Coptic Cairo Tour: Cave Church of Saint Simon and Old Cairo churches

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About this activity

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.

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At a glance

Duration: 4 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–30
Audio guide: Arabic, English, Spanish
Guide: Arabic, English, Spanish
Operated by: Egypt Tours Online

Ages: Infants (0–5 years) · Children (6–11 years) · Adults (12–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Hotel pickup and drop-off
Included: All Transfers by Private A/C latest Model Vehicle
Included: Lunch at local restaurants(Local Egyptian Food) ( If Option Selected )
Included: guide on site ( If Option Selected )
Included: Bottle of water

Not included

Not included: Personal Items
Not included: Tipping

Itinerary

Coptic Cairo

one hour

As Per Requested time Pick up from the Hotel by Your guide to Start your Half day tour to Old Cairo that Also known as Coptic Cairo which is mean Christian Cairo it has been Recognized as a holy place because some of the locations there has been visited by the Holy Family where the spiritual impact of their presence is most felt still; though their stay was brief, for the Governor of what was then Fustat enraged by the tumbling down of idols at Jesus’ approach sought to kill the Child. But they took shelter from his wrath in a cave above which, in later years, the Church of Abu Serga (St Sergius) was built. This and the whole area of the Fort of Babylon is a destination of pilgrimage not only for the Egyptians but for Christians from around the world. An air of piety and devotion pervades the whole district there.
Coptic Church of St. Barbara

30 min

Saint Barbara Coptic known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian Lebanese and Greek saint and martyr. Accounts place her in the 3rd century in Heliopolis Phoenicia, present-day Baalbek, Lebanon. There is no reference to her in the authentic early Christian writings nor in the original recension of Saint Jerome's martyrology
The Hanging Church

30 min

The Hanging Church is named for its location above a gatehouse of Babylon Fortress, the Roman fortress in Coptic Cairo (Old Cairo); its nave is suspended over a passage.[2] The church is approached by twenty-nine steps; early travelers to Cairo dubbed it "the Staircase Church".[2] The land surface has risen by some six metres since the Roman period, so the Roman tower is mostly buried below ground, reducing the visual impact of the church's elevated position
Synagogue Ben Ezra

one hour

his was the synagogue whose geniza or store room was found in the 19th century to contain a treasure of forgotten, stored-away Hebrew, Aramaic and Judeo-Arabic secular and sacred manuscripts. The collection, known as the Cairo Geniza, was brought to the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England at the instigation of Solomon Schechter. It is now divided between several academic libraries, with the majority being kept at the Cambridge University Library.
St Simon the Tanner Monastery

one hour

s the Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the story of the moving the Mokattam Mountain in Cairo, Egypt, during the rule of the Muslim Fatimid Caliph al-Muizz Lideenillah (953–975) while Abraham the Syrian was the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

al haram
cairo
6th of October City, Egypt
giza
giza
Giza
Cairo

End point

al haram
cairo
6th of October City, Egypt
giza
giza
Giza
Cairo

Pickup points

Pyramids Island
Richard Pyramids Inn Hotel
Kemet Pyramids Inn
City Inn Alshwarbi Hotels
Solis Pyramids Hotel
Joanna Camp
Hor Moheb Hotel
Hotel Life
King Tout Hotel Pyramed View
Jana Pyramids View in 3
Alaaeldein Golden Pyramids
Farida Pyramids inn& Jacuzzi

and 1,953 more pickup points

As per confirmed pickup time you will find our tour guide waiting for you and he will hold a sign showing our company name

Using your ticket

Dress code is smart casual
TRAVEL TIP: Due to very low wages, "Baksheesh" or tips/gratuities are an integral part of life in Egypt. It is useful to carry small notes with you at all times. If you are unsure who, or how much to tip, please do not hesitate to ask your tour guide for guidance.