Visit the most famous Christian sites, oldest Synagogue and Khan El Khalil Bazaar in day tour.
Highlights:
Hanging Church, St. Sergius or Cave Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue or the Jews Temple, Church Roman Tower, Garbage City and St. Simon the Tanner Church, and Khan Al Khalili Bazaar.
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Cancellation Policy
Booking can be cancelled whenever without any fees
Children Policy
If your tour includes airfare then an extra charge for child rate may apply.
Exploring the pyramids with Egypt Key Tours
We cannot thank you enough God really blessed us by having you be a part of our lives.
Our guide Jimmy was the best. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Love and excitement of history with our family. It was just surreal that we were there walking up to the pyramids. Thank you Egypt Key Tours.
Amazing, you made our trip one that will always be special!
Winingerm
Visited April 2017
Amazing Tour with Egypt Key Tours
I had an amazing private tour of the pyramids of Giza and old Cairo lead by Jimmy from Egypt Key Tours. My Group had a very limited time (18hr Cairo layover) and the trip jimmy put together was amazing. Unfortunately our arrival was after closing of the pyramids but jimmy arranged a special camel ride to the backside of the pyramids which was crazy amazing.
After that we had a pre-arranged dinner and afterwards a private tour of the Old Cairo after dark. The market and architecture of Old Cairo is unforgettably and Jimmy made the whole experience even more unforgettable by his meticulous planning and knowledge.
He was very easy to listen to (a walking history book) and made us feel absolutely safe. When I return to Egypt there will be two certainties-that I have more than 18 hrs, and that I book with Egypt Key Tours!
Lou S
Wilmington, North Carolina
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In the morning, you will be escorted by Egypt Key tour guide to visit Coptic Cairo site, where you will visit the “Hanging Church“, dating back to the 3rd Century AD and it was dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It is called “Hanging” because of its location above the gatehouse of the ancient Roman fortress Babylon. It contains 110 Holy icons depicting beautiful religious scenes.
Then, you visit “Saint Sergius and Bacchus Church“, which is believed to have been built on the spot where the holy family rested at the end of their journey into Egypt
Then, you visit the “Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra“, which gained its importance from its Geniza (Storeroom),was found during the 19th century containing a treasure of abandoned Hebrew secular and sacred manuscripts.
After that, you go to visit the Garbage city, which is Cairo’s largest informal garbage collectors settlement, where garbage recycling is done. In this city, you will visit the Cave Church (Monastery of St. Simon the Tanner), which is considered the largest in the middle east and Egypt and it has an amphitheater with a seating capacity of 20.000.
As a last stop, you go to Khan Al Khalili Bazaar, which is one of Cairo’s main attractions. The site of Khan Al Khalili was originally a mausoleum called “Turbat El Zaafran” (saffron tomb), which was the burial of Fatimid Caliphs. The mausoleum was part of the Fatimid great eastern palace complex, begun in 970 AD, after that it became a district for the Turkish community during the Ottoman period. However, now it has become a bazaar, where you will find many souvenir shops, coffeehouses “Café” serving Arabic coffee and offering Hookah “Shisha” and restaurants throughout the area. Khan Al-Khalili was located in the middle of Cairo’s most important zone of economic activity. A traditional and wonderful bazaar that truly shows the true Egypt.
After the tour, our tour guide will drop you back to your hotel
