Cairo Old Coptic Church and Monastery St Simon Cave Church

4.8 (148 reviews) Cairo, Egypt
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Duration4h
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesArabic, English, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

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
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Options

car+Driver+guide

car+Driver+guide
Pickup included

car+Driver only

car+Driver only
no tour guide
Pickup included

Driver+guide+lunch or felucca

car+Driver+guide+( lunch koshry OR fleucca ride Nile boat 30 min )
Pickup included

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
  • Gratuities

What to expect

  1. Coptic Cairo
    2h · Admission ticket included
    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
  2. Cave Church
    1h · Admission ticket included
    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.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

only cairo down town and giza hotel only
nasr city , new cairo , new settlemnt , 6th October city ,airports and its surrounding (out of
meeting point)

Additional information

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults

Cancellation policy

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

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