Private Haif Day Tour to the Monastery of St.Simeon in Aswan

3 hours Free cancellation Private tour

Private Haif Day Tour to the Monastery of St.Simeon in Aswan, photo 2 — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Discover one of the most interesting location in Aswan , this Coptic monastery is the oldest and biggest monastery in the region of Aswan , the guide will explain to you the history of the monastery and he will show you a lot of details inside the monastery.

The guide will pick you up from your hotel and go to the monastery by road it takes about 45 minutes driving you will enjoy seeing the western desert of Aswan and some sand dunes around the monastery.

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At a glance

Duration: 3 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: German, English, Italian, French, Spanish
Operated by: GuideLouxor

What is included

Included

Included: Bottled water
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
Included: Guide

Not included

Not included: Gratuities
Not included: Entrance fees: entrance fee to the monastery

Itinerary

Monastery of St. Simeon

3 hours Admission not included

Discover one of the best monuments in Aswan

The ruins of the old Christian monastery, the largest ancient Coptic architecture complex in Egypt, known as the monastery of St. Simeon, are located in the Aswan desert, in 700 meters from the west bank of the Nile, opposite to the island of Elephantine.

Coptic and Arabic historical sources are calling this monastery as the monastery of Anba-Hatra (Hidra, Hadri). The name of St. Simeon was given to this place much later. This is the last name, by which the monastery is known until our days, but the history of it's renaming is lost in the centuries. The Holy Hatra was an anchorite, consecrated by the bishop of Aswan Patriarch Theophilus (385-412) and who died in the time of Emperor Theodosius I (379-395). Whether the monastic settlement in this area existed before these times is unknown, but the wall paintings found in the rock caves under the brick ruins, date them by the VI-VII centenary.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

You can wait in front of KFC restaurant on the kornish of Aswan and the guide will pick you up from there , he will be holding a signboard of your name .

End point

You can wait in front of KFC restaurant on the kornish of Aswan and the guide will pick you up from there , he will be holding a signboard of your name .