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Cave Church of Saint Simon

This tour shows a view into a world that most people don’t see. This tour is perfect for travelers that have been to Egypt before and are looking for a new and experience. It is also fine for first time visitors who want a unique experience. The cave church of St Simon, is a surprising place, once used for worship. This huge cave was discovered with several churches built into the caves found in Mountain Mokattam. It was full of hundreds of tons of stones even up to the ceiling of the cave, 17 meters high from the ground, and was later prepared to contain two storys: The upper story 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. The lower story is St. Mark's Church, which was named after St. Mark the first preacher in Egyptian heritage. The Cathedral of Virgin Mary 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.

Itinerary
Pick up from your hotel.
Drive to the Monastery of Saint Simon, also known as the Cave Church of St. Simon. It is located in the Mokattam Mountain a large population of garbage collectors or Zabbaleen that live there.
Visit Saint Simon, the Tanner Hall and St. Mark's Church.
Visit the Cathedral of Virgin Mary.

Return to hotel and prepare for the next adventure.

Tour price: $35 single traveler, $20 per person 2 or more people.

Tour includes knowledgeable guide and transportation and religious adviser if arranged in advance.

Tour excludes ticket prices of admission, subject to change, call for current admission prices.

Optional packages include the Citadel of Salah al Din.

Optional packages include Islamic Cairo and Coptic Cairo.

Options available to purchase religious mementos.

Options available for shopping including historical Egyptian mementos.

Options available for breakfast, lunch and dinner of many different types.

Options available for booking hotels - all price ranges.

Options available for Nile cruise - one hour or full day.