Alternately, some are interested in tracing the route of the Holy Family in their flight from Palestine to Egypt. This runs along northern Sinai from Rafah to Qantara via El-Arish, then across the Delta to Wadi Natrun and south to Cairo. Saint Serguis Church, the Tree of the Holy Virgin in Matariya, and the Church of the Holy Virgin at Maadi are attractions, as well as specific site in Central and Upper Egypt. These destinations are already included in programs organized by Mediterranean Tours. A site that could be developed, according to Grace, is the area where the famous Fayoum mummy portraits, painted in the early Christian era, were found.
Some tourists have special requests, which travel agencies accommodate.
These include, for example, visiting the Coptic Cathedral in Abbassiya and meeting Pope Shenuda. They travel to distant monasteries where they are informed about various aspects of monastic life within its setting. Grace mentioned that the people who go on these biblical tours are mostly over 45 and regard them as spiritual journeys. Travel agents say that the interest in biblical tours comes especially from Belgium, America, Canada, Australia, England, Poland and Germany. For the second year in a row, the Egyptian national handball team finished second in the 2nd Al-Ahram International Handball Tournament.