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
  • 6th october city , nasr city , new settlemnt ,airprot and it is surrounding 30 usd extra
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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794kristians
Jul 8, 2024
Great day with Marsil and Peter - A brilliant day out with our very friendly and knowledgeable guide and driver. The sites were amazing, and our guide made sure that our day was both interesting and relaxed. I plan on using this company again for other site seeing trips.
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Patrick_o
Jun 10, 2024
Crazy Cairo Streets! - Doaa was a fantastic guide and really informative. She took us all around and explained everything in detail and even helped in some negotiating when we wanted to make a couple of purchases. Our driver was also fantastic and navigated us thru some of the worst traffic I have ever seen with ease. 10/10 would definitely book again!
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Roving16760262864
Jun 10, 2024
Highly recommend! - Fantastic guide Ehab!! Punctual, informative, and gracious. Wonderful religious sites, and wonderfully explained.
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Resort05304306049
May 5, 2024
Cairo Copic Journey - THE Egypt religious cultural heritage experience was amazing. A lot to learn and see besides Pyramids. Our Tour guide Adoo and driver were great. Patient, knowledgeable. Plus we took amazing pics , memories I won't forget.
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Ameliam135
Mar 29, 2024
Unique experience seeing how Christianity thrives around the world - Very good experience with Mohammed, our tour guide. The drive through the Rubbish city to St Simon church is a stark contrasted experience. You almost don’t expect to find a 20000 auditorium at the top of the hill. Hanging church was very crowded but Mohammed helped us navigate it well! Highly recommend this tour!
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Minakos375
Mar 29, 2024
Something different - We inadvertently picked a busy day, Easter Friday, to visit historical churches etc. but our guide Ibrahim was knowledgeable and good at keeping the pace. Our driver got us through amazing Garbage City alleyways safely. A satisfactory morning tour for us. Thank you guys.
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Maureen_g
Feb 26, 2024
Old Cairo and Coptic Churches - Hesham Egypt did a good job setting us up with our Guide Marcil and Driver Samir. Marcil was very well studied and patient with all our questions. She took the time to explain all the sites in Old Cairo and the Coptic churches and to ensure we understood the significance of the sites. Marcil made us feel like family. Our driver Samir was very safe and very personable as well. I would recommend asking for Marcil and Samir by name! This tour is a must for any Christian visiting Cairo.
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Curious116685
Feb 13, 2024
Extraordinary insights into Coptic Egypt - a Must Visit! - This review is meaningless without Bisho, our guide Bisho is no like other - you know you are in the hands of someone who loves his country to no end, someone who loves the Coptic traditions, someone who doesn't shy away from explaining the good and the bad, and someone who refuses to be anything but real - and it shows in his every action. In the mind of the listener, Bisho creates an overwhelming empathy for the subject, so much so that you can't remain unaffected after the tour. This tour is incomplete without Bisho. The tour per se, was conducted on time, Coptic locations were covered as indicated on Viator, and nothing was found amiss - expectations versus delivery, and is an absolute must-visit tour.
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Loveluxurytravel2015
Feb 7, 2024
Great tour with an exceptional guide - This is a great tour. It rounded out all the highlights on our final day in Cairo. Our tour started with pick-up in a comfortable car and introduction to the history/context of Egypt on the way to our first destination. Karim, our guide is a passionate and knowledgeable Egyptologist. He brought history to life with detailed explanation and timeline of events. If I was the tour guide, I would not be able to muster the level of passion, enthusiasm, and patience that Karim showed through out the tour. The last stop after the Hanging Church complex was the Cave Church. Many are discouraged because of the drive through the “garbage city” on the way. We found the drive interesting and gave us a perspective on handling of garbage in a metropolis like Cairo. The Cave Church is nothing like I have seen before! Again, Karim explained the backstory of St. Simon which enhanced our experience of the place. We highly recommend this tour and Karim as your guide.
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Katelynj801
Jan 22, 2024
Awesome! - My guide, Ehab , was super informed about all the things and able to speak to them well, he had facts for basically everywhere we went. And it’s clear he is well connected to all these areas, and respected there and so passing me on to other guides was very normal for him. My driver, Moaz, was very hospitable as well. I really enjoyed the views and learning about these areas. It was a great tour!
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