeable. We took Many photos. The guide again is very nice as well as the driver. Thank you very much. We couldn’t do it without you.
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Posted On : 2020-01-06 06:45:34
Posted By : TravelingNormands
I have no complaints regarding this tour. My guide Isaac and my driver Zaleh were both very friendly. Isaac was very knowledgable and took everything at a very nice pace. We visited all four monasteries and I got to meet monks at each monastery. Everyone at the monasteries were very friendly and it truly was a relaxing day away from Cairo. The tour was punctual. No lunch is included but snacks and beverages were offered regularly. I would definitely use this company again.
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Posted On : 2018-11-17 11:09:59
