Egypt is home to part of the trail of the Holy Family that starts from Jerusalem and ends at Deir El Moharak at Assiut. Some of the holiest cathedrals, churches and abbeys that rub shoulders with the Vatican are located in Egypt. The Virgin Mary Church in Maadi built on a location where the saint had rested on her way to Upper Egypt, as well as the Zaitoun Church that witnessed her apparition , Mount Moses and the Monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai, in addition to scores of sanctuaries that are found scattered in the desert , are just a few Christian milestones that exist in the country. Egypt also shelters Islamic landmarks like the shrines of Imam El Hussein and Sayeda Zainab , both the grandchildren of Prophet Mohamed, that are held in high esteem by all Muslims worldwide. Let alone the Fatimid Islamic heritage that attracts the Bohra community from India, as well as Al Azhar University and other Islamic study centers and libraries that are essential source for a wide range...
This classic tour gives you the opportunity to visit Cairo’s best and most well known sites, including the Pyramids, Sphinx and Egyptian museum in Cairo before transferring to Aswan for a 5-star cruise down the Nile to Luxor. You visit all the important sites en-route, and the tour has optional trip to Alexandria
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