Cairo Mokattam Cave Church & Old Cairo Churches Private Tour - Lunch Included

Leave your hotel for
the Cave Church on Mokattam Mountain

At 8:00 AM, meet your professional tour guide holding a sign in your Cairo hotel lobby. Travel about 1 hour by private air-conditioned vehicle to Mokattam Mountain in southeastern Cairo.

Explore the Cave Church of St. Simon

Also known as the Monastery of St. Simon, the Cave Church is one of the largest churches in Egypt, where more than 70,000 Christians gather every week to worship. It is home to one of the oldest Christian communities in the world.

Hear the story of the Zabbaleen of Garbage City

The area around the Cave Church is known as Garbage City because many garbage collectors (Zabbaleen) live here. The Zabbaleen are descendants of farmers who came to Cairo from Upper Egypt in the 1940s in search of work, and they have made a living by collecting and sorting the city's waste. Your guide explains how this unique community developed.

Visit the early churches and synagogue of Old Cairo

In Old Cairo, explore some of the earliest Christian churches in the Middle East, built from around 300 AD. Visit the Church of Abu Serga, the Church of St. Barbara, the Hanging Church and the old Jewish Ben Ezra Synagogue. The tour ends with a return to your hotel at around 1:00 PM.