Day Tour to Wadi El-Natrun
Start driving from the port towards Wadi El-Natrun about 2 hours driving through the flat desert landscape, Wadi El-Natrun, the actual birthplace of Christian monasticism. Basically, there were about 50 monasteries; only 4 have survived into modern times. Begin your trip with Deir al-Baramus which is the oldest of the surviving 4 monasteries, and in many ways the most isolated, then proceeds to Deir Anba Bishoi whose body is still in the monastery.
Continue your trip to Deir Abu Maqar which is the richest monastery now in Wadi El-Natrun, as it has more than 100 monks and 600 workers in the extensive farm which spreads in front of it. You will end your trip with Deir El-Suryani which is the smallest and most compact of the 4 monasteries. After the end of the tour
you will start driving back to the port, about 2 hours drive back , If time permits, we can make some photo stops in Alexandria.
