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. You’ll see some of Cairo’s most important Christian sites, including the Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, the Church of Saint Barbara, and the Hanging Church, while going beyond sightseeing for a glimpse of ‘garbage city,’ a fascinating Cairo neighborhood that most visitors overlook entirely.
Visit El Mokattam Mountain Cave Church, or the Monastery of St Simon, and explore the magnificent churches of Coptic Cairo. You'll see important Christian sites, including the Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, the Church of Saint Barbara, and the Hanging Church, and gain a glimpse of a fascinating Cairo neighborhood.
Location
Cairo
Category
Sightseeing
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Visit the Cave Church (St. Simon the Tanner Monastery) in El Mokattam Mountain on this private tour from Cairo. Travel through the so-called "Garbage City," home to the mostly-Coptic Zabbaleen trash collectors, learn how the churches were carved into the rock, and visit a Virgin Mary apparition.
Get a fresh—if far from fragrant—perspective on Cairo on this door-to-door tour of two of the city’s most unusual locations: the magnificent Cave Church complex, excavated by Coptic Christian garbage collectors, and Manshiyat Naser, the “Garbage City” where they live. Your private guide will explain how the different churches were built, tell the story of the garbage collectors, and highlight how they live their lives.
Marvel at Cairo’s UNESCO-listed treasures on a small-group tour of the city’s historic churches. Explore Coptic Cairo and the famous Hanging Church; visit the Cave Church, the Church of Santa Barbara, and Church of Saint Sergius; and learn more about Cairo’s rich religious history and heritage.
Visit Cairo’s religious landmarks on a private tour of the city’s Coptic, Islamic, and Jewish highlights. Discover Abu Serga, explore the Church of Saint Barbara, see the gilded icons that adorn the Hanging Church, and enter the Ben Ezra Synagogue. Admire Cairo’s most important mosques and the Khan el-Khalili bazaar. Upgrade to add an Egyptologist guide, entry fees, and a restaurant lunch, either in the city or beside the Nile.
