1 day

Private

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About this activity

Your guide will meet you at hotel lobby and will transported by air-conditioned coach to start your full day tour. Prepare to visit the Great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinos, and have a close-up look at the Sphinx.

Then move on to start your tour to visit the Coptic area of Cairo, where you can see the church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, the hanging church and the old Jewish synagogue-Ben Ezra.

Your guide will then take you to Moqatem to visit the important church Simon the Tanner (fl. 10th century), also known as Saint Simon the Shoemaker (Sam'ān al-Kharrāz), who 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.

The tour ends here and you will then be transferred back to your hotel.

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Included

Hotel pick-up and drop off
Multilingual Egyptologist tour guide
Air-conditioned private vehicle
Bottle of water - soft drink (one per person)
All taxes and services
Entry/Admission - Great Sphinx
Entry/Admission - Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary)
Entry/Admission - Pyramids of Giza
Entry/Admission - Church of St. Barbara
Entry/Admission - Ben Ezra Synagogue
Entry/Admission - St Simon the Tanner Monastery

Not included

Gratuities
Entrance fees for interior of the pyramids

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide

Features

Tourism

100%

Cultural

70%

Reviews

5.0

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Mary J

5 | 2018-06-16

This was a special tour for ourselves and our daughter who is based in Egypt. The tour was recommended by one of her friends. The tour allowed us to see many sights in one day making the most of our time in Cairo. Nasser and his driver were exceptional. Nassers knowledge was invaluable and he was extremely kind and respectful and didnt rush us. My wife is a diabetic and he was very considerate of her condition. He brought the tour alive for us and he and his driver enabled us to see the most incredible rock carvings at St Simon Church, which we wouldnt have found on our own. The pyramids were an unforgettable sight - make sure you have plenty of water, as it gets very hot and a hat for fair skinned people. A thousand thanks to Nasser and his driver. We highly recommend this trip !!!

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mandiepretorius

5 | 2017-04-12

What an amazing day in Cairo, with the best guide. Nazir and our driver picket us up on time at 9. We visited the pyramids first where he helped us navigate through all the tourist traps. A bonus after this was the purfume shop which is worth a visit but not included in the itinary. After this we asked for a local lunch, he treated us to some fresh mango juice an then we went for lunch cheap and as local as you can get. The churches and especialy driving through garbish city was unforgettable and a must do experience! I highly recommend this tour! We ere well looked after and Nazir went out of his way to make us feel welcome.

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