Tour To St Simeon Monastery In Aswan

Experience private tour to St Simeon Monastery in Aswan with Camel ride. Enjoy Aswan day tours to St. Simeon Monastery, take a felucca ride to the west bank of the Nile in Aswan and then a camel to St Simeon Monastery. Dedicated to the Coptic saint Anbâ Hadra of Aswân, its construction dating back to the 7th century.

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Nile Holiday tour guide will pick you up from your hotel / Nile Cruise in Aswan and start your tour to St Simeon Monastery, sail across the Nile to the west bank of Aswan, then Join a camel ride next to Aga khan mausoleum, walking up through Wadi al-Qurqur. where you will find St Simeon Monastery, located on a hill in the desert on the west bank of the Nile River
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) After finishing your Tour to St Simeon Monastery. Transfer back across the Nile to Aswan city side. And then to your hotel / Nile Cruise in Aswan