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Cave Church of Saint Simon Tour: Exploring Monastery of St Simon and Coptic Cairo Churches
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Cairo
Embark on a private tour to El Mokattam Mountain Cave Church, also known as the Monastery of St Simon, and take in the stunning churches of Coptic Cairo as well.
Duration:
5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- St Simon the Tanner Monastery - The “Cave Church” in Egypt is one of the largest churches in the country, a place where 70,000-plus Christians gather every week to worship and praise Jesus - a place that’s home to one of the world’s oldest Christian communities.
The cave, also known as the Monastery of Saint Simon, is located in the Mokattam mountain area, Cairo.
In fact, this arrangement worked so well, that successive waves of migrants came from Upper Egypt to live and work in the newly founded garbage villages of Cairo, Visit Old Cairo where you see some of the earliest Christian churches in Middle east from 300 AD visit the Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, the hanging church, and the old Jewish synagogue called Ben Ezra Synagogue.
What's Included
- Private qualified English-speaking Egyptologist guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water
- Modern air-conditioned transportation
- Lunch at a good quality restaurant
What's Not Included
- other Languages Egyptologist guide are available up to request
- Tipping, beverages, extra activities, and Personal spending
- Pick-up outside Cairo City (25 USD per person)
Additional Information
- We do pickup all travelers outside Cairo city with an extra cost of $25 per person
Location
St Simon the Tanner Monastery
Mokattam Hills,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Marina
Jan 8, 2020
Cave Church - I had a private day tour to Cave Church of st.Simon the Tanner. The beginning of the tour postponed twice, first because of orthodox Christmas, then it was car accident with the guide. I was ready to cancel the tour but they found another guide - Ashraf Ibrahim, very knowledgeable, professional and polite person. Driver was also professional and polite. They made everything to compensate some negative points (delay and wrong destination - first we came to Coptic Cairo). But finally we had a very good tour to the beautiful place followed by the lunch in authentic Egyptian restaurant instead of usual place for tourists. Thanks to Ashraf Ibrahim and Sunrise tour team!
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