Half-day Tour in Churches of Cairo

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Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Professional guide
Bottled water
Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities
Insurance
The extra charge of Pick up from the hotels and points outside the city

Overview

This 5-hour tour will take you to the most famous Churches in the city of Cairo. Explore old Coptic Cairo with its famous Hanging Church, in addition to other renowned churches such as the Church of Santa Barbara, the Church of Saint George and the Church of Saint Serguis. You will be accompanied by a professional guide.

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African House Hotel 15 Emad Eldin street, , Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Al Masa Hotel, Nasr City Abdel Aziz El Shennawy St., Nasr City, Egypt, EG, 11371
Al Nabila Hotel 4 Gazirat Mit, , Cairo, Egypt, EG, 3752713
Amarante Pyramids Hotel 29 Abou Hazem St, , Giza, Egypt, EG
Arabia Hotel Abdulaziz Al Saud, AR Rawdah WA Al Meqyas, , Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Aracan Pyramids Hotel 198 Pyramids St, Oula Al Haram, , Giza, Egypt, EG, 12111
Atlas Zamalek Hotel 20 Gameat el-Dowal al-Arabiya Street, , Giza, Egypt, EG
Azar Boutique Hotel 9 Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Barcelo Cairo Pyramids 229 Al Haram Street, , Giza, Egypt, EG, 12111
Berlin Hotel 2 El Shawarby St 4th Floor, Off Kasr El Nil St Down Town, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Bostan Hotel 94 Mohamd Farid St., , Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Cairo City Center Hotel 14 Champolion Street, Downtown, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 4272135
Cairo Hotel 5 Sherif El Sagger, Bab Al Louq, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Cairo Khan Suites Hotel 12 26 July St. Mohammed Farid, , Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino 16 Saray El Gezira Street, Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11211
Cairo World Trade Center Hotel & Residences 1191 Courniche El Nile Street, , Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11221
CairoStarsCharming 16 Adly Street DownTown, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Cairotel Hotel Maadi Entrance Maadi, Maadi Entrance, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Capsis Palace Hotel 117, Ramsis Street, Oraby Subway, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Carlton Hotel 21-26 July Street, Oraby, Downtown, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11522
Chateau Lafayette Corniche Nile Maadi, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 99999
City View Hotel 1 El Bostan St., Al-Tahrir Sq, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11513
Cleopatra Hotel 2 Al Bustan Street, Tahrir Square, Downtown, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11512
Crown Hotel 16 Gawad Housney, Downtown, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11613
El Hussein Hotel Taha Hussein, Khan Al-Khalili, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Europa Hotel 300 Pyramdis Road, , Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Excellent furnished Duplex Gameat Al Dewal Al Arabeya Bijawar Kafih Aleamaduh Aldawr Altaniy,, Giza, Egypt, EG, 12655
Fairmont Nile City 2005 B, Corniche El Nil, Ramlet Beaulac, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11311
Flamenco Hotel Cairo 2 El Gezira El Wosta Street, Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 12212
Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza 1089 Nile Corniche, Maglis El Shaab, Garden City, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11519
Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at The First Residence 35 Giza Street, , Giza, Egypt, EG, 12612
Glorious Hotel Ibn Al Hakam Square, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Golden Hotel 13, Talaat Harb Street, , Cairo, Egypt, EG, 00000
Golden Star Hotel 11 Sherif Basha In front of El Lewaa Building , 3rd floor, Abdeen, Downtown, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Golden Tulip Narmer Pyramids 252 Pyramids Road, Giza, Egypt, EG, 00202
Grand City 2 Bostan Ibn Qurysh, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 00202
Grand Hotel 17 26 July Street, , Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Grand Nile Plaza 38 Abd El-Khalik Tharwat 5th Floor, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Gulf Tower Elmahrosa St., 72A, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 12655
H10 Pyramids View 2 Mina Street, Giza, Egypt, EG, 12556
Happy City Hotel 92 C Mohamed Farid St,, , Cairo, Egypt, EG, 4280142
Havana Hotel Cairo 26 Syria St, Mohandseen, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Heliopark Hotel 100 El Hegaz Street, Helipolis, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Hilton Cairo Grand Nile Corniche El Nil, Garden City, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 4260010
Hilton Cairo Zamalek Residences 21 Mohamed Mazhar St., Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11211
Holiday Inn & Suites Cairo Maadi, an IHG hotel 29 A Cornish El Nile Maadi, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11431
Holidays Express Hotel 2 Gamaat El Dowal El Arabia Street, Sphinx Square, Mohandessin, Giza, Egypt, EG, 11511
Horizon Shahrazad Hotel 182 Corniche Nile St., El Agouza, Giza, Egypt, EG
Horus House Hotel 21 Ismail Muhammad, Cairo, Egypt, EG
Hotel Bel Air Mokkatum Hill, , Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Hotel Concorde Dokki 146 Al Tahrir Street, Giza, Egypt, EG, 3753202
Indiana Hotel Cairo 16 Adel Hussein Rostom, , Giza, Egypt, EG, 3753421
InterContinental Cairo Semiramis, an IHG hotel Corniche El Nil, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Invitation Hotel 11 Ramsis Street, Abdelmonem Riyad Sq, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Ismailia House Hotel 1 El Tahrir Sq. Downtown, , Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Jaz Pyramids Resort Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, Giza, Egypt, EG, 12556
Kanzy Hotel 9 Abou Bakr El Seddik St, Mohandeseen, Giza, Egypt, EG, 99999
