Day Tour to Wadi El Natrun From Alexandria Visiting the oldest Christian monasteriesAt 8:00 am Pickup from your hotel by our  expert Licensed tour guide then drive 120 K/M south of Alexandria to  Wadi El Natrun desert area the actual birth place for Christian  monasticism.Basically, there were about 50  monasteries, only 4 have survived into modern times. Begin your trip  with Deir al-Baramus which is the oldest of the surviving 4 monasteries,  and in many ways the most isolated, then proceeds to Deir Anba  Bishoi whose body is still in the monastery.Continue your trip to Deir Abu Maqar which  is the richest monastery now in Wadi El-Natrun, as it has more than 100  monks and 600 workers in the extensive farm which spreads in front of  it.You will end your trip with Deir  El-Suryani which is the smallest and most compact of the 4 monasteries.  Upon return to Alexandria, You will get to make a photo stop for  Alexandria Library ,Qaitbay Citadel