Amazing experience - Before going for the trip to Egypt, I read about the Cave Church in Mokattam Mountain. It’s fascinating story, I requested Mostafa El Shakkhab to arrange a private tour for me. The tour guide Mahmoud came and pick me up from the hotel. The ride going inside this Garbage City is amazing, sometimes I hold my breath how narrowed the road, maybe an inch distance to the next car, our excellent driver maneuver his way around. From the top of this mountain, you can see the city of Cairo. Unbelievable carvings made from hands using out of scrap metals . This Monastery of St. Simon also known as the Cave Church can seat 20,000. The Coptic Christian uses the church as place of worship and meditation. There was a funeral during my visit but I was allowed to go up to the top of the opening of this cave church . An amazing experience!

Church visit - Tour guide was very knowledgeable on the history of the churches we visited. Offered to take pictures, which was appreciated. Lunch was good.

A striking church, off the beaten track in Cairo - A great trip to the Church of St Simon the Tanner, set in a huge cave in an off-the-beaten-track part of Cairo. The church is not old but has striking iconography in a very unusual setting. The mountain location provides views of Cairo. The journey there involves passing through the ‘garbage city’, home of the Zabaleen refuse collectors - an interesting and, I must say, humbling sight in itself. My guide Said and driver Mohamed were excellent. Said spoke very good English and provided plenty of information along the way, allowing me plenty of time to look around with lots of flexibility. The vehicle was clean and covid safety was observed (I requested that we wear masks in the car and this caused no problems). I would certainly recommend this tour.

Definitely should be visited in Cairo - Picked up on time from hotel with driver and guide. Great place to visit. Amazing building of church carved out of rock. Off the beaten tourist track and got to see the garbage city too. A charming real area and not as pungent as I was led to believe. The your was short, only a couple of hours rather than the half day.

Professional company, but limited tour context - Emos Tours was a professional company to work with, commutating with me prior to the tour to confirm pickup and location. They were on time and delivered everything as described in the tour itinerary. Unfortunately, our guide provided limited context to the sites that we saw and was extremely difficult to understand. While I wouldn't hesitate to book with Emos again, I'd hope for another guide.