Monasteries St.Anthony & St.Paul

We will pick you up from your hotel around 5:00 AM. You will travel in about two hours in a quality, air-conditioned vehicle. Before reaching the Monastery of St. Anthony, you will cross the heart of the desert.

More than 1600 years ago, the hermit Anthony lived here in a cave on a mountain 680 meters high. A staircase with about 1000 steps leads to the cave.

Here you can admire the ancient writings and drawings of Anthony and enjoy fantastic views of the surrounding mountains, desert and sea.

Then he walks along a rugged valley to the monastery of St. Paul. The monastery was built over the cave of St. Paul, a Christian hermit who lived in the 4th century AD. died.

Then we go to the restaurant for lunch.

After lunch we return back to Hurghada.

You will be returned to your hotel at around 17:00.