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Garbage City Tour: Explore Coptic Cave Churches
4.3
14 Ratings
Cairo
Embark on a unique 4-hour tour of Garbage City and the City of the Dead in Cairo. Discover the hidden churches and chapels within the slum settlement of Garbage City, visit the beautiful St. Simone Church, and explore the fascinating City of the Dead where the deceased coexist with the living.
Embark on a unique 4-hour tour of Garbage City and the City of the Dead in Cairo. Discover the hidden churches and chapels within the slum settlement of Garbage City, visit the beautiful St. Simone Church, and explore the fascinating City of the Dead where the deceased coexist with the living.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cairo - pick you up from or drop you off to your hotel in Giza or Cairo
- Mansheya Nasir - The village is notable for having nearly every space of it covered in garbage, including the streets and rooftops of the settlement. an area known as “Garbage City, “ which is a slum settlement at the base of Mokattam Hill on the outskirts of Cairo, and…
- Cairo - pick you up from or drop you off to your hotel in Giza or Cairo
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Mansheya Nasir - The village is notable for having nearly every space of it covered in garbage, including the streets and rooftops of the settlement. an area known as “Garbage City, “ which is a slum settlement at the base of Mokattam Hill on the outskirts of Cairo, and inhabited by the Coptic Christians, a community of garbage collectors who make their living collecting and recycling 17, 000 tons of garbage produced by Cairo’s 20 million residents.
These mountains of garbage are the result of the Cairo Metropolitan Area having never established an efficient garbage collecting system. - Cave Church - One of the best religious and historical places you may visit and enjoy the beautiful sculptures made very recently and describes the holy Family journey to Egypt and the blessings given to it. Cut in Mokkatam mountain on the edges of old Islamic Cairo city.
- City of the Dead (Northern Cemetery) - the City of the Dead, where the deceased take up residency among the living. It is a Muslim Cemetery with multiple tombs. A fair number of these tombs are occupied by families who either wish to stay near their deceased relatives or have squatted there in order to escape poverty.Cairo’s huge necropolis is a sacred place for Egyptians. Also known as the City of the Dead, it contains tombs that date back to the time of the Mamluks, who ruled Egypt for over 250 years before the Ottoman conquest in 1517, as well as the shrines, mosques and mausoleums of early Islamic leaders such as Imam al-Shafi
What's Included
- Professional Egyptologist guide
- Complimentary bottle of water per person
- Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off in Cairo/Giza
- Travel in comfort with a private air-conditioned car
- Professional Egyptologist guide
- Complimentary bottle of water per person
- Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off in Cairo/Giza
- Travel in comfort with a private air-conditioned car
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
In this tour you will explore an area known as ‘Garbage City, ‘ which is a slum settlement at the base of Mokattam Hill on the outskirts of Cairo, and inhabited by the Coptic Christians, Within the Garbage City seven churches and chapels are hidden within a series of caves. While walking the chaotic streets of Garbage City, you will st Simone or the…
In this tour you will explore an area known as ‘Garbage City, ‘ which is a slum settlement at the base of Mokattam Hill on the outskirts of Cairo, and inhabited by the Coptic Christians, Within the Garbage City seven churches and chapels are hidden within a series of caves. While walking the chaotic streets of Garbage City, you will st Simone or the cave church,enjoy the beautiful sculptures made very recently and describes the holy Family journey to Egypt, & then you will explore the City of the Dead, where the deceased take up residency among the living.
Location
Cairo
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(14 Ratings)
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831elsbethg
Oct 2, 2024
Great tour for the inquisitive mind. - Superb trip to see other facets of Cairo for those looking for something different. Our guide was excellent and the car provided was the cleanest and coolest we had on our entire Egyptian trip.
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Beach
May 29, 2024
Worth the Half Day - We had an enjoyable morning with our host. He was very knowledgeable, kind, and tailored the tour to meet our needs. Understandably, although we didn’t get out of the vehicle in Garbage City, the drive through the community and the explanation opened our eyes to another side of Cairo that we had not yet seen. Likewise for the City of the Dead. The St. Simon churches were unique and our site-specific guide very passionate about his church community.
