Private Day Tour to Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Coptic Cairo and Saint Simon Church in Cairo

1 day
Private
Instant confirmation
About this activity
Your guide will meet you at hotel lobby and will transported by air-conditioned coach to start your full day tour. Prepare to visit the Great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinos, and have a close-up look at the Sphinx.

Then move on to start your tour to visit the Coptic area of Cairo, where you can see the church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, the hanging church and the old Jewish synagogue-Ben Ezra.

Your guide will then take you to Moqatem to visit the important church Simon the Tanner (fl. 10th century), also known as Saint Simon the Shoemaker (Sam'ān al-Kharrāz), who is the Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the story of the moving the Mokattam Mountain in Cairo, during the rule of the Muslim Fatimid Caliph al-Muizz Lideenillah (953-975) while Abraham the Syrian was the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. Simon the Tanner lived towards the end of the tenth century and many Coptic Christians in Egypt, who were also engaged in handicrafts. Saint Simon worked in tanning, a craft known there till this day.

The tour ends here and you will then be transferred back to your hotel.
Included
  • Hotel pick-up and drop off
  • Multilingual Egyptologist tour guide
  • Air-conditioned private vehicle
  • Bottle of water - soft drink (one per person)
  • All taxes and services
  • Entry/Admission - Great Sphinx
  • Entry/Admission - Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary)
  • Entry/Admission - Pyramids of Giza
  • Entry/Admission - Church of St. Barbara
  • Entry/Admission - Ben Ezra Synagogue
  • Entry/Admission - St Simon the Tanner Monastery
Not included
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance fees for interior of the pyramids
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Features
Tourism
100% Cultural
70%