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Cave Church in Garbage City and Coptic Cairo.

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In the morning pick up from your hotel in Cairo and visit the Monastery of Saint Simon, also known as the Cave Church of Zabbaleen. It is located in the Mokattam Mountain, a short drive through the so called “Garbage City’ – a large population of garbage collectors or Zabbaleen that live there. Several churches have been built into the caves found in Mokattam, First we visit, Saint Simon the Tanner Hall and St. Mark’s Church. This huge cave was discovered in the year 1974. It was full of hundreds of tons of stones even up to the ceiling of the cave (which is 17 meters high from the ground), and was later prepared to contain two storeys: 1. The upper storey is the St. Simon the Tanner Hall, with seating capacity of 2000 people for spiritual meetings. The walls are decorated with many wonderful pictures engraved on the rocks representing scenarios from the Bible Then we continue and visit the Cathedral of Virgin Mary and St. Simon the Tanner. After the tour transfer back to your hotel.
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  • Private transportation
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Qualified Egyptologist guide
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
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Traveler pickup is offered

Hotel pickup and drop-off in Cairo or Giza

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    30 minutes
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    20 minutes
  • St Simon the Tanner Monastery, Cairo, Egypt
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    90 minutes
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Gonzalo F
15 May 2022
Visita muy recomendable, nos tocó Mima, la mejor guía en español y portugués del Cairo, muy simpática y amable, pasamos un día estupendo!!
Sistacyntravel
11 May 2022
This was one of the BEST excursions that we have ever booked. Michael the tour guide explained so much history about Coptic Egypt it was awe inspiring and full of detail. The Cave Church is breath taking and will make you feel the sentiment that it was built on. This excursion and Michael the guide was worth it so don’t think about it just book it and try to ask for Michael to guide you.
Ph3012
07 Dec 2021
It was an AMAZING and absolutely FASCINATING experience to see this church. The ascend through the garbage city gave a different prospective than going to other places of interest. Descending to enter the church and reaching it really amazes. There were actually 3 churches the largest seats 20,000 people and was all caved out of the stone. We loved this tour with both Isaac & tour guide and we HIGHLY RECOMMEND it!
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