Day 1: Arrival Cairo:
Upon arrival to Cairo international airport you will be welcomed by our representative and transferred to your hotel check in and over night. You have dinner at local resturant
Day 2: Cairo/Farma
You will start with the first step of the holy family to visit ElFarma according to the source of the Coptic church that the holy family proceeded from Bethlehem to Gaza strip until they reached Elfarma.
After visiting Elfarma we will proceed to Ismalia for lunch then we will continue to tall Basta in this city Jesus Christ asked Virgin Mary water to drink she want requesting water from the people in the city but they refused to give her, she returned back crying when the lord Jesus wiping her pure tears, and drawing circle on the ground suddenly purely water spring appears. the holy family drank and the virgin Marry washed his clothes in it.
Then we will move to Belbeis where the holy family rested in the shade of tree(the virgin Mary's tree) then continue to Mostored and this city has a special name (El Hammam) which means the bathing place this name given to this place because the virgin Marry bathed Jesus Christ and washed his clothes here.
Also on the way back to Palestine they stopped once more at Mostorod, back to Cairo over night. Dinner at local resturant
Day 3: Cairo/ Wadi Elnatroun
YOU will leave Cairo to travel through the desert road we stop at Wadi Elnatroun ( valley of salt) to visit the Coptic monasteries of this area and learn about Coptic faith ,back to Cairo over night.
Day 4: Cairo
Today we will visit Almatriya in Matriya a tree still stand to this day still regularly visited too the infant Jesus caused water to flow from a spring from which drank and in which the Virgin Marry washed his clothes, she poured the washing on the ground and from that spot the fragrant balsam plant blossomed.
After matriya we will visit Elzaitun the word means olives where the holy family rested while. Visit st.Mary's church where she appeared on April 1968 .
Then we will visit the Cathedral of St. Mark in Alazbakia back to hotel.
Dinner at local restaurants and lunch box
Day 5: Cairo
Today you will visit the oldest part in Cairo known as Coptic Cairo we will visit many churches here .
Visit the hanging church (Elmualaqa) one of the oldest churches in Egypt, also visit saints Sergius church in which the holy family had a cell for many days also visit the church of saint Goarge to see how the Egyptian Christian suffered from the Roman also you can see the torture's tools in the church, also visit the synagogue of Beni Ezra.lunch and dinner at local restaurant.
Leave old Cairo to El maadi to visit the church of the holy virgin Marry where the holy family sought a refuge from persecution of the Roman. On the 12th of march 1976 a holy Bible was found floating in the Nile at Maadi miraculously undamaged, it was opened at the chapter Isaiah 19:25 containing the phrase (Blessed be Egypt my people).
Day 6: Cairo / Elmanya
You will leave Cairo to Elmanya to visit the monetary of Garnous (Abai Issous)the home of Jesus Christ 10 Kilometers west of the village ishnin El nasara Maghagha, now days there is a church there after the name of the holy virgin.
Then visit Gabal eltair ( the mountain of birds) it is known by this name because thousands of birds gather there the holy family rested in the cave which is now located inside the ancient church there, Gabal eltair is also called by the locals Gabal el kaf ( hand mountain) Coptic traditions maintain that as the holy family rested in the shade of the mountain Jesus rested his little hand to hold back a rock which was about to detach itself from the mountain side and fall upon them.
Proceed to Elmanyi the city check in our hotel over night in Elmanya(only one hotel availabal)
Lunch box and dinner at hotel
Day 7: El menya /Assiut
Today we will visit the most meaningful destination of all in the land of Egypt, the place where there would be {an alter to the lord in the midst of the land of Egypt} (the monastery of Al-muharraq) nestles against the foot hill of the mountain.
It was built around the area where the holy family remained just over six months. their time was spent mainly in a cave which became in the Coptic era the alter of the church of the virgin marry.
The whole area the monastery and it is surrounding called {the second Bethlehem}. It was here at the very spot where the monastery of Almuharraq stands that the angels of the lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said{ Arise and take the young child and his mother and go into the land of Israel, for they are dead which sought the young child's life} (Matthew 2:20 &21) After that we will visit (Dier El Adra) the monastery of the virgin at the mountain of Dronka the monastery is built in the mountain where there is a cave where the holy family stayed for amonth (during the Nile flood)before heading back to their homeland on a boat ,proceed towards Assiut ,stay overnight at Assiut.(stay in Assiute or cruise according to the time and roads)
After your retreatment in this spiritual holiday you will join the Nile cruise
Day 8:Luxor check in the Nile cruise
You will visit Luxor enjoy the wonders of the Karnak temple the largest temple on earth you should to know that most of the obelisks’ that you can see in any European city taken from here. Enjoy also Luxor temple over, night in the Cruise
Day 9: Visit the west bank and valley of the kings and Hatshepsut templeand statues of Memnon
Back to the cruise over night.
Day 10: Navigate to Edfu temple visit the temple then still sailing to Komombo and crocodile museum over night in the cruise.
Day 11: Visit Aswan sightseeing high dam and isis temple. Departure to Cairo by flight
Day 12: Upon arrival to Cairo visit the great pyramids also visited by the holy family then visit the museum and Khanelkhalili. Overnight Cairo dinner and lunch at local resturant
Day13: Final departures with soul enrichment and good memories
