A guide will take you from your hotel in Luxor to start your Coptic tour to Akhmim, you will start your tour by visiting the Martyrs Monastery
Highlights
1 day
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 day
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Miniral water
Pick up and drop off
Lunch in a local restaurant
Transfers to Sohag in a private car
Coptic attractions mentioned in the program
Tour Guide
Gratituties (optional)
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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A guide will take you from your hotel in Luxor to start your Coptic tour to Akhmim, you will start your tour by visiting the Martyrs Monastery
Highlights
1 day
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 day
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Miniral water
Pick up and drop off
Lunch in a local restaurant
Transfers to Sohag in a private car
Coptic attractions mentioned in the program
Tour Guide
Gratituties (optional)
Itinerary
1
Abydos
The monastery is located on the eastern road between Akhmim and Nag Hammadi, about 15 km south of Akhmim .
It was formerly called the Monastery of Iron of Saints or Logius and Arsanyos and then named after the famous Roman martyr George. The church is located inside a high wall on a high hill where there is only the archaeological church and buildings for some Coptic families. The church is modeled after the churches of Akhmim from the 16th and 17th centuries. The monastery was called iron in relation to .. When digging the Farouqia canal adjacent to the monastery, 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 and taking part of the area of the monastery. The signs moved to a place far from the fence and repeated and knew the excavators that moved the marks is St.George to preserve the monastery.
Then you will go to visit the Monastery of Saint Anba pesada
The monastery is located on the eastern road from Akhmim to Nag Hammadi and the monastery is 18 km south of Akhmim. The church is the only remaining building of the old monastery and the church that dates back to the age of Akhmim churches.
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. Also The monastery also speaks of the injustice and cruelty that Diocletian the tyrant dealt with the children of Christ. There are floral motifs indicating the beginning of the conversion from paganism to Christianity
In the room, the martyr Anba Bessada embodied the inner baptismal chamber , and beside the flesh is the body of the children of his sister Bakhom and Dhalosham
Our final step will be The Monastery of the Virgin Mary in Hawawish
Located 4 km east of the village of Hawawish, which is 12 km southeast of Akhmim .. The monastery is surrounded by a square wall .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
At the end of the trip you will transfer to your hotel in luxor