cave church at monastery of st Simon with private car and guide who explain you Christian history and miracle of movement the mountain
our guide will pick you up from your hotel in cairo or giza at any time you request us
Posted By : peterpB8021EZ
Saint Simon’s cave church is spectacular. I was lucky to arrive at the end of a service and could hear prayers being chanted, which was amazing. The reliefs carved into the stone are beautiful. Had aenjoyed tea under stone gazebos.
I hope no one is put off by the term “garbage city”. To get to the cave church you must pass through a poor neighborhood in Cairo. It was charming. Interesting to see how life works in this neighborhood. The garbage is neatly contained in large sacks and hoisted to the rooftops for recycling. Yes there is a smell of garbage. I found it quite mild. I hope no one misses the opportunity to see the cave church just because you must pass through a poor neighborhood.
Overall a great tour. My guide Kereem was fabulous. Very knowledgeable. Very friendly. Eager to help me understand the history of the church and life in Egypt in general.
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Posted On : 2024-04-27 04:57:09 
Posted By : fenellaa2024
This was a last minute booking before we left the U.K. as this tour interest us very well.Initially I only booked for a driver only and I am glad that Hesham advised me to get a tour guide for the last minute.We are very happy to meet Karim who is very articulate thorough and best guide ever.We learned a lot about Egypt.He answered all my curiousity and give me more reason to come back and explore Egypt.With regards to our driver Walid I am very pleased that he made this trip possible he was calmed and driven us safely to every destination we stopped until we reach our hotel.They are both highly recommended and especially this tour….It is worth your money.Sukran and thank you very much for this wonderful experience.
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Posted On : 2024-02-24 10:09:30
Posted By : yordeev
I tried to get here with uber but the drivers refused to get in that area so I decided to book this tour with a driver only and no guide. I booked it at midnight for 11am and everything was organised on the spot. Ahmed was my driver and he was awesome! Spoke great English and we talked about many things. Crossing the Zabbaleen was a task for experienced drivers like Ahmed.
Once at the church we walked around and saw the buildings and took some pictures. It was really worth it!
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Posted On : 2024-02-19 15:50:22
Posted By : Nancy_K
This is a great tour to see another aspect of Cairo. The tour included a visit to Garbage City and St Simon Monastery. I was particularly taken with Garbage City where Cairo’s trash is processed. This may sound boring but it was anything but! St Simon monastery is a church built into the cliffside and is a huge cave church. I was picked up at my Airbnb by Karam, a very skillful driver who also provided great information. I highly recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2023-11-11 18:17:45 
Posted By : Navigator39343246054
It is a very very beautiful and impressive place. It's completely worth it. Go through the
Garbage City is interesting, although even the church has a bad smell.
We asked the driver to recommend where to eat something quick and he was very accurate.
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Posted On : 2023-08-23 12:04:55
Posted By : jbf0925
We had a wonderful trip with Tamer. He was an informative guide about places we passed on the way to the Cave Church. The ride through Garbage City was interesting, topped by the beautiful summer and winter Cave churches. We would be happy to take a tour with him another time.
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Posted On : 2023-05-01 10:04:22
Posted By : chariseq2021
Tamer is a great guide and was very knowledgable about the tour. He is punctual and went the extra mile to explain the history about the Garbage city and cemetaries in Cairo and answered all my questions. I would recommend him to anyone as you will walk away with a lot of information and appreciate the tours more. Thank you Tamer. You are great at what you do and such a kind person🙂
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Posted On : 2023-03-24 14:16:55
Posted By : joshandjodi
We had such an amazing experience on this tour. Our guide Tamer was so wonderful, and everything about this tour exceeded our expectations. Thank you so much for sharing your country with us!
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Posted On : 2023-03-14 11:24:14
Posted By : V7099ITjoyk
Our guide was very knowledgeable about the history of Coptic Christians in Egypt. We especially enjoyed our time under the mountains visiting the monastery. Our guide also helped us get lunch at a famous koshary restaurant afterwards as well! Overall great experience! Be sure to let the guide know if you have time constraints.
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Posted On : 2023-03-14 11:12:50
Posted By : jocelynk540
Our driver, Moaz, was great, navigating the traffic in Cairo and Giza is no easy feat. He maintained contact with us from the time we booked the trip. He was very pleasant and answered our questions as we drove. So his part was great. We weren't happy with the "expert" at the site. He spoke too quickly and didn't take us around, just sat in the car. We didn't know there would be additional stops for aromatherapy and papyrus. Had we known, it wouldn't have been such a big deal.
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Posted On : 2023-03-10 09:55:59
