Unusual 4 hours Tour Garbage & City of the Dead, St Simone church Discount Tickets

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Overview

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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Itinerary

1. Cairo
pick you up from or drop you off to your hotel in Giza or Cairo
Duration: 30 mins
2. Mansheya Nasir
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.
Duration: 30 mins
3. 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.
Duration: 60 mins
4. City of the Dead (Northern Cemetery)
the City of the Dead, where the deceased take up residency among the living. It is a Muslim Cemetery with multiple tombs. A fair number of these tombs are occupied by families who either wish to stay near their deceased relatives or have squatted there in order to escape poverty.Cairo's huge necropolis is a sacred place for Egyptians. Also known as the City of the Dead, it contains tombs that date back to the time of the Mamluks, who ruled Egypt for over 250 years before the Ottoman conquest in 1517, as well as the shrines, mosques and mausoleums of early Islamic leaders such as Imam al-Shafi
Duration: 60 mins

Inclusion

Bottle of water for each person

professional Egyptologist guide

Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Cairo or Giza

private Air conditioning car

Exclusion

Gratuities

Private transportation

Cancellation Policy

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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Supplied by Egypt Travel Square

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