Luxury Cairo: Old Coptic Church & Monastery St Simon Cave Church

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  • Duration:4 hours (approx.)
  • Location: Cairo, Egypt
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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,


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Posted By : 794kristians
A brilliant day out with our very friendly and knowledgeable guide and driver. The sites were amazing, and our guide made sure that our day was both interesting and relaxed. I plan on using this company again for other site seeing trips.
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Posted On : 2024-07-08 09:17:49 full ratings


Posted By : Patrick_O
Doaa was a fantastic guide and really informative. She took us all around and explained everything in detail and even helped in some negotiating when we wanted to make a couple of purchases. Our driver was also fantastic and navigated us thru some of the worst traffic I have ever seen with ease. 10/10 would definitely book again!
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Posted On : 2024-06-10 10:01:23 full ratings


Posted By : Roving16760262864
Fantastic guide Ehab!! Punctual, informative, and gracious. Wonderful religious sites, and wonderfully explained.
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Posted On : 2024-06-10 05:59:33 full ratings


Posted By : Resort05304306049
THE Egypt religious cultural heritage experience was amazing. A lot to learn and see besides Pyramids. Our Tour guide Adoo and driver were great. Patient, knowledgeable.
Plus we took amazing pics , memories I won't forget.
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Posted On : 2024-05-05 11:16:33 full ratings


Posted By : AmeliaM135
Very good experience with Mohammed, our tour guide. The drive through the Rubbish city to St Simon church is a stark contrasted experience. You almost don’t expect to find a 20000 auditorium at the top of the hill. Hanging church was very crowded but Mohammed helped us navigate it well! Highly recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2024-03-29 09:45:55 full ratings


Posted By : minakos375
We inadvertently picked a busy day, Easter Friday, to visit historical churches etc. but our guide Ibrahim was knowledgeable and good at keeping the pace. Our driver got us through amazing Garbage City alleyways safely. A satisfactory morning tour for us. Thank you guys.
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Posted On : 2024-03-29 07:58:05 full ratings


Posted By : Maureen_G
Hesham Egypt did a good job setting us up with our Guide Marcil and Driver Samir. Marcil was very well studied and patient with all our questions. She took the time to explain all the sites in Old Cairo and the Coptic churches and to ensure we understood the significance of the sites. Marcil made us feel like family. Our driver Samir was very safe and very personable as well. I would recommend asking for Marcil and Samir by name! This tour is a must for any Christian visiting Cairo.
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Posted On : 2024-02-26 12:57:54 full ratings


Posted By : Curious116685
This review is meaningless without Bisho, our guide

Bisho is no like other - you know you are in the hands of someone who loves his country to no end, someone who loves the Coptic traditions, someone who doesn't shy away from explaining the good and the bad, and someone who refuses to be anything but real - and it shows in his every action.

In the mind of the listener, Bisho creates an overwhelming empathy for the subject, so much so that you can't remain unaffected after the tour. This tour is incomplete without Bisho.

The tour per se, was conducted on time, Coptic locations were covered as indicated on Viator, and nothing was found amiss - expectations versus delivery, and is an absolute must-visit tour.
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Posted On : 2024-02-13 23:34:46 full ratings


Posted By : LoveLuxuryTravel2015
This is a great tour. It rounded out all the highlights on our final day in Cairo. Our tour started with pick-up in a comfortable car and introduction to the history/context of Egypt on the way to our first destination. Karim, our guide is a passionate and knowledgeable Egyptologist. He brought history to life with detailed explanation and timeline of events. If I was the tour guide, I would not be able to muster the level of passion, enthusiasm, and patience that Karim showed through out the tour. The last stop after the Hanging Church complex was the Cave Church. Many are discouraged because of the drive through the “garbage city” on the way. We found the drive interesting and gave us a perspective on handling of garbage in a metropolis like Cairo. The Cave Church is nothing like I have seen before! Again, Karim explained the backstory of St. Simon which enhanced our experience of the place. We highly recommend this tour and Karim as your guide.
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Posted On : 2024-02-07 09:52:30 full ratings


Posted By : katelynj801
My guide, Ehab , was super informed about all the things and able to speak to them well, he had facts for basically everywhere we went. And it’s clear he is well connected to all these areas, and respected there and so passing me on to other guides was very normal for him. My driver, Moaz, was very hospitable as well. I really enjoyed the views and learning about these areas. It was a great tour!
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Posted On : 2024-01-22 22:09:00 full ratings