Private Day Tour of Cairo's City of the Dead and Cave Church

3.7 (9 reviews) Cairo, Egypt
Duration6h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesGerman, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, English, Italian, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish, Dutch
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

This private guided tour enables you to see some local sites in Cairo. Visit the Famous Cave Church of St. Simon in Cairo, passing by the Garbage City in Cairo and The City of the Dead.

Options

Classic

Transfer Only
Pickup included

Gold

Transfer+Guide+Ticket+Lunch
Pickup included

Silver

Transfer + Guide+Ticket
Pickup included

What's included

  • Egyptologist tour guide with the language you speak
  • Lunch in a local restaurant
  • Round trip transfer from/to your destination in a private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Bottled water during your trip
  • All taxes & service charges
  • Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites as per the itinerary
  • Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Tipping

What to expect

  1. Cave Church
    2h · Admission ticket included
    Your guide will pick you up from your hotel at 10:00 am to start your day tour to visit The Famous Cave Church of St. Simon in Cairo. There are seven cave churches carved into the nearby Moqattam Mountain. The Monastery of St. Simon the Tanner is the largest and has an amphitheater with a seating capacity of 20,000. It is worth a visit if you are interested to see something different in Egypt.
  2. Cairo
    Pass by
    Then passing by the Garbage City in Cairo, a slum settlement located to the southeast of Cairo. Its inhabitants are affectionately known as “Garbage People” because they have been sustaining themselves for decades as Cairo’s unofficial sanitation crew. The Garbage People, comprising mostly Coptic Christians, first immigrated to Cairo in the 1930s in search of big-city dreams. Being very poor, and without a solid 401k plan, they got by whatever way they could: living in makeshift housing and recycling the city’s compostable waste products by feeding them to their pigs. Today, Cairo’s Garbage People make ends meet by going door to door to pick up people’s trash for a nominal fee. There, they sort and recycle everything they could, using it for their own manufacturing. Note: you will be passing through Garbage Place without getting off from the car to ensure your safety as this is our main concern.
  3. City of the Dead (Northern Cemetery)
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Visit The City of the Dead, which is an Islamic necropolis and cemetery below the Mokattam Hills in southeastern Cairo.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

We will pickup you from your hotel in Cairo or Giza

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

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

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