Holy Family Trail
Holy Family Trail
The route below follows stations recorded in Coptic Orthodox tradition. Each station is labelled so it can be presented accurately.
- 1North Sinai coast (Rafah, El Arish)Tradition31.20°N 33.90°E
- 2Al-Farama (Pelusium)Documented site31.04°N 32.55°E
- 3Tell Basta, ZagazigDocumented site30.57°N 31.51°E
- 4MusturodTradition30.14°N 31.29°E
- 5BilbeisTradition30.42°N 31.56°E
- 6SamannudTradition30.96°N 31.24°E
- 7SakhaTradition31.09°N 30.94°E
- 8Wadi El NatrunDocumented site30.33°N 30.35°E
- 9Matariya (the Virgin's Tree)Tradition30.12°N 31.31°E
- 10Old Cairo, Abu SergaDocumented site30.01°N 31.23°E
- 11MaadiTradition29.96°N 31.25°E
- 12Gabal al-Tayr, MinyaDocumented site28.31°N 30.78°E
- 13Al-AshmuneinDocumented site27.78°N 30.80°E
- 14Deir al-Muharraq, Al-QusiyaDocumented site27.40°N 30.80°E
- 15Deir Durunka, AsyutDocumented site27.14°N 31.11°E
- Tradition
- Accounts preserved by the Coptic Church. Presented as belief, not as historical record.
- Documented site
- Churches, monasteries and archaeological sites whose existence is established independently. The tradition linking them to the Holy Family remains tradition.
- Visitor guidance
- Access, opening status and logistics. Not shown until confirmed with site custodians.
Sample program
A five-day outline operators can adapt: Cairo stations, Wadi El Natrun, and Middle Egypt via Minya and Asyut.
- 1Old Cairo churches, Maadi
- 2Matariya, Musturod
- 3Wadi El Natrun monasteries
- 4Gabal al-Tayr, Al-Ashmunein (Minya)
- 5Deir al-Muharraq, Deir Durunka (Asyut)
Access, opening status and logistics. Not shown until confirmed with site custodians.
Tour-operator resources
Licensed galleries, route maps and multilingual texts will be published here once approved.