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Cave Church of Saint Simon
Cairo, Egypt
5 hours 30 minutes
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Date
Today
What You Will Do
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.
What's Included?
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Private tour
- Lunch
- Bottled water
What's Not Included?
- Drinks
- Tipping & Gratuities
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
1
St Simon the Tanner Monastery
5 hours
The "Cave Church" in Egypt is one of the largest churches in the country, a place where 70,000-plus Christians gather every week to worship and praise Jesus - a place that's home to one of the world's oldest Christian communities. The cave, also known as the Monastery of Saint Simon, is located in the Mokattam mountain area, Cairo. In fact, this arrangement worked so well, that successive waves of migrants came from Upper Egypt to live and work in the newly founded garbage villages of Cairo, Visit Old Cairo where you see some of the earliest Christian churches in Middle east from 300 AD visit the Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, the hanging church, and the old Jewish synagogue called Ben Ezra Synagogue.
Additional Information
This tour is independently operated by a third-party provider: Sunrise Tours.
Itineraries, descriptions, promotional content, and historic information are solely the responsibility of the tour operator and do not represent the views or positions of Marriott International, Inc.
Itineraries, descriptions, promotional content, and historic information are solely the responsibility of the tour operator and do not represent the views or positions of Marriott International, Inc.
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We do pickup all travelers outside Cairo city with an extra cost
- other languages tour-guides are available up to request at an extra cost
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Guide Options
- Guide - English
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