Kempinski Nile Hotel Cairo 12 Ahmed Ragheb Street, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11519
King Hotel Cairo 20 Abdel Rehim Sabry, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 3753033
Lamar Hotel Al Fangari, Beside Mansheyat Al Bakri Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Le Riad Hotel de Charme 114 Muiz Li Din Allah Street, Cairo, Egypt, EG
Lotus Hotel 12 Talat Harb, Down Town City Centre, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 4272102
Maadi Hotel 19 Misr. Helwan Road, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11431
Maadi Royal Palace Banks Street, Maadi City Center, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11742
Marwa Palace Hotel Masha Sq. Dokki, , Cairo, Egypt, EG, 00002
Minamar Museum Hotel 13 Meret Bacha, 5th floor Tahrir Square, Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Miramar Downtown Hotel 164 El Tahrir, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Miramar Talaat Harb Hotel 8 Talaat Harb Square, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Museum Plaza Hostel 2 Champollion Road, Second Floor, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11556
New Aleegiance Hotel 39 Talaat Harb, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
New City Hotel 5 Talaat Harb Street, Tahrir Sq., Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
New Garden Palace Hotel 11 Modareat Al Tahrir St., Garden City, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 02
New Grand Royal Hotel Cairo 1 Talaat Harb Square, Downtown, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11121
New Midtown 8 Gawad Housny, Forth Floor, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11613
New Panorama Hotel 42 Talaat Harb, 6th Floor, Down Town, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Nile Garden Hotel 131 Abdel Aziz Al-Seoud Street, El Manial, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Nile King Hotel 1 Madinat Al Dahab Al Bahr Al Azam St, , Giza, Egypt, EG
Nile Sky Suites Hotel 137 Abdulaziz AL Saud Street, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11451
Nile Zamalek Hotel 21 Aziz Abaza St., El Maahad El Swesry St. Previously Sedqy Sq., Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Novotel Cairo El Borg 3 Saraya El Gezira Street, Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11211
Odeon Palace Hotel 6 Abdel Hamid Said, Shar'a Tala'at Harb, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Om Kolthoom Hotel & Tower 5 Abu El Feda Street, El Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Omayad Hotel 22 26 July Th St., , Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Osiris Hotel 49 Nobar St, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 4280032
Panorama Ramsis Hotel & Cafe 10 Saif Al Din Mahrani, Ramsis Square, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 3111
Paradise Boutique Hotel 18 B 26 of July St, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Pharaoh Egypt Hotel 11 Ahmed Orabi Street, , Giza, Egypt, EG, 12411
Pharaohs Hotel 12 Lotfy Hassouna, Dokki, Giza, Egypt, EG, 12411
Pharaohs Palace Hotel 26 Kasr Al Nile, , Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Pyramids Bedouin Home 8 Elrabea Street, Giza, Egypt, EG, 00001
Pyramisa Downtown Residence 60 Giza Street, Giza, Egypt, EG
Pyramisa Suites Hotel Cairo 60 Giza Street, Giza, Egypt, EG, 12611
Qasr El Bawity Hotel Bahareya Oasis, , Bawiti, Egypt, EG
Raja Medotel Hotel 34 Mohi Eldin Abul Ezz St., , Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Ramses Hilton Corniche El Nile 1115, , Cairo, Egypt, EG, 12344
Rose Hotel 6 Iran Street, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Royal Marshal Hotel 4A El Khalifa El Maamoun Street, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Safir Hotel Cairo El Missaha Square, Giza, Egypt, EG, 3750303
Santana Hotel 7 Ahmed El Melhy St., Giza, Egypt, EG, 11511
Sheraton Cairo Hotel & Casino Galae Square, P. O. Box 11, Charles de Gaulle, Giza, Egypt, EG, 3750412
Sofitel Cairo Downtown Nile 1191 Nile Corniche, Souq Al Asr Bulaq, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11221
Sofitel Cairo Nile El Gezirah 3 El Thawra Council St Zamalek, Downtown, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11518
Sonesta Hotel, Tower & Casino - Cairo 3 El Tayran Street, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11371
St. George Hotel 7 Radwan El-Tayeb, , Giza, Egypt, EG, 12511
Star Plaza Guesthouse and Apartments 6/f Star Plaza Hotel, 22 Michel Bakhoum Street, From Mosadak Street, Giza, Egypt, EG, 12311
Steigenberger Hotel El Tahrir Cairo 2 Kasr El Nile, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Sunset Hotel Cairo 1 Mohamed Sabry Abou Alam St. Downtown, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Swiss Inn Hotel 7 El Hegaz Street, From Gameat Al Dewal Al Arabeya،, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 12655
Swiss Inn Nile Hotel 110, El Bahr El Aazem Street, Corniche El Nile, Giza, Egypt, EG, 21017
Talisman Hotel 39 Talaat Harb Downtown, , Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
The Nile Ritz-Carlton, Cairo 1113 Corniche El Nil, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11221
The President Hotel Cairo 22 Taha Hussein, Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11561
The Square View 3 Talaat Harb Square Number, 4th Floor, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 4272102
The St. Regis Cairo 1189 Nile Corniche, Downtown, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11221
The View Hotel 1 Abou AL Hool AL Seiahi, Giza, Egypt, EG, 12561
Tolip Inn Maadi Street 250, Ezbet Fahmy, Olympic Centre / Maadi, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Trio Caroline Hotel 38 Syria Street, Mohandessen Front of Platinum Mall, Giza, Egypt, EG, 11511
Triumph Plaza Hotel El-Khalifa El-Maamoun St., Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11757
Victoria Hotel 66 Al Gumhuriyya, , Cairo, Egypt, EG
Villa Belle Epoque Road 13, Villa 63, Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11431
Windsor Hotel Cairo 19 Alfi Bey Street, , Cairo, Egypt, EG, 11511
Zayed Hotel 42 Abu El Mahasn El Shazly Sq -mohandeseen, Giza, Egypt, EG, 99999

