Discover one of the important christian monasteries in Egypt
Know the attractive story of Anba Samaan Heidra
Take a boat across the River Nile to the west bank
Ride a camel to the medieval monastery, also known as Anba Samaan Heidra
Explore the keep,courtyards,and church,still graced with partial frescoes
See the monks’ cells and original rock caves of the saints
Uncover the monastery’s 6th-century origins and 11th-century rebuilding from an Egyptology guide
 

Anba Samaan Heidra and his true story this is what we going to discover today,

Our expert tour guide will pick you up from your hotel on time,

Down to the Nile where we will ride motor boat,

Our qualified sailors will sail slowly through the natural views and the villages at the both sides of the river Nile,

Arrive to the Monastery area where we going to ride a camel or donkey depend on your desire for few minuets to get to the Monastery,

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)

Listen well to your expert tour guide who will inform you by details the attractive story of Anba Hatre,

In the way back enjoy the Nile breath and the natural views during sailing,

Have your Egyptian tea and take rare photos of Aswan islands,

Transfer back in comfort to your hotel or cruise