From the Cairo desk
Tour Overview
Desert monasteries on the Alexandria road: churches, icons, and a slower Coptic day. This itinerary is "Wadi Natrun Monasteries from Cairo". Named stops: Monastery of Saint Macarius or Saint Bishoy as open, A second house if time allows.
A spiritual geography west of the Delta, not a pyramid add-on. Opening hours belong to the monasteries, not to us.
Monastery of Saint Macarius or Saint Bishoy as open is on this outline, with time to look rather than a drive-by. A second house if time allows is on this outline, with time to look rather than a drive-by.
"Wadi Natrun Monasteries from Cairo" is written for Approx. 8 Hrs. Pickup is from the hotel you name; the first stop is the first site on this page, not a coach timetable.
Private means your party only. Empty seats are not filled with strangers, and shops not named on this page are not added at the gate.
There is no online checkout for "Wadi Natrun Monasteries from Cairo". Send dates, hotel or ship, and party size; we reply from Downtown Cairo with an outline and a quote for this itinerary.
Pickup is from your Cairo or Giza hotel. Send the inquiry form and we confirm the hour from our Downtown Cairo office. There is no online checkout.
On this outline
- 01 Monastery of Saint Macarius or Saint Bishoy as open
- 02 A second house if time allows




