Leave the City for a few hours on a meditation trip to the Monasteries of the Red Sea, where Monasticism was born. Coptic Monasticism is claimed to be the original form of Monasticism as St. Anthony of Egypt became the first one to be called "monk" and he was the first to established a Christian monastery which is now known as the Monastery of Saint Anthony in the Red Sea area. St. Anthony's Monastery is now the oldest monastery in the world.
The tour includes a visit to the Monastery of Saint Paul near the Red Sea Mountains. It is about 155 km southeast of Cairo - also known as the Monastery of the Tigers. Sea Food lunch will be served after at a Fish Restaurant in HRG upon your return.
Sea food lunch
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