Exploring Ancient Islamic and Christian Cairo: A Day in the Holy Family's Pilgrimage

Embark on a spiritual journey through Ancient Islamic and Christian Cairo, visiting the holy sites of the Holy Family’s pilgrimage. Explore the Church of Abu Serga, the Hanging Church, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary) - 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 The church is approached by twenty-nine steps; early travelers to Cairo dubbed it “the Staircase Church”
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • tipping
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • any personal expenses not mentioned
Additional Information

Starting at 8:00 AM, your guide will accompany you from your hotel to embark on a day trip to the historical Christian Coptic Cairo. This ancient area is recognized as one of the key locations visited by the Holy Family. Despite their brief stay, the spiritual essence, they left behind, still lingers. The Holy Family had to seek refuge in a cave as the…

Location
Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary)
Shar'a Mari Girgis Street,
Cancellation Policy

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

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Pablobf7023jl
Sep 28, 2022
Great Experience - We hired the tour from our hotel (Fairmont City Nile). Everything went great and the tour with Hossam and the hotel driver couldn’t have been better. He showed us the Islamic Cairo calmly and with no rush, explaining everything and every detail very well. Also, we had a very good experience with the concierge of the hotel organising everything.
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Noubou85
Jun 12, 2022
Great experience - We had a great Tour and would highly recommend to anyone wanting a calm tour and a knowledgeable guide with good spoken English He was very happy to answer questions about different era's in Egypt and very friendly and respectable with our time. We visited each site and had enough time to view everything and take a few pictures.
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From $40
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).