Unusual 4 hours Tour Garbage & City of the Dead, St Simone church
In this tour you will explore an area known as "Garbage City, " which is a slum settlement at the base of Mokattam Hill on the outskirts of Cairo, and inhabited by the Coptic Christians, Within the Garbage City seven churches and chapels are hidden within a series of caves. While walking the chaotic streets of Garbage City, you will st Simone or the cave church,enjoy the beautiful sculptures made very recently and describes the holy Family journey to Egypt, & then you will explore the City of the Dead, where the deceased take up residency among the living.
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Unusual 4 hours Tour Garbage & City of the Dead, St Simone church
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Cairo
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The village is notable for having nearly every space of it covered in garbage, including the streets and rooftops of the settlement. an area known as "Garbage City, " which is a slum settlement at the base of Mokattam Hill on the outskirts of Cairo, and inhabited by the Coptic Christians, a community of garbage collectors who make their living collecting and recycling 17, 000 tons of garbage produced by Cairo's 20 million residents. These mountains of garbage are the result of the Cairo Metropolitan Area having never established an efficient garbage collecting system.
Cave Church
One of the best religious and historical places you may visit and enjoy the beautiful sculptures made very recently and describes the holy Family journey to Egypt and the blessings given to it. Cut in Mokkatam mountain on the edges of old Islamic Cairo city.
Inclusions
- professional Egyptologist guide
- Bottle of water for each person
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Cairo or Giza
- private Air conditioning car
- Gratuities
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
