Trip to St Simeon Monastery from Aswan

4.5

Private tour

Sightseeing Lovers

Location: Egypt

Activity: Sightseeing

Languages spoken: English

Duration: 8 hrs

Difficulty: Easy

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42.50 €

Total price 42.50 €

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Highlights

St Simeon Monastery
Amazing interiors of the monastery
Camel ride

All about the trip

Morning Your Tour Guide will pick up you from your Hotel or Nile cruise in Aswan and transferred to St. Simoen Monestery which is located opposing the southern tip of the Elephantine Island, the monastery was built on two levels, the lower level of stone and the upper level of mud brick, surrounded by 10 meter (3 foot) high walls. The basilica has traces of frescoes, and nearby is the chamber where St. Simeon prayed with his beard tied to the ceiling in case he fell asleep. The cells with their mastaba (bench) beds, once provided accommodation for about 300 resident monks and some 100 pilgrims. The last room on the right still has graffiti from Muslim pilgrims who stayed here en route to Mecca , The monastery was given the name St Simeon by archaeologists and travelers, but earlier Arabic and Coptic sources called it Anba Hatre (Hidra, Hadri, Hadra), after an anchorite who was consecrated a bishop of Syene (now Aswan) by Patriarch Theophilus (385-412 AD) , you will enjoy a camel ride at the end of tour you will transfer to your hotel or Nile cruise in Aswan

What is included in the price

Entrance fees for site
Camel Ride
Transfer by air-conditioned car
Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
Taxes

What is not included in the price

Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary & Personal expenses
Tipping

Instructions

Where do we meet and where will the trip end?

Meeting place:

You will be picked up and dropped off at your hotel in Aswan. Please let us know the name of your hotel during the booking process.

Final destination:

Same as the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy - Benevolent

Cancellation more than 4 days prior to the starting date. Clients are automatically refunded the full booking price.
Cancellation within 48 to 96 hours prior to the starting date. Clients are entitled to a 50% refund of the booking price.
Cancellation less than 48 hours prior to the starting date. No refunds.

The full Terms and Conditions are available on our website.

This activity is organised by Egypt Promotion, Mahmoud Hoballah – Abbas El Akad 12, Cairo, Egypt, +201009098098, info@egyptpromotion.com.