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Cairo Cave Church Monastery St Simon Rubbish City Tour

By Sofy
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$58 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

Explore Cairo's hidden gems in this unique 2-hour private tour that uncovers the city's rich Coptic heritage. Visit the impressive cave-dug monastery of Simon the Tanner, journey through the intriguing Rubbish City, and learn the history behind the site where the Virgin Mary is believed to have appeared. This personalised experience includes air-conditioned transport, admission tickets, and insights from your own expert guide, ensuring a deeper understanding of these significant locations. Ideal for travellers interested in cultural exploration and off-the-beaten-path adventures.

Activity location

  • Cave Church
    • Mokattam,
    • 11511, Cairo, Egypt

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Cave Church
    • Mokattam,
    • 11511, Cairo, Egypt

Check availability

car+Driver only
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English

car+Driver only no guide: car+Driver only no guide +cave church +rubbish city
Pickup included
Pickup included

Price details
NZ$57.69 x 1 AdultNZ$57.69
Total
Price is NZ$57.69
car+Driver+guide
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English

car+Driver+guide cave church +rubbish city
Pickup included
Pickup included

Price details
NZ$101.81 x 1 AdultNZ$101.81
Total
Price is NZ$101.81
all inlcude 1
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English

car+Driver+guide cave church +rubbish city
Pickup included
Pickup included

Price details
NZ$127.26 x 1 AdultNZ$127.26
Total
Price is NZ$127.26
all inlcude 2
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English

car+Driver+tour guide + coptic church hangning chruch and holy crypt +cave church +rubbish city
Pickup included
Pickup included

Price details
NZ$152.71 x 1 AdultNZ$152.71
Total
Price is NZ$152.71

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotel pick up and drop off
  • What's includedWhat's included
    private tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bottled water
  • What's includedWhat's included
    ENTRANCE FEES
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tipping

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Cave Church

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
driver or guide will pick you up from hotel to start your tour to one o hidden place Formally known as St. Simon the Tanner Monastery, Cairo’s vast Cave Church pays tribute to a miracle St. Simon (also written St. Samaan or St. Simeon) is believed to have performed. The city’s Coptic Orthodox Christian waste collectors (Zabbaleen) dug the church out of the Mokattam mountain during the 1970s. Read more about - Cairo Cave Church Monastery St Simon Rubbish City Private Tour - https://www.viator.com/tours/Cairo/Cave-church-and-Monastery-St-Simon-and-Garbage-city/d782-37291P480?&m=28353&supag=161357075234&supsc=dsa-1583450326707&supai=698424567488&supdv=c&supnt=g&suplp=1005394&supli=1005390&supti=dsa-1583450326707&tsem=true&supci=dsa-1583450326707&supap1=&supap2=&gad*source=1&gad*campaignid=20984180123&gbraid=0AAAAAD-gbd4Vf9X7ZkFl4eR8b6mZsvP*h&gclid=CjwKCAjwp*LDBhBCEiwAK7FnkpuRK6*cP4HUMVLoPw39POJZ5cbGrvXnoeWuu9dICwHtkI1O0BZ-mxoCcgUQAvD*BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds?mcid=56757

Location

Activity location

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    Cave Church
    • Mokattam,
    • 11511, Cairo, Egypt

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Cave Church
    • Mokattam,
    • 11511, Cairo, Egypt

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