Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival

On arrival in Cairo, our representative meets you with a Black Travel Egypt sign and takes you by private air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: Great Pyramids & Egyptian Museum

After breakfast, explore the Giza Plateau and the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the last surviving wonder of the ancient world, alongside the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure. Stand face to face with the Great Sphinx and walk through the Valley Temple beside it. At the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, your Egyptologist walks you through masterpieces from every era of ancient Egypt. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 3: Tel Basta & Belbis

After a delicious breakfast at your hotel, your expert tour guide will take you in a private air-conditioned vehicle to visit:

Your first stop is in the city of Papastis; It is now known as Tell Basta, about 100 km northeast of Cairo, and there Jesus flowed into a spring of water to drink, you will visit the Holy Well.

Then you will visit Bilbeis (ancient Philippos). The Holy Family made its way northeast of Belbeis, about 55 kilometers from Cairo. They rested there in the shade of a tree that he called "the tree of the Virgin Mary." In its place there is St. George's Church, which you will visit and then return to Cairo.

Then he had lunch at a local restaurant in Cairo. After completing your flight, our representative will transfer you to your hotel

Overnight in Cairo

Meals: breakfast & lunch

Day 4: Sakha & Samanoud

After a delicious breakfast at your hotel, your expert tour guide will take you in a private air-conditioned vehicle to visit:

Sakha, 140 km north of Cairo. You will visit the Church of the Virgin Mary, a place famous for its medieval Christian community. You will also see the footprint of Jesus Christ.

Then he moved to Samanud, where the Holy Family crossed the Nile River to the city of Samanud inside the Delta, and its people received them kindly, and the people blessed Isa al-Masih. There you will visit Mar Abanoub Khoresh. There is also a holy well from which the Holy Family drank.

Then have lunch at a local restaurant. After completing your flight, our representative will transfer you to your hotel

Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: breakfast & lunch

Day 5: Wadi Natroun

After a delicious breakfast at your hotel, your expert tour guide will drive you in a private air-conditioned vehicle to visit:

Wadi El Natrun, a desert area said to have been blessed by Christ. The Holy Family crossed the western branch of the Nile (Rashid Branch) south to Wadi El Natrun. According to tradition, the Virgin Mary and her infant son, Jesus Christ, hid in that valley during their journey to Egypt, and Jesus Christ blessed the four directions of the valley.

Wadi El Natrun is one of the most famous valleys in Egypt. It is considered the home of asceticism and worship, with four monasteries still standing today. Start your journey with Baramous Monastery, the oldest of the four surviving monasteries, and in many ways the most isolated, then proceed to Monastery of Anba Bishoy, whose body is still in the monastery. Abu Makar Monastery. You will finish your trip with Deir el-Suri, the youngest and smallest of the four monasteries.

Then have lunch at a local restaurant. After completing your flight, our representative will transfer you to your hotel

Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: breakfast & lunch

Day 6: Cairo Churches

After breakfast, in Coptic Cairo, visit the Hanging Church and the quarter where tradition says the Holy Family took refuge. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 7: Cairo to Minya Tour

After a delicious breakfast at your hotel, your expert tour guide will pick you up in a private air-conditioned vehicle
To enjoy the Holy Family's journey to southern Egypt:

The Holy Family moved south in a boat on the Nile to a place where the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary is now located in Maadi. Many visitors go to this church to see the book, and this may be a sign that the Holy Family has passed this church place.

The Holy Family traveled in a boat on the Nile from this place towards the south (Upper Egypt). You will move south to Minya, arrival in Minya, see the beautiful church hewn from the cliff by the river in Jabal Al Tair in Minya.

Then have lunch at a local restaurant. After completing your trip, our representative will transfer you to your hotel in Minya.

Overnight in Minya.

Meals: breakfast & lunch

Day 8: Minya – Dandara – Luxor

After breakfast, in Coptic Cairo, visit the Hanging Church and the quarter where tradition says the Holy Family took refuge. Visit the Temple of Hathor at Dendera, famous for its colorful ceilings. Overnight in Luxor Meals: breakfast & lunch.

Day 9: Luxor East Bank

After breakfast, explore Karnak Temple, where the Great Hypostyle Hall’s forest of 134 giant columns is one of the most powerful sights in Egypt. Visit Luxor Temple, the great sanctuary at the heart of ancient Thebes. Overnight on the cruise.

Day 10: Luxor West Bank

After breakfast, cross to the West Bank and descend into the painted royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings. Visit the terraced Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, set against towering cliffs. Stop at the Colossi of Memnon, two giant seated statues of Amenhotep III. At Edfu, explore the Temple of Horus, the best-preserved temple in Egypt. Overnight on the cruise.

Day 11: Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples

After breakfast, at Edfu, explore the Temple of Horus, the best-preserved temple in Egypt. At Kom Ombo, see the unusual double temple dedicated to Sobek and Horus, overlooking the Nile. Overnight on the cruise.

Day 12: Aswan Nile Cruise Tour

After a delicious breakfast on the cruise, your expert tour guide will take you in a private car to visit:

The magnificent High Dam, the unfinished obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut, the Temple of Philae, and the Temple of Iziz on Philae Island.

After completing your trip, you will return to the cruise for lunch and dinner.

Overnight on the cruise.

Meals: breakfast, lunch & dinner

Day 13: Aswan – Train to Cairo

After breakfast, travel by train to Cairo, watching the Egyptian countryside roll by.

Optional: a trip to Abu Simbel (not included; ask us for prices).

Day 14: Back to Cairo - Cairo Open Day

After breakfast, board the overnight sleeper train and wake up in a new city.

Optional: extra excursions are available on request (not included; ask us for prices).

Day 15: Departure

After breakfast, check out and transfer to the airport for your flight home, with memories to last a lifetime.