Day Tour To Civilization Museum, Coptic Cairo, Old Bazaar

Get the chance to explore different part of history, culture and food as well, visiting the Coptic Cairo as the hanging church from the 3rd century AD, the oldest synagogue, plus saint Simone monastery is life time experience.

After picking you up from the hotel or any point of interest, you will start your day visiting the Coptic Cairo, marvel the hanging church ( virgin Mary church ), explore the christian history with your private Egyptologist, visit the Cavern church where the holly family lived for almost three months, adventure the area of the seven churches plus the oldest synagogue allover Egypt.

Then visit the garbage city, at the heart of city located the largest church at the middle east, it is inside the beautiful monastery of saint Simon, wonder the christian who are coming from allover Egypt for the mass at this amazing monastery, explore each sculpture of it by the artist Mario, then visit the recycling center after having an authentic Egyptian food.

it is a wonderful museum where you can walk through Egypt ancient civilization like archaic period, early dynasties, then old, middle & new kingdoms, then Greco Roman, Judaism, early Christianity, then Islamic & modern Egypt.

highlight of the tour will be exploring the pharaoh’s mummies like Ramses the great, as it is considered to be the best preserved mummy from ancient Egypt (3200B.C)

According to tradition, Saint Mark brought the new faith to Egypt. There may have been a second missionary in the first century AD, named Apollos. Only from the time of the bishop Demetrius (AD 189-221/2) are there more substantial source.

So at Coptic Cairo you will visit few of the oldest churches at the christian world, like the famous hanging church, along with Cavern church where virgin Mary & Jesus were hiding in a crypt below the church for almost 3 months, and the most interesting part you will see the well where they used to drink from, and it is sill has water in it.

Plus you will visit the oldest synagogue in Egypt of Ben Izra which was church at the beginning, and then was turned into a synagogue.

End your day tour walking through the oldest market in Egypt of Khan El_Khalili which was founded around the 13th century AD, explore the Islamic architecture along with the old shops, adventure the 1000 years old street of Al-Mu’ezz where you will see old mosques, charity buildings etc ..

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

• Day Tour To Civilization Museum, Coptic Cairo, Old Bazaar
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• This Tour is Provided by Wonders of Egypt Tours.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Africa/Cairo.
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