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45arelysc
Dec 4, 2023
Interesting tour beyond the normal sight-seeing - We had an amazing time . Abdou was super knowledgeable and showed us around great . It was very interesting to talk to him even beyond the regular tour topics . We wish him and his family all the best and give him an absolute recommendation .
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Diannebm4423vp
Nov 19, 2023
Something a little different - Loved seeing a different side of Cairo, so facinating to see the recycling supporting a community. The cave church was amazing. We really enjoyed our morning adventure. Our driver and guide Haitham was great excellently manoeuvring us through the traffic and very interesting to talk to. Thanks!
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Barbarahq7536dp
Nov 12, 2023
Unforgettable Tour - Everything was excellent. The tour was well organized.
My guide Hitcham was professional, kind and fun. And he is a fabulous driver.
The view from Mokattam cliff was breathtaking.
I had a great birthday🥰. Probably the best of my life. Highly recommended!
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Jim_k
Nov 2, 2023
Unusual and interesting sights of Cairo - The guide Hitham was great and showed us the unusual and interesting sights of Cairo. He was very helpful when my friend didn't feel so well on the trip and we made the most of the day!
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482elsah
Oct 18, 2023
Real Insider's Tour of Cairo!!! You Won't See This With Anyone Else - Hitham was the best tour guide we could possibly have imagined for our trip to Egypt. We ended up getting a private tour , just my friend and I and Hitham in his car, and he took us to everywhere we wanted to go and a few special treats also!!!
Hitham was very knowledgable and super friendly, a great driver, and knows all the best spots in Cairo and beyond. The cave church and recycling city were mindblowing and really shouldn't be missed. Everyone goes to see the pyramids and museums but very few know about these amazing spots.
He even took us to special bakery and lunch spots, brought us water, would stop anywhere we wanted to see a little more, was flexible on when to pick us up and drop us off when we were tired, and offered to help arrange more tours and transports for us later. He answered all my questions (even really nerdy ones) and made us laugh constantly.
The Cave Church is really crazy... they prayed for 7 years to figure out how to remove all the boulders, and it's so cool to drive through the recycling city and past the City of the Dead on your way up. The recycling city is like nothing I've ever seen in my life, it's a must if you want to see other ways of life. Hitham arranged for us to meet someone who grew up there who could tell us all about both astonishing places.
The City of the Dead is being demolished now and not so walkable now, but he took us around it by car and it was pretty cool (included a photo)! The energy of it is incredible.
If you want to have an awesome unforgettable time in Egypt, Hitham is the best. Thank you sooooo much! We will never forget our time with you! And don't forget to tip your guide ;)
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Anthony_g
Oct 17, 2023
Very good experience - Very nice and interesting tour ! I really recommend if you want to learn more on alternative areas of Cairo.
Our guide Haithm was very nice and explained us a lot of things.
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Markus_w
Jul 5, 2024
Enjoyed first part, but not City of Dead and half the time than adverstised - The pickup was on time and the guide and driver were very friendly.
I thoroughly enjoyed the trip to St Simone Church through garbage city.
However, the visit to City of the Dead was very disappointing, consisting of a 15-minute walk on the fringe of City of the Dead and not in one of the more interesting parts of it. My assumption was that we would go and see another part of it when we went back to the car, but they said that it was it and wanted to take me to a cotton, perfume or papyrus shop.
They were kind to drop me off at a location different to the hotel as I wanted to go and see something else when I asked them.
The whole trip was not 4 hours as advertised, but less than two hours.
When I spoke to a work colleague who did a trip on the same day, he paid less and got a full 4-5 hours worth.
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Kate_v
Mar 4, 2024
Terrible - use another tour for this incredible experience - This four hour tour was actually about an hour and a half. I did this Dan tour with another company years ago and it was fabulous!! Really got to learn a lot, see garbage city from different perspectives, drive through the city if the dead where people revitalized it. This tour was a joke. 1.5 hours, mostly spent driving and the “tour” of the city if the dead was just literally pulling over on the highway to look at it. Garbage city was driving through quickly to and from the caves, no stopping, nothing. Very, very disappointing.
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