Private Half Day Tour to Garbage City and Cave Church
Description
Manshiyat Nasser, or as it is more popularly known, Garbage City, is a slum settlement with a population of around 60,000 on the outskirts of the Moqattam Hills, within Cairo’s sprawling metropolitan area, who have retained their Coptic beliefs and established the largest Christian church in the Middle East at the Monastery of St. Johns. Simon.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
hotel pick-up and drop-off
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(4)
Cheerful beautiful guide had a wonderful time could not thank you enough
I'm a woman and unaccompanied traveler. I hired with the agency only the transport to take me to the Church of the Cave (Church of St. Simon), is an impressive Coptic Christian complex carved in Mount Mokattam, in Cairo, Egypt. Please do not invent to go differently and already book the tour by the agency. Who accompanied me was the smiling, cheerful and kind Raafat. The car was comfortable and had no smell of cigarette (for an allergic like me this is rare in Cairo). I don't speak English and until we managed, among laughs, to understand each other. I explained what I wanted from the tour, which was just to see the church and return to the hotel, and he respected me and perfectly fulfilled my request. The road to the church is full of recycling pickers and their storage areas. Raafat explained a lot to me. The area of the church is large and I imagine that attending a Mass there should be fantastic. I recommend the tour to people who want to see real life, without glamour, with an open mind. I also recommend the agency that assisted me in a fantastic, serious and quick way. Embrace everyone!
Excellent tour with great guiding by Franco! Especially appreciated the walking tour around Garbage City. Very interesting!
It's been a great tour of the area with an excellent guide, Momin who spoke perfect English and knew the history of place like back of his hand. It's been a great trip so far, especially for female travelling solo. Lots of friendly people, so much things to see, and surprisingly i feel safe with assistance from the locals, guys or gals.