Private Full-Day Red Sea Monasteries Tour from Cairo

The tour was smoothly organised through WhatsApp. We had time to visit each monastery guided by a monk giving details on the history of the Monastery and St Paul and St Anthony. The climb to the cave was nice. Mohamed, our guide for the tour was great, very knowledgeable, speaking French fluently. And the driver was very safe. Thanks to all Kemet Travel team!

It has been such a wonderful and truly unforgettable trip, I loved every moment! My guide Ali has been very nice and so helpful, he told me many interesting facts about Egypt and the monasteries during our trip. I really enjoyed visiting both monasteries and speaking with the monks there. The most unforgettable experience was going up to the mountains to visit St. Anthony's cave. Its energy and my experience there will always stay with me. I really hope to visit it again! I would also like to thank Ali for his kind help with my bank card. When we stopped at the petrol station in Cairo in the morning, I wanted to withdraw some cash, but the ATM consumed my bank card and we could not get it back... Ali has been exceptionally helpful with this and got out of his way to sort it out. Very grateful to Ali and Kemet Travel for this beautiful trip and would very highly recommend it! 💛

It has been such a wonderful and truly unforgettable trip, I loved every moment! My guide Ali has been very nice and so very helpful, he told me many interesting facts about Egypt and the monasteries during our trip. I so enjoyed visiting both monasteries and speaking with the monks there. The most unforgettable experience was going up to the mountains to visit St. Anthony's cave. Its energy and my experience there will always stay with me. I really hope to visit it again! I would also like to thank Ali for his kind help with my bank card. When we stopped at the petrol station in Cairo in the morning, I wanted to withdraw some cash, but the ATM consumed my bank card and we could not get it back... Ali has been exceptionally helpful with this and got out of his way to sort it out. Very grateful to Ali and Kemet Travel for this beautiful trip and would very highly recommend it! 💛

I booked this tour through kemet travel under the leadership of Mr Simman, he was so very prompt to answer all my questions and I felt was extremely kind with his concern for my excursion from cairo to the monastery. I was picked up on time by Andrew, who was my guide for the day. The ride takes about 3 hrs, so they arrived around 730am. The first stop is the staircase up to St. Anthony Cave, where he resided,1700 yrs ago, note, lt this is the oldest monastery in the world. The hike takes about 90 min total up and down. It's very hot , you definitely need water and a hat.theres a church on the way up. A monk is in the cave if you want to pray or give a donation. The highlight is the monastery itself. You are given a tour by the actual monks who live there. They were so peaceful(because of whom we serve, The Lord Jesus). They gave so much history of the place. Andrew, my guide, gave extra information. The monastery is a site to see. The 2nd stop was st Paul of thebes monastery. There were more tourists here but it is just nice. I highly recommend this tour, I had an extra day in cairo and booked this tour. You will arrive back at cairo around 6-7, and you are fed a delicious lunch. This was one of the highlights of my 12 day vacation in 🇪🇬 Egypt . I wanted to mention it is safe to travel here and all over Egypt relating to the war with gaza, if that is a concern for you. You also get views of the Red sea Thank you Mr simman and Andrew for an amazing trip to the monasteries. Book with Kemet travel, you will not regret it.

I very much enjoyed my pilgrimage to the monasteries and caves of St Anthony and St Paul of Thebes.🙏 Andrew was a superb host and guide. Ahmed tour driver got us to all sites safely and was great company. Good peoples 👍I plan to visit the monasteries again.

A fantastic day to see a fascinating angle on Egypt's past and present! My guide Andrew and driver Sayid were friendly, professional, attentive, patient, supportive and made the tour excellent in every way. Andrew speaks great English, and is highly knowledgeable about the region and the monasteries in particular. He shared lots of stories of the ancient monks that illuminated and enlivened the experience of being at these places. At the Monastery of St. Antony, Andrew literally went above and beyond when he accompanied me up the 1400+ steps to St. Antony's Cave cell. The monasteries of St. Antony and St. Paul were beautiful, as was the drive through the Eastern Desert along the Red sea coast. I really enjoyed meeting the Monks at both monasteries, and hearing from them about the history. I am grateful to Andrew for facilitating this. I also appreciated Sayid's smooth driving and his quick and efficient work at the checkpoints and tollbooths. Great atmosphere in the car and at the locations we stopped. Definitely worth it, highly recommend!

What an incredible day trip to see a fascinating side of Egypt's past and present! My guide Andrew and driver Sayid were friendly, professional, attentive, patient, supportive and made the tour excellent in every way. Andrew speaks great English, and is highly knowledgeable about the region and the monasteries in particular. He shared lots of stories of the ancient monks that illuminated and enlivened the experience of being at these places. At the Monastery of St. Antony, Andrew literally went above and beyond when he accompanied me up the 1400+ steps to St. Antony's Cave cell. The monasteries of St. Antony and St. Paul were beautiful, as was the drive through the Eastern Desert along the Red sea coast. I really enjoyed meeting the Monks at both monasteries, and hearing from them about the history. I am grateful to Andrew for facilitating this. I also appreciated Sayid's smooth driving and his quick and efficient work at the checkpoints and tollbooths. Great atmosphere in the car and at the locations we stopped. Definitely worth it, highly recommend!

This was such a unique and meaningful experience - I totally loved it. Andrew and Saeed were a great combo guide/driver. In fact, I worked with them on another tour to the pyramids the next day. They were great. Punctual, communicative, organized.

My husband and I took this tour this past August. We had other tours lined up while we were there, but this was BY FAR THE BEST TOUR!! Our tour guide George was amazing, educated, and knowledgeable. We were picked up from our hotel at 7 a.m. Our guide and driver showed up exactly on time. We then stopped for some Turkish coffee. Our drive to St. Anthony’s Monastery was interesting and informative. We received a tour of the monastery from one of the Monks who gave us the history of the monastery, allowed us into different chapels where we saw art and artifacts from the 10th century. There was so much to see, it’s too much to write every detail. We were then taken to the place at the bottom of the stairs leading to St. Anthony’s cave. —which is over 2200 feet above sea level. Don’t do this one unless you’re in good physical condition! We’ll never do anything more special in our lives. After the climb, we had lunch and then visited St. Paul’s monastery. Another place not to be believed. We received a tour from one of the monks there, as well. The whole tour was amazing and worth way more than what we paid. My husband and I have traveled quite a bit in our 37 years of marriage, but this is the most amazing day we’ve ever had.

I absolutely loved the experience of visiting St Paul and St Anthony monasteries. The drive through the Red Sea mountains was breathtaking. George was my guide and was very kind and knowledgeable. I learned so much about Coptic monasticism. I can’t recommend this tour anymore! Definitely book if you are in Egypt!