Coptic tour for 1 night 2 days in Akhmim from Cairo

Coptic tour for 1 night 2 days in Akhmim from Cairo

enjoy watching the churches and have some photos there
learn more about history of the churches
enjoy your time during travel from Cairo to Akhmim
enjoy discovering the importance of these churches
enjoy your lunch in local restaurant

Visit: Cairo Tower, El-Gezira, Cairo 11511 Egypt

Day 1 Arrive in sohag visit (Martyrs Monastery-Monastery "Angel Michael" in Salamouni- St. Thomas Monastery “Al-Saeh"-
In the early morning your guide will take you from your hotel in Cairo with a private car to go to Sohag
upon arrival you will be accommodated with a hotel in Sohag and get lunch at the hotel and then the guide will take you to visit Martyrs Monastery
which is one of the monasteries of the desert, which includes many advantages This monastery is one of Akhmim’s wilderness monasteries
Around the monastery there are many archaeological tombs
enjoy watching it
then you will visit Monastery “Angel Michael” in Salamouni
which is located on a hill above the village of Salamouni in Akhmim
The large church dating back to the 15th and 17th centuries, is modeled on the churches of Akhmim with three semicircular structures and curves on the circular ocean
the Copts come to it and take the oil from it to be blessed,
next stop will be St. Thomas Monastery “Al-Saeh”
St. Thomas is the saint of Mount Shanshef. He had a large number of disciples of the Order. St. Shenouda was one of St. Thomas’s disciples. Abba Thomas announced Abba Shenouda marks on his departure , and the body of Bishop Thomas is buried , the monastery and its recognition of the Holy Synod and witness spiritual signs and incense during the Holy Glorification
After that the guide will take you back to the hotel to have dinner and overnight there

Day 2visit (The Monastery of Prince Tadros Al-Mashreqi the*-The monastery of Anba Bakhoum and his sister Dhalosham-Saint George Iron Monastery-Monastery of Saint Anba pesada-The Monastery of the Virgin Mary in Hawawish -) leave sohag
In the morning after having your breakfast you will check out form the hotel and take your bags with you in the car which will take you to visit The Monastery of Prince Tadros Al-Mashreqi which were built on the Bakhumi system – the communion system – in the form of the three structures, and the dome with corner corners in front of the main temple.
Then continue your tour and visit The monastery of Anba Bakhoum and his sister Dhalosham, . The rest of the monastery is part of the church, whose remains are similar to the monastery of St. Shenouda.
Our next step will be Saint George Iron Monastery
It was formerly called the Monastery of Iron of Saints or Logius and Arsanyos and then named after the famous Roman martyr George.The excavators put the iron marks where the excavation is adjacent to the wall of the monastery, resulting in digging the canal and demolishing the fence of the monastery
Then you will go to visit the Monastery of Saint Anba pesada
The monastery has some ancient manuscripts and icons that tell of the great glory from which the aroma of grace breathes in the blood of the martyrs.
Our final step will be The Monastery of the Virgin Mary in Hawawish
.The monastery church is the main building of the monastery and dates back to the 16th and 17th centuries . The Holy Synod recognized monasticism in this monastery
After its reconstruction, the monastery contained a rare collection of saints’ bodies inside the old church
Then you will Take a short break for lunch in a local restaurant
After having lunch the guide will take you back to your hotel in Cairo or to Cairo airport

Duration: 2 days