Half-Day Tour to Coptic Cairo & The Christian Churches
Pick you up from your hotel, home, airport, or any address you specify and take you to Coptic Cairo to see all the ancient buildings and have a wonderful tour deep in the history of the old religions. Transfer back to hotel/address/home.
It is a must-visit place! Coptic Cairo is one of the must-sees of Cairo. The place is called by locals "Religions complex" as it has got all three main religions of Jewdism, Christianity, and Islam represented in Synagogues, churches, and mosques. The oldest Egyptian synagogue of Bn Izra is located in Coptic Cairo, as well as the oldest christian church, and the oldest mosque.
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Car + Guiding + Fees
Pickup included
What's included in Half-Day Tour to Coptic Cairo & The Christian Churches
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Old Egypt For Fine Art
Coptic Cairo is a part of Old Cairo which encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the Coptic Museum, the Hanging Church, the Greek Church of St. George and many other Coptic churches and historical sites. It is believed in Christian tradition that the Holy Family visited this area and stayed at the site of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church (Abu Serga). Coptic Cairo was a stronghold for Christianity in Egypt until the Islamic era, though most of the current buildings of the churches in Coptic Cairo were built after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in the 7th century
The Hanging Church
Coptic Christian church with a wooden roof in the shape of Noah's ark, a 5th-century pulpit & icons. The Hanging Church is named for its location above a gatehouse of Babylon Fortress, the Roman fortress in Coptic Cairo (Old Cairo); its nave is suspended over a passage. The church is approached by twenty-nine steps; early travelers to Cairo dubbed it "the Staircase Church". The land surface has risen by some six meters since the Roman period. So the Roman tower is mostly buried below ground, reducing the visual impact of the church's elevated position. The entrance from the street is through iron gates under a pointed stone arch. The nineteenth-century facade with twin bell towers is then seen beyond a narrow courtyard decorated with modern art biblical designs. Up the steps and through the entrance is a further small courtyard leading to the eleventh-century outer porch.
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. It is part of the Holy Patriarchal Monastery of St George under the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa. The church dates back to the 10th century (or earlier). The current structure was rebuilt following a 1904 fire, construction was finished in 1909. Since 2009, the monastery's hegemony has had the rank of bishop with title Bishop Babylon’s ("Bishop of Babylon").
Inclusions
- Sealed mineral bottled water
- Private transportation
- WiFi on board
- Take away on board
- Gratuities
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.
