Coptic Cairo Tour: Cave Church of Saint Simon and Historic Churches

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This private tour of Coptic Cairo offers a chance to explore some of the city’s most significant Christian sites, including the Hanging Church and St Barbara Church, both known for their rich history and distinctive architecture. You’ll also visit the El Mokattam Mountain Cave Church, commonly called St. Simon "The Tanner" Monastery, located in the Mokattam Hills. While admission is not included for these sites, the itinerary provides an in-depth look at this unique neighborhood beyond the usual tourist routes. This four-hour experience suits travelers interested in religious history and cultural exploration within Cairo Governorate’s Old Cairo district.

Exclusions

  • Guide (Optional)
  • Lunch (Optional)
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Itinerary

Stop At: Coptic Cairo, Cairo Egypt

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.

Duration: 1 hour

St Barbara Church

Stop At: 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  

Duration: 30 minutes

Hanging Church

St. Simon "The Tanner" Monastery

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    

Duration: 1 hour

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  • Public transportation nearby

Cancellation Policy

Fully refundable until 1 day before start