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 Luxor or to start your Coptic tour to Akhmim, you will start your tour by visiting the 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 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 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 Then head for 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 Our next step will be The Monastery of Prince Tadros Al-Mashreqi The Monastery built around the 17th century, 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. The rest of the monastery is part of the church, whose remains are similar to the monastery of St. Shenouda. 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. 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. 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 . At the end of the trip you will be transferred to your hotel in Luxor