Tour to the Cave Church of St. Simon

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The tour includes hotel or airport pickup and drop-off, luxury private transportation, licensed Egyptologist tour guide services, entrance fees to scheduled sights, and 24/7 customer support.

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We offer flexible cancellation. You can cancel or reschedule your booking according to our terms, with free cancellation options available up to 7 days before departure.

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Saint Simon

Tour Itinerary Description

We will pick you up from your hotel then move to 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.

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.

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. 2. The lower storey is St. Mark's Church, which was named after St. Mark the first preacher in Egyptian heritage.

Then we continue and visit the Cathedral of Virgin Mary and St. Simon the Tanner. The church was constructed around in the form of quarter circle to accommodate a few thousands of people and it is the biggest church in the monastery. After the tour transfer back to your hotel.

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What's Included & Excluded

What's Included

All transfers by air-conditioned vehicle

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What's Excluded

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Trip Notes

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Tours and Prices:

Tour price currency is set to USD but you can pay in Euro or British pound.

The prices quoted per person and prices are always updated to ensure you receive the lowest price possible.

Our tours are occasionally organized as semi-private, shared small tours. Upon request, we can arrange for a fully private VIP tour.

Pick up :

In case of pick up from either Heliopolis (airport area ) or 06th of October Areas, there will be a supplement

Children Policy:

0 - 01.99 Free of Charge (unless flights were included)

2 - 5.99 pay 25% of tour price and 50% of tour price if it includes flights or sleeper train

6 - 11.99 pay 50% of tour price

12+ pay full tour price as per adult personAll transfers by air-conditioned vehicle

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Q1 Is Tour to the Cave Church of St. Simon a private tour?

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Hot Air Ballooning in Luxor $120 / person

Abu Simbel Excursion $140 / person

Sound & Light Show at Pyramids $55 / person

Inside The Great Pyramid Ticket $40 / person

Traditional Felucca Nile Sail $30 / person

Dinner Nile Cruise with Folk Show $55 / person

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