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...
Get rid of all the hassle of your everyday life; the stress has been left behind and here you start to feel like a human being again. Watch the sunset in the desert; ride on camels, the most preferred vehicle in the Sahara and return to The Forest, where you chill out in the warm springs after having taken dinner round the barbeque. Mountains with black icing sugar sprinkled over their mighty peaks, black flowers made from nature with stone, will catch your eyes. The blue sky above you and the sea of sand around you.... Discover the majestic beauty offered by the untouched vastness offers a lifetime experience that is difficult to surpass.
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