Do you run trips to the Wadi El Natrun and Red Sea monasteries?

Yes. Wadi El Natrun is a day trip from the Delta and Cairo; the Red Sea monasteries need an early start or an overnight. Tell us the monastery and the date and we plan the timing.

Is waiting at the monastery charged?

No, as long as you are within the day's agreed hours in the quote. The driver stays with you, so agree the departure and return times up front; only hours beyond those agreed are charged.

Can you do a three-day retreat or conference?

Yes. The vehicle and driver are assigned to the group for the duration and stay with you for the daily movements inside the programme. Each night the vehicle stays with you is charged on its own, and we ask who covers the driver's accommodation and meals: if you provide a place to sleep and meals, the overnight cost drops.

We have children and retreat luggage — how do we count them?

Every child counts as a seat; no children on laps. And tell us the number of bags with the headcount: in the HiAce they ride inside with the passengers, on the Coaster they go on the roof under a net, and the midibus and coaches have an enclosed hold. We choose the vehicle on both, and tell you before booking where the luggage will go.

What is the smallest group?

We rent the whole vehicle, and the smallest is a 14-seat HiAce. Larger groups get the size that fits.

We need a coach for a monastery trip from Mansoura — do you do that?

Yes. We leave from Mansoura or any district in Dakahlia and the Delta, or from the church itself, for Wadi El Natrun, the Red Sea monasteries or any monastery in Egypt, and the driver stays with you until the return within the day's agreed hours. Tell us the headcount, the monastery, the date and the departure time, and we plan the timing.

How much is a coach for a church trip?

The price is for the whole vehicle, not per person, and it depends on the size, the distance and the day's hours; a night away is priced on its own. Send us the headcount including children, the number of bags, the monastery and the date on WhatsApp, and we reply with a written quote within the day.

Can the vehicle collect people from more than one church or village?

Yes. It can call at more than one pickup point on the way, or we run a vehicle per church if the numbers are large. Tell us the points and how many at each, so they are in the departure timing.

Church Trips and Monastery Visits

Madar Transport hires churches a whole vehicle with its driver for a monastery visit, a retreat or a youth conference — from Mansoura, Dakahlia and the Delta to Wadi El Natrun, the Red Sea monasteries or any monastery in Egypt — from a 14-seat HiAce to a 50-seat coach, with the contract and the invoice in the church's name. Send the headcount, bags, monastery and date on WhatsApp and we send you a quote within the day.

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We rent the whole vehicle with its driver — not tickets or single seats. The smallest we run seats 14.

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A church trip has its own rhythm: one day that starts early, a group that knows each other, and a stop or two on the way. What matters is that the vehicle is there on time in the morning, the driver knows the road to the monastery, and the return is comfortable after a long day.

We work with churches in Mansoura, Dakahlia, the Delta and across Egypt on monastery trips — Wadi El Natrun, St. Bishoy, St. Anthony and St. Paul on the Red Sea, Dronka — and on retreats and youth conferences running several days.

The contract is with the church or the service responsible for the trip, and we can invoice in its name.

A whole vehicle for the group — 14 to 50 seats
Drivers who know the monastery roads and where to wait
Waiting within the day's agreed hours is included in the price
Multi-day retreats and conferences with the same vehicle and driver
An invoice in the church's or the service's name
Departures from Mansoura, Dakahlia and the Delta, or any other governorate

In Mansoura or Dakahlia?

Day-trip coach hire from Mansoura and Dakahlia

A graduation, a large family, colleagues, or a group of friends — a whole vehicle with its driver takes you and brings you back the same day.

Who this service is for

Monastery trips

A day to Wadi El Natrun, or an early start or an overnight for the Red Sea monasteries — and the driver stays with you until the return, within the day's agreed hours.

Retreats and youth conferences

Several days with the same vehicle and the same driver, staying with you for the daily movements inside the programme.

Sunday schools and church ministries

A day out for children or young people — and every child counts as a seat; no children on laps.

Churches in the districts and villages

Departure from the church itself in any district or village of Dakahlia and the Delta, or collection from more than one point on the way.

Which vehicle for a church trip — by headcount and bags

Count everyone travelling, children and leaders included — every child counts as a seat — and take the smallest vehicle that holds that number: up to 14 a HiAce, 15 to 25 a Coaster, 26 to 33 a midibus, and 34 to 50 a coach. If the number falls between two sizes, one larger vehicle is more comfortable and usually cheaper than two small ones, and the whole group reaches the monastery together.

Then the bags. A day trip to a monastery usually means hand luggage only, but on a retreat or a conference with nights away, the bags can decide the size:

HiAce: no luggage hold, so the bags ride inside with the passengers and take up their space — tell us the bag count and we size the vehicle.

Coaster: bags on the roof under a net — secure, but open to dust and rain.

Midibus and coach: an enclosed hold underneath, and the midibus is the smallest choice if you want the bags locked away.

Send us the headcount, the bags, the monastery and the date, and we tell you before booking which size fits and where the luggage will go.