Day tour to Coptic Cairo

Day tour to Coptic Cairo

Our Egyptologist  tour guide will escort you in a tour to old Cairo to visit  "Coptic Cairo" where you will visit the "Hanging Church" which is dating back to the 4th Century AD and was dedicated to Virgin Mary and was built above the gatehouse of the ancient Roman fortress "Babylon" .It contains 110 Holy icons depicting beautiful religious scenes and it was the seat of the Egyptian pop.

Then visiting "Saint Sergius  Church”  it is also famous in Arabic language as Abu Sergah where inside it there is a crept and is believed that the holy family stayed inside it for three months during their journey into Egypt.

Then, visiting the   Ben Ezra Jewish Synagogue  which gained its importance from its Geniza (Store room) was found during the 19th century containing a treasure of  Hebrew secular and sacred manuscripts it considered to be the oldest synagogue in Cairo.

And ending our  tour with a visit one of the most famous Coptic buildings in Cairo, The Monastery of St. Simon the Tanner or “The Cave Church” which is located in el Mokattam hills area near the Zabbaleen slum or Garbage City which is Cairo's largest  garbage collectors area , where garbage recycling is central to its population's economy. The Monastery  and the church of St. Simon the Tanner was built there inside the mountain to serve the big population of this are there. it has an amphitheater with a seating capacity of 20,000. It is named after the Coptic Saint, Simon the Tanner, who lived at the end of the 10th century and is associated with the legend of the moving of the Mokattam Mountain. The Monastery of St. Simon the Tanner include the St. Bola's Church, St. Marks Church, and St. Simon the Tanner's Hall.

Then, ending the tour with taking a break at el Azahar Park which is located on a hilly site in old cairo surrounded by the most significant historic districts of Islamic Cairo. You will be able to wander around the vast green area while seeing the great Islamic monuments of Cairo.  

After this trip we will transfer you to your hotel