Pickup details

- Centrally located Cairo and Giza hotels - Due to the church services on Fridays and Sundays, the pick up time will be 10.00 am from Centrally located hotels on those days only. ... Read more ▼

Itinerary

Coptic Cairo

Advancing through the alleyways of the old city, you'll get the chance to visit the Church of Saint Sergius and the Church of Santa Barbara, before continuing on to the Ben Ezra Synagogue and Saint Simon's Church, which is carved into Mokattam Hills.

3 hours
Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary)

You will be picked up by a professional guide, who will then drive you through the narrow lanes of Old Cairo to get to the southern fringes, where Coptic Cairo is located. Hanging Church of the Virgin Mary, located on top of the water gate. The church dates from 7th century. It has magnificent dark interiors with cedar paneling, with wooden ark ceiling and a marble pulpit supported by 12 pillars.

30 minutes
Church of St. Barbara

The church of St. Barbara is among the churches of Old Cairo of historic importance. It was originally dedicated to St. Cyrus and St. John who were worshipped for their healing powers. A small church at the northeastern corner of the building commemorates these two martyrs.

10 minutes
Coptic Orthodox Church of St. George (Mari Girgis)

The Church of St. George is a Greek Orthodox church within the Babylon Fortress in Coptic Cairo.[1] It is part of the Holy Patriarchal Monastery of St George under the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa.[1] The church dates back to the 10th century (or earlier). The current structure was rebuilt following a 1904 fire,[2] construction was finished in 1909.[3] Since 2009, the monastery's hegumen has had the rank of bishop with title Bishop Babylonos

15 minutes
Synagogue Ben Ezra

Originally a coptic church was transformed in 11th century to Jewish synagogue. According to Jewish tradition this is where the prophet Jeremiah preached in 11th century while Copts believe it is the site where baby Moses was found in a basket.

15 minutes
Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus

In this church it is believed that the holy family have rested during their exile in Egypt. In the Chapel of the convent of St visitors wanting to be blessed can be wrapped by chains by the nuns.

10 minutes
Cave Church

The Monastery of Saint Simon, also known as the Cave Church, is located in the Mokattam mountain in southeastern Cairo. Seven churches and chapels are hidden within a series of caves inside the Monastery; the Virgin Mary and St. Simon Cathedral is the largest church. Inside the spacious caverns, beautiful engravings cover the walls, each representing stories from the Bible. St. Simon’s Hall, a large seating arena that accommodates 2,000 people for spiritual meetings, sits on the upper level. The Monastery also includes an education center, an area for children, as well as a school for the deaf. Now considered one of the largest Coptic monasteries in Egypt, the grandeur of the churches hidden within the heart of the Mokattam Hills belie their relatively recent construction.

30 minutes

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Friday due to morning prayers and mass pick up time will be 10.00 am

Free Cancellation

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