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About Trip to St.Simeon Monastery
Discover the wonders of Egypt with our expertly crafted tour experience.
Enjoy your Day Trip to St. Simeon Monastery that is located opposite the southern tip of Elephantine Island. Originally known as Anba Hatre Monastery, this structure dates back to the 6th century.
Duration: 4 hours
Schedule: Daily
Tour Location: Aswan
Pickup Location: Your Hotel in Aswan
Tour Type: Private
Why You'll Love This Trip
- Negotiating with camel drivers is a real Egypt low point—and the visitor never wins. Enjoy all the fun of a bumpy, humpy ride with none of the haggling as you steer your steed to St. Simeon Monastery, a fortress-like 7th-century monastery on Elephantine Island
- Ride a camel from the boat landing to the southern tip of Elephantine Island
- Explore the keep, courtyards, and church, still graced with partial frescoes
- See the monks’ cells and original rock caves of the saints and Uncover the monastery’s 6th-century origins and 11th-century rebuilding from an Egyptologist guide
- Very comfortable – Pickup and drop off from / to your location in Aswan
- Suitable for all ages and genders.
Attractions Highlight
Tour Itinerary
Join a camel ride to the southern tip of Elephantine Island where you will find St Simeon's Monastery, an ancient, abandoned fortress monastery mostly built during the 7th century and located near Aswan.
The monastery was given the name St Simeon by archaeologists and travelers, but earlier Arabic and Coptic sources called it Anba Hatre (Hidra, Hadri, Hadra), after an anchorite who was consecrated a bishop of Syene (now Aswan) by Patriarch Theophilus (385-412 AD).Anba Hatre married at the age of eighteen. Tradition says that just after the wedding, he encountered a funeral procession which inspired him to preserve his chastity and later become a disciple of Saint Baiman.After eight years of ascetic practices under the supervision of his teacher, he retired to the desert and applied himself to the study of the life of Saint Antony. He died during the time of Theodosius I.
Finally your Luxor and Aswan Travel tour guide will escort you to your hotel in Aswan.
What's Included
Your comprehensive tour package includes everything needed for an extraordinary adventure.
Included in Your Journey
- Pick up service from your hotel in Aswan and return English Egyptologist guide.
- Entrance fees to the mentioned historical places.
- All transfers by a modern air-conditioned vehicle.
- Bottled water during your trip.
- All service charges and taxes.
Not Included
- Any extras not mentioned in the program.
- Personal spending.
- Tipping.
Pricing & Packages
Choose your preferred group size. Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person.
1 traveller
USD per person
$
180
per person
2 travellers
USD per person
$
90
per person
3 travellers
USD per person
$
85
per person
4 travellers
USD per person
$
80
per person
5 travellers
USD per person
$
75
per person
6+ travellers
USD per person
$
65
per person
Pricing Information
Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person per trip except during Christmas, New Year & Easter holidays.
Children's Policy
- 0 - 5.99 years: Free of charge
- 6 - 11.99 years: Pay 50% of tour price
- 12+ years: Pay full tour price as per adult person
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