Coptic Cairo Tour

Your WOW Egypt Tours representative and driver will pick you up from your hotel, Cairo International Airport, Giza hotel, or your location in Cairo or Giza. You will be transferred by private modern air-conditioned vehicle with your private Egyptologist guide to begin your Coptic Cairo Tour.

Start your tour with a visit to St. Simon Monastery, also known as the Cave Church or Mokattam Cave Church. The monastery is located in the Mokattam area of Cairo and is one of the main modern Coptic Christian sites in the city.

During your visit, your private Egyptologist guide will explain the history of the monastery, its connection with the Coptic community of Cairo, and the importance of the Cave Church as a large church complex carved into the mountain. The site is also connected in Coptic tradition with Saint Simon the Tanner, a 10th-century Coptic saint.

The Cave Church is known for its large rock-cut worship spaces inside the Mokattam cliffs and can hold thousands of visitors during major religious gatherings. The visit gives clear context about modern Coptic Cairo, Christian community life, and one of the most important cave church sites in Egypt.

Continue to the Hanging Church, also known as Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church or Al-Muallaqa Church. The church is one of the most important Coptic churches in Old Cairo and is built above the southern gatehouse of the Roman Babylon Fortress.

The Hanging Church is traditionally connected with the 3rd century AD, with later restorations and rebuilds over the centuries. The Roman Babylon Fortress dates back to the Roman period in Egypt, around the 1st to 2nd centuries AD. During your visit, your guide will explain the church’s architecture, wooden ceiling, icons, sanctuary screens, and its importance in the history of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

The Hanging Church gives clear context about Christian heritage in Old Cairo, the religious importance of the Babylon Fortress area, and the development of Coptic churches in Egypt over many centuries.

Continue to Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, also known as Abu Serga Church. The church is named after Saints Sergius and Bacchus, early 4th-century Christian martyrs, and is one of the most important churches in Old Cairo.

Abu Serga Church is traditionally connected with the journey of the Holy Family in Egypt. The church is usually dated to around the 4th or 5th century AD, with later restorations over different periods. During your visit, your guide will explain the history of the church, its underground crypt, its religious importance, and its place among the main Christian sites in Coptic Cairo.

The underground crypt is one of the main features of Abu Serga Church and is traditionally linked with the Holy Family’s stay in Egypt. The church is located within the Old Cairo area near the Roman Babylon Fortress, which dates back to the Roman period in Egypt, around the 1st to 2nd centuries AD.

The visit gives clear context about early Christianity in Egypt, Coptic heritage, the Holy Family tradition, and the religious importance of Old Cairo.

Lunch is served at local restaurant.

After lunch, continue to St. Barbara Church in Old Cairo. The church is one of the historic churches in the area and is dedicated to Saint Barbara, an early Christian martyr traditionally connected with the 3rd century AD.

St. Barbara Church is usually connected with early Coptic Christian history and is often dated to the 5th or 6th century AD, with later restorations and rebuilding over the centuries. During your visit, your private Egyptologist guide will explain the history of the church, its religious role, and its connection with the wider group of churches inside Old Cairo near the Roman Babylon Fortress area.

The church gives clear context about Coptic heritage in Old Cairo, early Christian traditions, and the importance of the Babylon Fortress area, where several major Christian monuments are located close to each other. The Roman Babylon Fortress dates back to the Roman period in Egypt, around the 1st to 2nd centuries AD.

Continue to St. George Church, also known as the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George. It is one of the main religious landmarks in Old Cairo and stands near several important Coptic and Christian sites.

St. George Church is usually connected with the 10th century AD, with later rebuilding and restoration over different periods. The current round church structure is one of the recognizable Christian landmarks in Old Cairo and stands near the Roman Babylon Fortress area, which dates back to the Roman period in Egypt, around the 1st to 2nd centuries AD.

During your visit, your guide will explain the church’s history, architecture, and religious importance. The site also gives context about the different Christian communities that have been part of Cairo’s religious history.

Continue to St. Virgin Mary Church, another important Christian site in Cairo. The visit gives more context about the role of the Virgin Mary in Egyptian Christian tradition and the importance of churches dedicated to her in Coptic history.

St. Virgin Mary Church is connected with Coptic Christian heritage in Cairo and has history linked with Old Cairo’s wider religious area, where several churches date back to early Christian and medieval periods. Your guide will explain the church’s history, religious role, and connection with the wider Christian heritage of Cairo and Old Cairo.

The visit gives clear context about devotion to the Virgin Mary in Egyptian Christianity, Coptic church traditions, and the importance of Old Cairo as one of the main Christian heritage areas in Egypt.

End your sightseeing with a visit to the Coptic Museum, one of the main museums in Cairo for Christian Egyptian history. The museum was inaugurated in 1910 and contains important collections connected with Coptic art, manuscripts, textiles, icons, woodwork, stone carvings, and religious history.

During your visit, your private Egyptologist guide will explain selected objects and how the museum connects ancient Egyptian, Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic-period influences in Coptic art and architecture. The museum includes collections that show the development of Christian Egyptian heritage from the early centuries AD through later medieval periods.

The Coptic Museum is an important stop for understanding the development of Christian heritage in Egypt. It gives clear context about Coptic church art, religious manuscripts, icons, textiles, architectural decoration, and the connection between Old Cairo churches and Christian Egyptian history.

After completing your Coptic Cairo Tour, you will be transferred back by private air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel, Cairo International Airport, Giza hotel, or your location in Cairo or Giza.