Coptic Cairo & Cave Church of St. Simon Private Tour
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Sun Pyramids Tours guide will pick you up at 9:00 AM from your Hotel to visit Old Cairo, known as Christian Coptic Cairo, which is among the most important locations visited by the Holy Family where the spiritual impact of their presence is most felt. Though their stay was brief, the Governor of what was then Fustat, enraged by the tumbling down of idols at Jesus' approach, sought to kill the Child. They took shelter from his wrath in a cave above which, in later years, the Church of Abu Serga (St Sergious) was built. This, and the whole area of the Fort of Babylon, is a destination of pilgrimage not only for Egyptians but for Christians from around the world. An air of piety and devotion pervades the whole district. You will be able to visit and enter the Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, the Hanging Church, and then visit the Famous Cave Church of St. Simon in Cairo. There are seven cave churches carved into the nearby Moqattam Mountain. The Monastery of St. Simon the Tanner is the largest and has an amphitheater with a seating capacity of 20,000. Note: For pick up/drop off from Cairo airport, Sphinx airport, New Administrative Capital, New Cairo, Heliopolis, Badr City, Shorouk, Rehab, Obour, Sheraton Almatar, Sheikh Zayed city, Ring Rd, Mirage City, Meridian Airport or Madinty City there will be an additional cost.
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- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Pick up services from your hotel and return
- Private tour guide
- Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
- Bottled water during your trip
- Shopping tour in Cairo
- All taxes and service charges
- Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
- Tipping
- Additional pickup/drop-off cost for Cairo airport, Sphinx airport, New Administrative Capital, New Cairo, Heliopolis, Badr City, Shorouk, Rehab, Obour, Sheraton Almatar, Sheikh Zayed city, Ring Rd, Mirage City, Meridian Airport, or Madinty City
Tour Plan
Day 1 - Coptic Cairo & Cave Church of St. Simon Full Tour
Pickup from Cairo hotel by private air-conditioned vehicle (45 minutes drive). Visit Abu Serga (St. Sergious) Church with guided tour and sightseeing (15 minutes). Visit Saint Barbara Church, Cairo with guided tour and sightseeing (15 minutes). Visit the Hanging Church with guided tour and sightseeing (15 minutes). Visit the Cave Church of the Zabbaleen with guided tour and sightseeing (1 hour). Visit St. Simon 'The Tanner' Monastery with guided tour and sightseeing (30 minutes). Drive back to Cairo hotel (45 minutes).







