Coptic Cairo Tour: Cave Church of Saint Simon and Old Cairo churches

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Duration:4 hours (approx.)
Location: Cairo, Egypt

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Visit El Mokattam Mountain Cave Church, or the Monastery of St Simon, on a private tour that also explores the magnificent churches of Coptic Cairo. You’ll see some of Cairo’s most important Christian sites, including the Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, the Church of Saint Barbara, and the Hanging Church, while going beyond sightseeing for a glimpse of ‘garbage city,’ a fascinating Cairo neighborhood that most visitors overlook entirely.

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1. Coptic Cairo
As Per Requested time Pick up from the Hotel by Your guide to Start your Half day tour to Old Cairo that Also known as Coptic Cairo which is mean Christian Cairo it has been Recognized as a holy place because some of the locations there has been visited by the Holy Family where the spiritual impact of their presence is most felt still; though their stay was brief, for the Governor of what was then Fustat enraged by the tumbling down of idols at Jesus’ approach sought to kill the Child. But they took shelter from his wrath in a cave above which, in later years, the Church of Abu Serga (St Sergius) was built. This and the whole area of the Fort of Babylon is a destination of pilgrimage not only for the Egyptians but for Christians from around the world. An air of piety and devotion pervades the whole district there.
2. Church of St. Barbara
Saint Barbara Coptic known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian Lebanese and Greek saint and martyr. Accounts place her in the 3rd century in Heliopolis Phoenicia, present-day Baalbek, Lebanon. There is no reference to her in the authentic early Christian writings nor in the original recension of Saint Jerome's martyrology
3. 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.[2] The church is approached by twenty-nine steps; early travelers to Cairo dubbed it "the Staircase Church".[2] The land surface has risen by some six metres since the Roman period, so the Roman tower is mostly buried below ground, reducing the visual impact of the church's elevated position
4. Synagogue Ben Ezra
his was the synagogue whose geniza or store room was found in the 19th century to contain a treasure of forgotten, stored-away Hebrew, Aramaic and Judeo-Arabic secular and sacred manuscripts. The collection, known as the Cairo Geniza, was brought to the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England at the instigation of Solomon Schechter. It is now divided between several academic libraries, with the majority being kept at the Cambridge University Library.
5. St Simon the Tanner Monastery
s the Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the story of the moving the Mokattam Mountain in Cairo, Egypt, during the rule of the Muslim Fatimid Caliph al-Muizz Lideenillah (953–975) while Abraham the Syrian was the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church

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Posted By : Myrto_V
Amira was amazing! We really had a great time with her and felt very safe.
Really worth the time and value for money! I would definitely recommend.
Big thanks to our driver also! Great guy! (Didn’t catch his name unfortunately)
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Posted On : 2024-05-16 04:57:46

Posted By : NilarPage
Amazing place.
Only unplasent to go through Gabarge town, but had expected anyway as there is no other way to reach.
Our driver is so patient and very helpful 🥰
I am satisfy this tour.
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Posted On : 2024-05-09 05:36:39

Posted By : Cornelia_V
This tour was amazing and we enjoyed it a lot. Our guide, Fatima and driver were excellent. Fatima gave us all the information that we needed.
The cave Church is simply breathtaking. Going through Garbage City was an experience. Thank you Fatima, fir making this tour enjoyable and memorable.
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Posted On : 2024-04-16 01:38:47

Posted By : Livetoleave69
Wonderful tour …tour guide was wonderful… driver was very professional and took great care of us . We loved the best tour company in Cairo Egypt !! Thank you
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Posted On : 2024-04-15 06:46:14

Posted By : Susan_O
We went to all the major sites but not all the churches.. we had a great guide who had good English, but I would have waited until the prays were finished & re-visited so we could go inside.
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Posted On : 2024-04-07 01:30:37

Posted By : Helen_M
Fascinating tour, really enjoyed visiting the different places of worship around Cairo. The monastery of St. Simon was stunning.
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Posted On : 2024-04-06 03:08:45

Posted By : Venture06032512061
Tour of the larger mosques and Egyptian-style churches in Cairo.
All the buildings had very beautiful decorations and carvings on the walls. Very beautiful. I was overwhelmed by the size of the mosque.
Lunch was at a restaurant near the synagogue. Cards were not accepted for ordering drinks, only cash. The Egyptian food was very good.
I think this tour is a great way to visit Cairo.
Dear Sayed Mahmoud, Thank you for an enjoyable day! We had a lot of valuable experiences!
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Posted On : 2024-03-23 07:54:33

Posted By : Clifton_M
Fatima is an excellent tour guide. She is very knowledgeable and shares her knowledge with ease. She showed us fascinating church sites and we are very grateful to have had her as our tour guide.
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Posted On : 2024-03-16 14:41:12

Posted By : misskat9780
We are very happy with this tour,
This is amazing! And our fabulous guide Syed Mahmoud from Emo Tours made it more interesting and amazing! Pick up was on time and all the information that we need was answered and provided. Great tour indeed!
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Posted On : 2024-02-18 06:22:22

Posted By : Escape61161162924
Amazing tour with Sayed Mahmoud and Yousef. They were very informative and engaging guides. The Coptic churches in Cairo were beautiful.
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Posted On : 2024-02-08 07:44:31