Holy Day Tour: Coptic Cairo and Saint Simon Church
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Holy Day Tour: Coptic Cairo and Saint Simon Church

5 h
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About this activity
Start your private holy day tour to visit the oldest churches in Egypt. The guide will meet you at your hotel then, you will be transported by an air-conditioned coach to visit the Coptic area where you can see the church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, the hanging church and the old Jewish synagogue-Ben Ezra. You will then be taken to Moqatem to visit the important church Simon the Tanner (fl. 10th century), also known as Saint Simon the Shoemaker (Sam'ān al-Kharrāz) is the Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the story of the moving the Mokattam Mountain in Cairo, during the rule of the Muslim Fatimid Caliph al-Muizz Lideenillah (953-975) while Abraham the Syrian was the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. Simon the Tanner lived towards the end of the tenth century and many Coptic Christians in Egypt, who were also engaged in handicrafts. Saint Simon worked in tanning, a craft known there till this day. This profession involved other crafts that depend on the process, from when Simon carried several titles related to skins: Tanner, Cobbler, Shoemaker. The tour ends here and you will then be transferred back to your hotel.
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Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Local taxes
  • Bottled water
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Multilingual Egyptologist tour guide
  • Entry/Admission - Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary)
  • Entry/Admission - Ben Ezra Synagogue
  • Entry/Admission - St Simon the Tanner Monastery
  • Entry/Admission - Cave Church
Not included
  • Gratuities
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Maybe operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
70%
Reviews
4.4
6
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Natalia G
2 | 2017-06-19

My tour guide was lovely and knew quite a lot about the area, but i kept being forced by my guide to provide donations to the churches and to tip people who gave us tours around locations although she was the tour guide. This kind of behaviour, really wasn't okay by me. I also didnt receive any water as the inclusions list stated and was also taken to tourist locations like the papyrus place, cotton shop, and perfumery with little choice. I found it really unfair how i was treated, and wouldnt recommend touring with Viator in Egypt, so i have cancelled my other egypt tours.

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Asinate F
5 | 2017-05-02

This tour was amazing, absolutely enjoyed it. I highly recommend it

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Dana Valentina G
4 | 2015-11-17

Very interesting experience but a bit in a hurry.

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