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Coptic Cairo: Tour of Cave Church of Saint Simon and Historic Churches
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86 Ratings
6th of October City (2)
Explore the Cave Church of Saint Simon and historic churches in Coptic Cairo. Discover hidden gems like 'garbage city' on this private tour of Cairo's Christian sites.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Old Cairo - At 8:00 am you need to be ready at the lobby area of your hotel in Cairo. you will find your expert tour guide holding a sign of your name. At the first you will visit to the “Cave Church” in Egypt which is one of the largest churches in the country, a place where 70,000-plus Christians gather every week to worship and praise Jesus – a place that’s home to one of the world’s oldest Christian communities. The cave, also known as the Monastery of Saint Simon, is located in the Mokattam mountain in southeastern Cairo, in an area known as “garbage city” due to the large population of garbage collectors, or Zabbaleen, that live there.
Visit to Old Cairo where you see some of the earliest christian churches at Middle east from 300 AD visit the Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, the hanging church, and the old Jewish synagogue called Ben Ezra Synagogue.
Lunch is included but drinks are not and then transfer back to Hotel around 13:00 pm
What's Included
- All Transfers by Private A/C latest Model Vehicle
- Private tour
- Bottle Water
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
- Guide (Optional)
- Lunch (Optional)
- Personal Items
Additional Information
Explore the remarkable El Mokattam Mountain Cave Church or the Monastery of St Simon with a personal guided tour, which also encompasses the splendid churches of Coptic Cairo. Witness Cairo’s key Christian landmarks, such as the Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, the Saint Barbara Church, and the Hanging Church. Additionally, this tour offers more than just the usual tourist experience by including a visit to ‘garbage city,’ an intriguing district of Cairo that is frequently missed by tourists.
Location
Emtedad Al Central
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(86 Ratings)
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Myrto_v
May 16, 2024
Amira was amazing! We... - Amira was amazing! We really had a great time with her and felt very safe.
Really worth the time and value for money! I would definitely recommend.
Big thanks to our driver also! Great guy! (Didn’t catch his name unfortunately)
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Cornelia_v
Apr 16, 2024
Great experience - This tour was amazing and we enjoyed it a lot. Our guide, Fatima and driver were excellent. Fatima gave us all the information that we needed.
The cave Church is simply breathtaking. Going through Garbage City was an experience. Thank you Fatima, fir making this tour enjoyable and memorable.
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Livetoleave69
Apr 15, 2024
Great for Americans !!!! - Wonderful tour …tour guide was wonderful… driver was very professional and took great care of us . We loved the best tour company in Cairo Egypt !! Thank you
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Helen_m
Apr 6, 2024
Fascinating tour - Fascinating tour, really enjoyed visiting the different places of worship around Cairo. The monastery of St. Simon was stunning.
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Venture06032512061
Mar 23, 2024
You can see a lot of beautiful architecture. - Tour of the larger mosques and Egyptian-style churches in Cairo.
All the buildings had very beautiful decorations and carvings on the walls. Very beautiful. I was overwhelmed by the size of the mosque.
Lunch was at a restaurant near the synagogue. Cards were not accepted for ordering drinks, only cash. The Egyptian food was very good.
I think this tour is a great way to visit Cairo.
Dear Sayed Mahmoud, Thank you for an enjoyable day! We had a lot of valuable experiences!
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Clifton_m
Mar 16, 2024
Excellent Tour of Coptic Churches - Fatima is an excellent tour guide. She is very knowledgeable and shares her knowledge with ease. She showed us fascinating church sites and we are very grateful to have had her as our tour guide.
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Misskat9780
Feb 18, 2024
Great tour with Emo Tour, Syed Mahmoud - We are very happy with this tour,
This is amazing! And our fabulous guide Syed Mahmoud from Emo Tours made it more interesting and amazing! Pick up was on time and all the information that we need was answered and provided. Great tour indeed!
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Escape61161162924
Feb 8, 2024
A full day experience worth seeing - Amazing tour with Sayed Mahmoud and Yousef. They were very informative and engaging guides. The Coptic churches in Cairo were beautiful.
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Nilarpage
May 9, 2024
Great - Amazing place.
Only unplasent to go through Gabarge town, but had expected anyway as there is no other way to reach.
Our driver is so patient and very helpful 🥰
I am satisfy this tour.
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Susan_o
Apr 7, 2024
Cave churches plus - We went to all the major sites but not all the churches.. we had a great guide who had good English, but I would have waited until the prays were finished & re-visited so we could go inside.
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