Coptic Cairo Tour: Explore Historic Churches

Explore the ancient Coptic churches of Cairo, including the Monastery of St Simon and the iconic Hanging Church. Discover the rich history and religious significance of these sacred sites on a private tour.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Coptic Cairo - 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…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • Bottled water
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Explore El Mokattam Mountain Cave Church, also known as the Monastery of St. Simon, on a private tour that includes the stunning churches of Coptic Cairo. Visit some of Cairo’s most significant Christian landmarks, such as the Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, the Church of Saint Barbara, and the Hanging Church. This tour goes beyond typical…

Location
Coptic Cairo
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Cah987
Oct 18, 2025
Coptic Cairo experience - This tour was a real highlight of my time in Cairo. My guide Beshoy was very knowledgeable about Coptic Cairo. The St Simon Cave Church and the neighbourhood surrounding it was also amazing.
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Departure19294323642
Oct 13, 2025
Eye Opening Experience - We booked this to go to the St Simon Church of the Caves. What we got was the cultural experience of a lifetime from a driver that could thread a car through the worst traffic in the world; from the wonderful people of Egypt who work and live out of site of most travelers in the world; and from a company that went the extra mile to make our experience so memorable. Thank you Viatour for again being a company that we can count on for being sure that the tour companies that you put forth are secure, reputable and reliable.
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Lee_w
Oct 11, 2025
Fascinating and Worthwhile - We had a fine private walking tour of Coptic Cairo today with Roma, who is very helpful and knowledgeable, and our driver was amazing as he kept us alive and comfortable – if you’ve ever been in Cairo traffic, you know their horn honking is a language of its own! Anyway, I always knew that Coptic Christianity is one of its oldest forms but had never thought much about the fact that the Holy Family traveled around and lived in Egypt during their exile from Judea to escape Herod’s murder of all Jewish male infants. So this tour definitely gave me a lot to think about. The tour was also a good value since we went about an hour over the allotted time, mostly because we are very, very slow shoppers and were still brain-fogged from jet lag, so couldn’t make up our minds about anything! So we spent far too much time in the flower extract store, the cotton clothing store, the papyrus paper/art store, the spice & tea shop and in the jewelry store (but got a really cool demo of how they customize jewelry in a little shop behind the jewelry store!) We did eventually buy blue lotus extract and a nice spice blend for seafood, but took too long doing it. It’s also worth noting, as other reviewers have, that the drive up to the mountaintop cave church through “Garbage City“ (Manshiyat Naser) was totally fascinating in its own right. It’s a story that deserves greater recognition, of a marginalized migrant people living in a desolate corner of the city, literally shoved up against a mountain, who through ingenuity and perseverance have developed by far the most efficient recycling system in the world, while providing themselves with reliable jobs and a decent income - enough to send their children to school and even university.
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Erin_g
Oct 3, 2025
A fun and informative day trip! - Pickup was seamless, Hashim was polite, funny, and knowledgeable about the subject matter. We visited the Coptic Church, Hanging Church, and Cave Church and all visits were very well done. We did drive through Manshiyat Nasser, or as it is more popularly known, Garbage City on the way to the Cave Church. Although we hadn't planned on driving through, it was a sobering experience that would help remind the more fortunate (such as those of us who have the resources to tour distant lands) have patience and generosity with the less fortunate.
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Pamelab556
Oct 2, 2025
Excellent tour guide, safe driver - My husband and I had an incredible experience with Simon as our tour guide and George at the wheel. Highly recommend going to the Coptic Christian areas with this travel company. The itinerary was very interesting and included a drive through “garbage city.” Simon is a lively and knowledgeable tour guide and she was very flexible. She helped us extend our tour from just the Coptic tour to add on the Old Museum in the afternoon. It is quite the ride through the narrow streets leading to St Simon’s monastery and around the Cairo traffic in general, George dropped us safely at our apartment. Thank you for a memorable trip!
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_a3194fr
Oct 2, 2025
Coptic Church and cave church - The guide is experienced and knowledgeable. This is a must do experience in Egypt, which I would definitely recommend to everyone.
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J6010dlering
Sep 20, 2025
Highly recommend! - Excellent tour of Coptic Cairo. Bisho was very knowledgeable and friendly and set the perfect pace for us. Highly recommended!
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146alp
Sep 7, 2025
A Great Tour Covering Coptic Cairo - I had a really nice day with Bisho exploring the history of Coptic Cairo. The stories he mentioned and the little pieces of knowledge he passed along, just really made the tour come alive. It was a relaxing and sometimes emotional tour with a very kind man. Thank you so much for a beautiful day !
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Happiness64810985398
Aug 15, 2025
Informative Coptic tour - I had a great tour with Besho. He is informative unlike many other tour guides and is clearly passionate about Coptic history and culture. He speaks very good English and answered many questions I had about life in Cairo. He is kind, helpful and knowledgeable. Thank you!
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Marcoramon_c
Oct 1, 2025
Horrible experience - I done my reservation 3 hours before the trip. My biggest mistake was that cancellation are only valid 24 hours before the trip. I contacted the company and they wrote me to cancel it because they don't have drivers. It was a nightmare they take my money I contacted both parties viator and the agency. The agency didn't want any to cancel or refund my money. It is was my first time and the last one. Everything in Egypt is about money the agent was super rude he criticised my English, he was super rude. At the end I have to blocked him coz he sent me lot of messages and it was a pure harassment.
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up to 15 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).