Private guided tour to Cave church and old Coptic churchs in the old Cairo | 4 hours to 5 hours

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Car + Guide + Entrance fees
2 Adults x $137.00
$274.00
Approx Total
$274.00
Car + Guide + Entrance fees
Pickup included
Car+guide+Tickets+Lunch
2 Adults x $153.00
$306.00
Approx Total
$306.00
Car+guide+Tickets+Lunch are icluded
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: Arabic, German, English, Italian, French, Spanish
  • Bottled water
  • St. Simon "The Tanner" Monastery
  • Tourist permission.
  • Transfers by private air-conditioned car
  • Entrance fees to Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus.
  • All taxes and charges.
  • All tours are as mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Entrance fees to Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary)
  • All transfers in a private air-conditioned car to/from your hotel.
  • Lunch at very good local restaurant (if option is selected)
  • Professional Tour Guide.
  • Tipping
  • Personal expenses

Overview

It is a unique day tour to lean about Cairo’s rich religious history and heritage. Discover the Cave church known as the Saint Simon Church, Cairo’s UNESCO-listed treasures, located at the garbage city, East of old Cairo. And Explore old Cairo with it's famous old churches; Visit the Hanging Church, visit the Cavern Church, known as the Church of Saint Sergius, and learn more with our expert tour guide.

Itinerary

  • St Simon the Tanner Monastery

    It is a unique day tour to lean about Cairo’s rich religious history and heritage. Visit St.Simon Monastery which located at the Garbage city near by old Cairo. Discover the Cave church known as the Saint Simon Church, Cairo’s UNESCO-listed treasures, located at the garbage city, East of old Cairo.

    2 hours

  • Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary)

    The hanging church is considered as the oldest Coptic church in Egypt, known as the the hanging church or the Virgin Mary church. Located at old Coptic Cairo.

    2 hours

  • Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus

    Explore old Cairo with it's famous old churches; Visit the Hanging Church, visit the Cavern Church, known as the Church of Saint Sergius, and learn more with our expert tour guide

    1 hour

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Free Cancellation

June 18100% refund
June 19No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Coptic Tour - A Must Do in Cairo

Published on Mar, 2024

Great experience on the Coptic tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and made sure we saw everything and that we understood everything we were seeing. Highly recommend!!! Very, very nice lunch as well.

Don't miss this tour!

Published on Feb, 2024

So fantastic to see and experience! David was amazing and very knowledgeable. The Cave Church is a well kept secret and worth going to.

Don't hesitate! BOOK THIS TOUR!

Published on Jan, 2024

An exceptional tour! From the start 5 ⭐s. Mariem contacted us. Gave us all of the details. She also communicated through to the end of the tour. David was our guide. He was full of knowledge about, not only the churches we visited, but also about the history that involved them. Our driver, Haney (I'm not sure if that is how you spell his name) navigated us through the streets of Cairo expertly. If this is an example of the tours Explore Egypt Tours provide them I will be booking with them again!!!

Amazing tour

Published on Dec, 2023

This was an awesome experience. Mariem our travel consultant did an amazing job she was always ready to support, organize and make sure our tour is going well and smooth. The whole "Explore Egypt Tours" team did amazing job from the airport pickup till drop off. Mouhamed welcome us with a very big smile and make sure we met our lovely guide and everything is fine. Our driver Mouhamed was very polite, professional and calm we had a very smooth drive. Our guide Nansy made the experience superb. She was not only knowledgeable but very polite and friendly. She went the extra mile and took time to explain things. She gave us an amazing tour and took such good care of us while on tour. We learned a lot, asked questions and got an answer with a smile. We highly recommend this beautiful team if you want to enjoy your tour and learn more with a positive vibe you should book this tour. Thanks alot for making our tour very special.

the trip was not exactly...

Published on Nov, 2023

the trip was not exactly as described but the operator was more than willing to make everything work guide and driver were the best only issue was viator needs to improve the web site

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