Half Day Tour To Cave Church of Saint Simon: Largest Church in Middle East Built in a Cave

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Embark on a half-day tour to the Cave Church of Saint Simon, the largest church in the Middle East built in a cave. Discover the captivating history and enjoy the serene mountainous surroundings. Book now!

Duration: 4 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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St Simon the Tanner Monastery - As Per Requested time Pick up from the Hotel by Your guide to Start your Half day tour to Visit the Cave Church of Saint Simon in Mokattam
Simon the Tanner (fl. 10th century), also known as Saint Simon the Shoemaker is the Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the story of the moving the Mokattam Mountain in Cairo,…

What's Included

Tour guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private tour
Bottled Water
Entry Fees
Transport by private vehicle

What's Not Included

Personal Items
Lunch (Optional)

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Embark on our Half Day Tour to the Cave Church of Saint Simon, one of Cairo’s most captivating attractions. This tour whisks you away from the hustle and bustle of the city to the peaceful retreat of the Cave Church. Recognised as the largest church in the Middle East, this architectural wonder is nestled within a cave, offering a sight that’s truly…

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Jeremyaccessmorocco

Mar 2, 2021

Great Day Trip to Coptic Cairo - My family and I (2 adults and 3 kids) had a fantastic day of touring Coptic Cairo and seeing the Cave Church. It was a special experience of seeing the possible places that the Lord Himself may have walked in. The kids were given space to ask questions, explore and had fun. Ahmed and the driver Hassan were professional and made sure that we were taken care of. He provided historical knowledge and background as we drove for many of the sites that we passed. We enjoyed our tour and would book again in the future to explore other parts of Egypt. Thanks!

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Eitarodesu

Jun 17, 2019

Essam was an awesome tour guide - We brought two children (10 and 8) with us for this tour with Essam. I highly recommend him. He has so much knowledge of the tour and was very nice throughout the day. Couldn't be happier with this tour guide. When you are going on a tour, you never know what kind of tour guide you are going to get and we are glad that Essam was our tour guide. We'll be back to Cairo again!

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Jennifer_k

Sep 6, 2023

Extremely interesting. - Interesting day...Traveled through the community that is responsible for collecting and sorting then selling garbage in order to reach the early Christian "cave churches" carved out of sandstone nearly 2000 years ago under great persecution. Then some shopping and a nice lunch

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William

May 6, 2018

Good and bad. We stared good on the... - <p>Good and bad. We stared good on the tour but our tour guide never took us to see The Cave Church of Saint Simon. Our guide tour took us to a store claiming he need it to stop at a cousin to talk to. We spend more than 1/2 hr at the store as his cousin/vendor was trying to sell us something. When we asked him about going to see the cave he stared by saying that he was not sure where it was. He made a phone call and after that he said that to get there we needed to pass a bad neighborhood. Sad to hear this. If you book this tour hope they stick to your program. We missed seeing the Cave Church of Saint Simon.</p>

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