Year-round · 10 Days
Walk in the footsteps of Moses, the Holy Family, and the early Desert Fathers. This 10-day pilgrimage traces biblical history through Egypt, from Coptic Cairo and the Holy Family trail to Mount Sinai, the Nile's ancient temples, and the Land of Goshen.
Day by day
Airport meet & assist. Visit Coptic Cairo: the Hanging Church (Al-Moallaqah), Church of Abu Serga (Holy Family refuge), Church of St. Barbara, and the Coptic Museum. Hotel check-in, group dinner and orientation.
Follow the Holy Family trail through Cairo: Church of the Virgin Mary at Maadi (where the family embarked on the Nile), the Tree of the Virgin in Matariya, and Ain Shams. Afternoon reflection time.
Drive to the Sinai Peninsula. Arrive at St. Catherine's village at the foot of Mount Sinai. Check in to a guesthouse. Evening devotional session. Optional: begin Mt. Sinai ascent at midnight for sunrise.
Morning tour of St. Catherine's Monastery: the Burning Bush, the Basilica of the Transfiguration, ancient manuscripts, and icon collection. Drive back to Cairo.
Day trip to the eastern Nile Delta: the land the Bible calls Goshen, where the Israelites settled, its ancient royal ruins, and Tel Basta. Return to Cairo.
Morning flight to Luxor. Board Nile cruise. Afternoon at Karnak Temple, with focus on its biblical connections and the depictions of Pharaonic power. Evening at Luxor Temple.
Visit the Valley of the Kings, temple of Hatshepsut, and the Ramesseum. Sail south. Afternoon devotional and reflection on the Pharaohs of the Exodus period.
Visit the Temple of Horus at Edfu and the double temple at Kom Ombo. Arrive in Aswan. Evening visit to the Nubian Museum.
Pre-dawn drive to Abu Simbel. Return for Philae Temple, the last site of ancient Egyptian worship, with early Christian graffiti. Farewell dinner.
Fly from Aswan to Cairo. Transfer to international airport for departure.
Every day can move. Tell us where you’d like more time.
Prices are per person and vary with dates, group size and hotel choice. Your quote lists everything line by line.
The practical things travellers ask us most. Your trip designer covers the rest before you fly.
Churches, monasteries and mosques ask for covered shoulders and knees. A light scarf does both jobs and helps in the sun.
October to April is the comfortable season. In summer, Luxor and Aswan are very hot, so we start early and rest at midday.
We meet you as you land, or at the Taba border for Sinai trips, and walk you through visa and customs.
Early starts are flagged ahead of time. Tell us where you’d rather slow down and we’ll rebalance the days.
Make it yours
Change the dates, add a day in Sinai, swap the cruise for a dahabiya. We’ll send back a revised day-by-day plan.
