Day 1Visiting the Martyrs Monastery & Monastery “Angel Michael”& St. Thomas the anchorite Monastery & Prince Tadros Al-Mashreqi & of Anba Bakhoum and his sister Dhalosham & Saint George Iron Monastery & the Monastery of Saint Anba Pesada and The Monastery of the Virgin Mary in Hawawish Our guide will take you from your hotel in Sohag or from the train station to start your Coptic tour to Akhmim, you will start your tour by visiting the Martyrs Monastery Martyrs Monastery The Monastery of the Martyrs is one of the monasteries of the desert, which includes many advantages This monastery is one of Akhmim’s wilderness monasteries Around the monastery there are many archaeological tombs The famous Coptic tapestry, which fills a number of museums around the world, was extracted earlier It was often the place where Akhmim’s martyrs were buried In the “Monastery of Martyrs” there are the bodies of the saints Discoors and Escalapius and 8140 martyrs, of which countless miracles appear Monastery “Angel Michael” in Salamouni The Archangel Michael Monastery is located on a hill above the village of Salamouni in Akhmim The large church dating back to the 15th and 17th centuries, is modeled on the churches of Akhmim with three semicircular structures and curves on the circular ocean The monastery has a miraculous icon of Archangel Michael, the Copts come to it and take the oil from it to be blessed, and ask for miracles from the Lord through the intercession of the angel Michael St. Thomas the anchorite Monastery St. Thomas is the saint of Mount Shanshef. He had a large number of disciples of the Order. St. Shenouda was one of St. Thomas’s disciples. Abba Thomas announced Abba Shenouda marks on his departure , and the body of Bishop Thomas is buried in the chamber from the right of the main altar , the monastery and its recognition of the Holy Synod and witness spiritual signs and incense during the Holy Glorification The Monastery of Prince Tadros Al-Mashreqi The monastery is located above the mountain road to the quarries east of the University and away from it 1 km to the south The Monastery built around the 17th century, the archaeological church resembles the monasteries of Akhmim, which were built on the Bakhumi system – the communion system – in the form of the three structures, and the dome with corner corners in front of the main temple. Take a short break for lunch in a local restuarant Then continue your tour and visit The monastery of Anba Bakhoum and his sister Dhalosham The monastery is located in the northeastern part of the village of Sawamah east, about 12 km north of Akhmim. The rest of the monastery is part of the church, whose remains are similar to the monastery of St. Shenouda. There are the remains of the columns of the old church in the western courtyard of the church, which is estimated to be the old part of the century 6/7 AD. Bakhoom and his sister Dhalusham are the nephews of the martyr Anba Bisada, Bishop of Ansay, who received the crown of martyrdom during the reign of Diocletian the tyrant. Our next step will be Saint George Iron Monastery The monastery is located on the eastern road between Akhmim and Nagi Hammadi, about 15 km south of Akhmim . It was formerly called the Monastery of Iron of Saints or Logius and Arsanyos and then named after the famous Roman martyr George. The church is located inside a high wall on a high hill where there is only the archaeological church and buildings for some Coptic families. The church is modeled after the churches of Akhmim from the 16th and 17th centuries. The monastery was called iron in relation to .. When digging the Farouqia canal adjacent to the monastery, the excavators put the iron marks where the excavation is adjacent to the wall of the monastery, resulting in digging the canal and demolishing the fence of the monastery and taking part of the area of the monastery. The signs moved to a place far from the fence and repeated and knew the excavators that moved the marks is St.George to preserve the monastery. Then you will go to visit the Monastery of Saint Anba pesada The monastery is located on the eastern road from Akhmim to Nagi Hammadi and the monastery is 18 km south of Akhmim. The church is the only remaining building of the old monastery and the church that dates back to the age of Akhmim churches. The monastery has some ancient manuscripts and icons that tell of the great glory from which the aroma of grace breathes in the blood of the martyrs. Also The monastery also speaks of the injustice and cruelty that Diocletian the tyrant dealt with the children of Christ. There are floral motifs indicating the beginning of the conversion from paganism to Christianity In the room, the martyr Anba Bessada embodied the inner baptismal chamber , and beside the flesh is the body of the children of his sister Bakhom and Dhalosham Our final step will be The Monastery of the Virgin Mary in Hawawish Located 4 km east of the village of Hawawish, which is 12 km southeast of Akhmim .. The monastery is surrounded by a square wall .The monastery church is the main building of the monastery and dates back to the 16th and 17th centuries . The Holy Synod recognized monasticism in this monastery After its reconstruction, the monastery contained a rare collection of saints’ bodies inside the old church At the end of the trip you will be transferred to your hotel in Sohag