Day Trip to Wadi El Natrun from Alexandria

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Duration

7- 8 Hours

Tour Type

Specific Tour

Group Size

100 people

Languages

Arabic, English, Multi-language

Day Trip to Wadi El Natrun from Alexandria

Overview

At the early morning , your guid will pick you up .Then you will start your tour. your driver will take the way to Wadi El Natrun which is a about 60 kilometers long located in the Western Desert near the delta about 90 kilometers northwest of Cairo.Then you will visit Monastery of the Syrian which is one of the four surviving monasteries in Wadi Natrun situated in an area of the Western Desert. Its valuable collection is a beacon for visitors, who come in reverence to admire its rare relics for their artistic qualities also, you will visit The Monastery of Baramous which thought that the place is where Macarius the Great used to live around 330-340 AD. Also, you will visit The Monastery of St.Bishoy which The most eastern surviving Christian monastery in the Wadi el-Natrun of Egypt is Dier Al Anba Bishoy (Pshoi, Bishoi), which was founded by St. Bishoy . you will have a local lunch. Then you will be dropped off in your Hotel.

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Day Trip to Wadi El Natrun from Alexandria

The most eastern surviving Christian monastery in the Wadi el-Natrun of Egypt is Dier Al Anba Bishoy (Pshoi, Bishoi), which was founded by St. Bishoy (Pshoi). Though similar, the story of Saint Bishoy is sometimes told with varying details. However, in general, we believe that Saint Bishoy was born in the Egyptian Nile Delta in 320 AD. Apparently, his parents were deeply religious, and it is said that in a dream one night, an angel of the Lord asked for the services of one of his mother's children. St. Bishoy's mother gave the angel his selection of her children, and the angel chose Bishoy.A frail child, his mother thought that the angel might do better, but the angel said that, "the Lord's power in frailty is perfect". At the age of twenty, Bishoy joined the Monastery of Seetis. He was particularly fond of the book of Jeremiah from the Old Testament, and was therefore called Abbot Bishoy the Jeremian.

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This Monastery is very probably the first monastery established in Wadi El-Natrun . The modern name of the monastery, al-Baramus, is Arabic and is derived from the Coptic christian Pa-Rameos, which means "that of the Romans" in the honor of Maximus and Domidus , two sons of the Roman Emperor Valentinus who died from excessive fasting. Their bodies were buried in a crypt below the Church of the Virgin .

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It is the smallest surviving monastery of Wadi Natrun and is the most famous amongst clergymen and scholars around the world. Although the monastery’s foundations date back to the fourth century AD, it is known as the Monastery of the Syrians because of a group of al-Surian monks who settled in Wadi Natrun in 984 AD.

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Wadi Natrun (Wadi al-Natrun, Wadi el-Natrun, Wadi el-Natroun) is a northwesterly oriented desert depression about 60 kilometers long located in the Western Desert near the delta about 90 kilometers northwest of Cairo. Wadi el-Natrun lies some 23 meters below sea level, and lakes fed from the water table of the Nile dot the landscape.

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Local lunch

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Riven_D

03/28/2026

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5 stars is not enough!

Everything was excellent! Our guide, Medhat, was extremely professional and punctual. He listened to our wishes, gave us time whenever we needed, and shared great insights—he is very knowledgeable about Egypt’s culture and traditions. Our driver, Mahmoud, was also excellent and drove us through the desert sites safely. The meal was traditional and very tasty, served in a beautiful place with lovely surroundings. Highly recommended!

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Day Trip to Wadi El Natrun from Alexandria

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Monastery of Saint Bishoy

Monastery of Al-Baramus

Syrian Monastery

Wadi El Natrun

Tour's Location