St Anthony and St Paul Monasteries

We start gathering and moving from Hurghada to st-anthony-and-st-paul-monasteries at about 2 am. Then head to the tourist car gathering area near El Gouna. After that, the cars start moving at 3:00 and then reach the Zafarana area, 250 km from Hurghada in the north direction. We stopped to rest for about 25 minutes and use the bathroom, and then moved to Monastery St Anton and visited the monastery’s landmarks for about two and a half hours. Then move to monastery St Paula, about 60 km away from monastery St Anton in the direction of Hurghada. The visit lasts for about two hours, then goes to the restaurant on the road for lunch, and then returns to Hurghada at about five in the afternoon.

The Monastery of Saint Anthony is a Coptic Orthodox monastery standing in an oasis in the Eastern Desert of Egypt, in the southern part of the Suez Governorate. Hidden deep in the Red Sea Mountains, it is located 334 km (208 mi) southeast of Cairo. The Monastery of Saint Anthony was established by the followers of Saint Anthony, who is the first Christian monk. The Monastery of St. Anthony is one of the most prominent monasteries in Egypt and has strongly influenced the formation of several Coptic institutions, and has promoted monasticism in general. Several patriarchs have come from the monastery, and several hundred pilgrims visit it each day