Cave Church and Coptic Cairo Tour

Visit the Monastery of Saint Simon, also known as the Cave Church of Zabbaleen. It is located in the Mokattam Mountain, a short drive through the so-called “Garbage City” – a large population of garbage collectors or Zabbaleen that live there and Coptic Cairo the hanging church, Abe Serga church, then back safely to hotel

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cave Church - Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in the morning to start your day tour to visit the famous Cave Church of St. Simon in Cairo. These churches are carved into the nearby Moqattam Mountain. The Monastery of St. Simon the Tanner is the largest and features an amphitheater with a seating capacity of 20,000. It is worth a…
What's Included
  • Hotel pick up and drop off
  • Bottled water
  • Private tour
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • gratitude
Additional Information
  • Travel time is including the transportation from one place to another
Location
Cave Church
Mokattam,
Cancellation Policy

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

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Pathfinder816399
Sep 2, 2024
Amazing - Good excursion if you are interested about biblical history. Thanks to our guide Marsel, she was very kind and helped us to understand every piece of history during our tour. Thanks also to the driving skills of our driver Ayman that drive us safely in the traffic of Cairo.
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Rafaelagomess
Jun 18, 2024
Must try trip - Kareem and Muhammed were great! Good guidance and driving, best shops and a good lesson of Egyptian History. Tottally recomend! Thank you both, greetings from Portugal Rafaela & Miguel
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Coastal21911074725
Jun 15, 2024
Cave church and garbage city - Our guide took us to very nice old Coptic church and gave us brief explanation about Christian Egypt .we were comfortable with our private vehicle and perfect guide . Recommend to any one visiting cairo
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Gevik_m
Nov 28, 2024
Interesting - Very educational and interesting. Driving through garbage city was not a pleasant experience though, but only one road to get you to cave church
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