Coptic Cairo Private Half Day Tour
No visit to Cairo is complete without exploring the amazing sights of old Coptic Cairo, Follow the footsteps of the holy family and see the real stones they stepped on, Most of the group tours dosn't vover this holy and important part of Cairo, it's your chance to enjoy a private tour of Coptic Cairo with your own private tour guide and private car.
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Coptic Cairo Private Half Day Tour
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Coptic Cairo
Archaeological evidence suggests that coptic Cairo is where the modern city began, But successive later conquerors shifted the urban center ever northward, to the point that Coptic Cairo now lies out on the Southern fringes, well away from all the clamor and noise. It's high stone walls enclose a compound of silent narrow lanes, Ancient holy places, and an important small museum. In this tour you will get to learn about the Christianity following the steps of the holly family.
Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus
Visit the church of St. Sergius and Bacchus It was build on top of the crept where the holy family stayed for about three months " Abu Serga " was an early Palestinian Christian martyr, executed by the Romans about 300 A.D. Returning crusaders popularized his cult in Europe, and sometime around the 13th century he was adopted by the English as the Patron Saint. his veneration in Cairo dates back earlier, and there has been a church dedicated to him in Coptic Cairo since the 10th century, although the present round Basilica dates from the early 20th century.
Synagogue Ben Ezra
Ben Ezra Synagogue venerated as the oldest synagogue in Cairo " it was founded in the 9th century and remodeled in the 12th century by Ibraham Ben Ezra , Rabbi of Jerusalem " , It's associated by tradition with the prophet Jeremiah, whose temple is said to have stood on this spot. Another tradition has this as the place where the Pharaoh's wife found Moses in the bulrushes. The real find, however, happened in the 19th century with the discovery of the Synagogues intact geniza, or treasury. Since the 11th century, Cairo's Jewish community had been depositing documents in this chimney-like space in the synagogue because any paper bearing the name of God had to be preserved. You will get exited with the very unique mixed Jewish Christian Islamic architect in one place.
Inclusions
- Private A.C modern vehicle.
- Free shopping time
- Professional licensed Egyptologist tour guide
- All Fees and Taxes
- Any extra sightseeing not mentioned in the itinerary
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.
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Our tour guide will pick you up with you name sign from your accommodation place.
