Coptic Cairo and Coptic Museum Half Day Tour

Price Starting From : $45

Coptic Cairo Tour

With Cairo Half Day Tours, you may enjoy a unique Egypt Day Tour that includes a visit to the Coptic Museum and Coptic Cairo. Make reservations for our Coptic Cairo Tour to see the most important places the Holy Family visited on their escaping from King Herod.

This museum is the largest museum in the world for Coptic monuments, and it includes a collection of the finest Coptic art examples that were distributed to the various sections of the museum.

 Visit the Hanging Church of the Holy Virgin Mary and the Roman fortress of Babylon, St. Sergius Church which honors the Roman soldiers Sergius and Bacchus, who were martyred in Syria for their Christian faith in 296, and The Ben Ezra Synagogue | Coptic Cairo is a special place where Jewish people go to pray and learn about their religion. It is a building where they can come together as a community and celebrate important events. which is the oldest Jewish Temple in Cairo and the Coptic Museum.

No matter what your interests are, our Cairo Day Tours have something for everyone. Book your tour today and experience the best of Cairo!

Inclusion
  • All transport services from your hotel and return by Cairo Top Tours services.
  • Entrance fees to the mentioned sites in the itinerary during your tours in Cairo.
  • Transportation to Coptic Cairo and the Coptic Museum is done by an exclusive air-conditioned vehicle.
  • A Professional Egyptologist tour guide is included during your Old Cairo Tour.
  • Free bottle of water during your Coptic Cairo Tour.
  • Shopping excursions in Cairo, if you inquired.
  • Stops for snacks upon request.
  • The price includes all taxes and service charges.
Exclusion
  • Anything we did not mention in our Egypt tours itinerary.
  • Tipping is not covered during your Coptic Cairo Tour prices.
  • Personal spending during Cairo Trips.
  • Beverage during meals.
  • Prices do not apply during Christmas and New Year tours in Egypt or Egypt Easter tours.

Begin your amazing Coptic Cairo Tour and don't miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity even if you have a layover in Cairo, Egypt. You will be assisted by our tour leader and transferred in the morning by an exclusive air-conditioned vehicle to the area of the Roman Fortress of Babylon to visit the Hanging Church of the Holy Virgin Mary which is built suspended above two towers of the fortress. It was built at the southern gate of the fortress and is considered in basilica style.

Continue your tour to visit St. Sergius Church which honors the Roman soldiers Sergius and Bacchus, who were martyred in Syria for their Christian faith in AD 296. The Synagogue of Ben Ezra is your next visit in the same area of Al Fustat during your Cairo Day Tours, which is the oldest Jewish Temple in Cairo dating from the 9th Century A.D and occupies the shell of a 4th-century Christian church. Continue your tour to visit the Coptic Museum which has the largest collection of Egyptian Christian artifacts in the world, as the museum traces the history of Egypt from its beginnings to the present day.

After completing your Coptic Cairo Tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cairo by our representative.

Price

1 Person

$105 Per Person

2 - 3 Persons

$65 Per Person

4 - 6 Persons

$55 Per Person

7 - 10 Persons

$45 Per Person

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Wear what you are comfortable in. Comfortable shoes or sneakers are recommended.

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