Half day tour to Old Cairo and Bazar

Half day tour to Old Cairo and Bazar

Our representative will pick you up from your hotel at 8:00 AM to visit your lovely half day tour with us starting with The Hanging Church is the most famous Coptic Christian church in Cairo, as well as possibly the first built in Basilican style. It was probably built during the patriarchate of Isaac (690–92), though an earlier church building may have elsewhere existed dating as early as the 3rd or 4th century. The Hanging (The Suspended) Church is named for its location above a gatehouse of Babylon Fortress, the Roman fortress in Coptic Cairo (Old Cairo); its nave is suspended over a passage. The church is approached by twenty-nine steps; early travelers to Cairo dubbed it "the Staircase Church. The land surface has risen by some six metres since the Roman period so that the Roman tower is mostly buried below ground, reducing the visual impact of the church's elevated position. The entrance from the street is through iron gates under a pointed stone arch. The nineteenth-century facade with twin bell towers is then seen beyond a narrow courtyard decorated with modern art biblical designs. Up the steps and through the entrance is a further small courtyard leading to the eleventh-century outer porch.then we will continue our tour by  visiting the Church of Abu-Sergah(Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church) is one of the oldest Coptic churches in Egypt, dating back to the 4th century. Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church is traditionally believed to have been built on the spot where the Holy Family, Joseph, Mary and the infant Jesus Christ, rested at the end of their journey into Egypt
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 They may have lived here while Joseph worked at the fortress.The church is of significant historical importance, and in fact, it is where many patriarchs of the Coptic Church were elected. The first to be elected here was Patriarch Isaac (681-692) It is the episcopal church of Cairo, and it was the episcopal  (the district of Old Cairo) that replaced the former . then you will end your tour with Ben Ezra Synagogue or El-Geniza Synagogue or the Synagogue of the Levantines (al-Shamiyin), is situated in Old Cairo, Egypt. According to local folklore, it is located on the site where baby Moses was found.This was the synagogue whose geniza or store room was found in the 19th century to contain a treasure of abandoned Hebrew, Aramaic and Judeo-Arabic secular and sacred manuscripts. The collection, known as the Cairo Geniza, was brought to Cambridge, England at the instigation of Solomon Schechter and is now divided between several academic libraries.

Half day tour to Old Cairo and Bazar

Half day tour to Old Cairo and Bazar

Half day tour to Old Cairo and Bazar

HIGHLIGHTS

• Tour Egyptian Museum
• See treasures of King Tut
• Visit the Holy Family Cave
• Visit The Hanging Church 

PRIVATE DAY TOUR

• No Hidden Costs
• Hassle Free
• Fixed Price

INCLUDED

• Entry Fees
• Expert Tour guide
• Lunch at Local restaurant
• All Taxes Services
• Snacks Bag includes (Bottle of Water,Can of Pepsi,Chips & Cake)
• All Transfers by Private A/C  latest model Vehicle

EXCLUDED

• Personal Items
• Tipping
• any Optional Tours Such as Mummies Room at the museum 100 EGP P.P Extra

FROM USD 70

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