Book a day tour to St. Simeon Aswan Monastery with camels. The monastery is located close to Elephantine island and it is dating back to the 6th century. Experience a combination of our day tours in Aswan, including this tour to one of the oldest monasteries in the history of Christianity in Egypt.
Price : 50.00 $
3 Hours
Aswan
Egypt
Day Tour to St. Simeon Aswan Monastery
We will guide you on an unbelievable day tour to St. Simeon Monastery in Aswan to enjoy our Egypt Day Tours to the monastery that date back to the early Christian era in Egypt, St Simeon Monastery by the camels.
Aswan Day Tours
The Monastery is located near Elephantine Island and is known by the locals as the Monastery of Anba Hydra, it dates back to the 6th century. experience a range of Aswan day tours including this tour to one of the oldest monasteries in Christianity.
Get the adventure and enjoy your Day Tour to St. Simeon Aswan Monastery, Cairo Top Tours accredited tour guide will meet you at your hotel in Aswan to experience your Egypt Day Tours to St Simeon Monastery located very close to Elephantine Island and known as Anba Hatre Monastery dating back to the 6th Century. Explore one of the greatest monasteries in the history of Christianity.
It is accessible either by crossing the desert from Qubbet el-Hawa or by sailing across the River Nile from Aswan and then walking up the Wadi al-Qurqur. One of the churches in the monastery had numerous Coptic inscriptions inside and there were slabs of stones giving the history of many of the monks that had lived there. It was established in a desert area that is higher than the water level of the river, some archaeologists said that perhaps this monastery was built on the ruins of a Roman castle and inferred by the abundance of the towers in the wall surrounding the monastery. After you finish your Aswan Day Tours, you will transfer back to any chosen drop-off location.
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