Cairo Old Coptic Church and Monastery St Simon Cave Church
- 4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Visit El Mokattam Mountain Cave Church, or the Monastery of St Simon, on a private tour that also explores the magnificent churches of Coptic Cairo. You’ll see some of Cairo’s most important Christian sites, including the Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, the Church of Saint Barbara, and the Hanging Church, while going beyond sightseeing for a glimpse of ‘garbage city,’ a fascinating Cairo neighborhood that most visitors overlook entirely. Private tour ensures personalized service Included and entrance fees mean no extra tour costs Enjoy the comfort and security of traveling by private vehicle Convenient pickup and drop-off at Cairo hotels check option rates
Inclusions
What's included
- Qualified Egyptologist tour guide(based on the tour options you’ve booked)
- lunch OR fleuccca boat(based on the tour options you’ve booked)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private tour
- Bottled water
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Transport by private vehicle
What's not
- Gratuities
Itinerary
our guide will pick you up from your hotel in cairo or giza then by private car transfer to visit Coptic old Cairo city , first start with Babylon fortress 98 B.C. by roman emperor Trajan then visit the hanging church which date back to 3rd century and was built on the 2 tower remain from babylon fortress then going to visit the holy crypt church as we believed the holy family stayed their for three month then visit the Jewish community to visit ben ezra synagogue and your guide will explain about Jewish history and their coming to Egypt and prophet Moses
Formally known as St. Simon the Tanner Monastery, Cairo’s vast Cave Church pays tribute to a miracle St. Simon (also written St. Samaan or St. Simeon) is believed to have performed. The city’s Coptic Orthodox Christian garbage collectors (Zabbaleen) dug the church out of the Mokattam mountain during the 1970s.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Hesham Egypt tour guide
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
How it compares in Cairo
- Its from-price is 88% below the median of the 10229 experiences we list in Cairo.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 194 of 10229.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Cairo
Cairo is Egypt's sprawling capital on the Nile, where the Pyramids of Giza meet medieval mosques, busy bazaars and the treasures of the pharaohs.
On the western edge of the city, the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx rise from the desert plateau, with the step pyramid of Saqqara and the ruins of Memphis further south. Cairo's great museums, the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square and the vast Grand Egyptian Museum beside the plateau, hold artefacts spanning thousands of years.
Top-ranked sights in Cairo: Egyptian Museum (Museum of Egyptian Antiquities), Saqqara (Sakkara), Khan El-Khalili.
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