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.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Professional tour guide
✔ Entrance fees
✔ Pick up services from your hotel & return
✔ All transfers by modern air conditioned van from your hotel in Cairo
✔ All Service charges and taxes
✖ Any extras
✖ Tipping
Pickup Locations
1. Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino
2. Ultra Loaloa Nile Maadi Hotel
3. Hilton Cairo Zamalek Residences
4. Grand Nile Tower
5. Helio Cairo Hotel
6. Blue Paradise Hotel
7. Downtown Apartment
8. Royal Marshal Hotel
9. Regency Hotel
10. Villa 55
11. JW Marriott Hotel Cairo
12. Gulf Tower
13. Logistic City Stars Hotel
14. Al Maghraby
15. Hotel Suisse
16. Makram Ebeid Apartment
17. Triumph Luxury Hotel
18. Cairo Hotel
19. Novotel Cairo Airport
20. Golden Tulip Flamenco Hotel Flamenco Cairo
Itinerary
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Cave Church
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.
Duration: 2 hours
Additional info
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
